Charlie Rose

crossovercrs  04/27/2011 04:37 AM Report

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Tried it with a different browser, too.

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coachjacquidobens  04/18/2010 04:23 AM Report

Inspiring!

Favorite line: Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week!

Say what you will about rappers like Jay Z, Lil Wayne & Kanye.

Gotta admit they are serious businessmen. Or, I'm a business....man!

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Alex Nieves  03/24/2008 06:43 PM Report

Great interview with a great guest. A truely inspirational and motivated individual. BK all day.

BKPoetlaureate  03/19/2008 02:48 AM Report

"Oh Snap! He made it out of the hood!" Run Jay Run! Don't Stop! "Go boy go" cries the chorus of voices ,Whom although glad to see him off, are dearly beholden to young Sean as he flees the despondent "hood".

As the wind flutters his ears and Young Sean flies like the wind, he feels as if hes not running on gravel so much as running atop of the fears, pain, misery,and hopes of millions of black folks for two generations.

Austen  02/24/2008 02:18 AM Report

I am a White guy and I think, I understand HOV. I love his music. I grew up in poverty and understand what it is like to not have anyone listen to you. I, however, cannot understand racism and what it is like to be black. I know that it is wrong what white people have done. It is sad that people do not understand one another. I hope that people try and understand. That's all I want. I might be wrong...

Richie Bickham  01/30/2008 03:15 PM Report

For you White guys thinking that Jay Z romantasized Drug dealing, Ronald Reagan actually did that, not Jay Z or any other Rapper for that matter. Reaganomics do your homework before you sit back with your self righteous judgemental opinions. The Fact is Jay Z is a shrewed BUSINESSMAN, he is definitely no worse than George Bush!

Richie Bickham  01/30/2008 03:15 PM Report

For you White guys thinking that Jay Z romantasized Drug dealing, Ronald Reagan actually did that, not Jay Z or any other Rapper for that matter. Reaganomics do your homework before you sit back with your self righteous judgemental opinions. The Fact is Jay Z is a shrewed BUSINESSMAN, he is definitely no worse than George Bush!

peter wintz  01/30/2008 03:11 PM Report

JAY Z HAS BECOME SUCCESSFUL BY MAKING DRUG DEALING SEEM ROMANTIC

This you can't deny.

Once again Charlie Rose is so obsessed by "success" he doesn't see that Jay Z has become successful by promoting a criminalized image for Black people i.e. young Black men as crack dealers.

This whole album is about making drug dealing seem cool and I bet most crack and heroin references fly right by people like Charlie Rose who I am sure have never looked at the lyrics as closely as the real listeners do.

The point that Jay Z makes in "Fallin" is not about taking the wrong path but rather about quitting while you're ahead, the same point that Frank Lucas made (only that Frank Lucas now takes it a step further, believe him or not, by saying his career was a wrongful mistake).

So after a whole album of making drug dealing seem cool this little "fall" does not dissuade young hustlers any more than Scarface's demise at the end of the movie. They just ignore that part.

Well why don't they go after all these movies? Why just focus on Hip Hop.

-Because theres a wide variety of movies out there whereas 90% of Hip Hop today is talking about drug dealing, gangsterism and pimping. Unlike Al Pacino or Robert De Niro , these rap artists are constantly getting into trouble in real life of their own volition and talk about keeping it real rather than playing a variety of roles.

Frankly the poverty of Black community makes us more vulnerable to petty street crime philosophies, the related violence and a much higher incarceration rate. Do we need to address these poverty conditions? Of course. But rappers like Jay Z really make it hard. Instead of talking about these conditions he's trying to make crack dealing seem cool, as if it's the stepping stone to success. Instead of talking about the need for jobs he's putting forth the image of the street hustler who shows off his diamonds and cars.

Just read some of the lyrics:

"Blue Magic"

So what if you flip a couple words

I could triple that in birds

open your mind you see the circus in the sky

I'm Ringling brothers Barnum and Bailey with the pies

No matter how you slice it I'm your motherf*cking guy....

My repitition with wrists will bring you kilo biggers...

Niggas wanna bring the 80s back

It's okay with me, that's where they made me at.....

I spin work in the pots so I can spend my bread.....

Whatever, hundred for the diamond chain

Can't you tell that I came from the dope game.....

Chef (chef), guess what I cooked

Baked a lot of bread and kept it off the books.....

D.A. wanna indict me

Cause fish scales in my veins like a pisces

The pyrex pot, rolled up my sleeves

(Pharell): I'm getting it, straight getting it

Get get get get get get get it boy

Don't waste you time, fighting the life, stay your course, and you'll understand

Get it boy

****A guy like Charlie Rose is not going to understand any of that.

But anybody from the hood knows the lingo about the pyrex pot used for cooking crack, pies and kilos and that "fish scales" are are a highly potent form of peruvian cocaine that flakes off in a certain way. And to boot Pharell chimes in with the chorus:

"Don't waste your time, fighting the life, stay your course, and you'll understand"-words of wisdom? -don't waste time fighting living the life of being a crack dealer, stay on course

So when Jay Z's previous album Kingdom Come didn't do as well as expected he regresses back to the 80s, the height of the crack game.

Inspired by who Ridley Scott thinks is an important man, as we try to rise up Jay Z tries to drag us back to the "glory days", how cool it was to have been a crack dealer, having lived the "authentic" life or as he says

"move coke like Pepsi it don't matter what the brand name is

I stand behind mine everything I do I'm a man behind mine"

Moses B  01/20/2008 08:28 PM Report

This interview resonated with me and my students in ways that made them express a certain level of articulation which I had not previously heard. It also gave me insight into a maverick of the music business who might, just might, find the solution to the morass in which the business through its own designed has found itself. I think that the interview was brilliant! Let there be more of this kind of interaction.

Franklin Johnson  12/19/2007 11:02 PM Report

Again Charlie, I was impressed. You have the best talk show on television. I am still amazed that people seem to doubt the intelligence of our urban youth. Given the right chance, they can become corporate heads. I don't think Shawn Carter was glorifying drug dealing, but just telling his story. Isn't that what our free world is about. I also think that it a HUGE insult to Jay and Charlie Rose that the interview would be scripted. The thing I love about Charlie Rose is that he does allow his guest to show their real selves. There is something real comfortable about the blank backdrop and the wooden table that allows them to let us in. Just like Clive Davis is head of BMG and finds incredible talent because he has his pulse on what the industry needs, Jay has that same pulse for Def Jam. We all know that these CEOs are not handling day to day operations, come on PEOPLE. Give Jay his credit......Great job again Charlie Rose.

Desiree Williams  12/19/2007 10:36 PM Report

I am very excited to hear that an industry executive feels the need to get back in the business of music. It is my opinion that lately, the industry has got into bed with eye candy instead of the those committed to the art that is Hip Hop. I am inspired as a fan of music and a music retailer of 10+ years that there is hope that one day the industry will produce some more artist that can express themselves and be heard as Jay Z has done. Not only on radio, MTV, BET, VH1, or any other traditional outlet but on one such as Charlie Rose. I have purchased it and emailed it to a host of other friends and family members old and young in hopes that they will see how far Hip Hop can go and not put it in a box of negativity as some have done in the past and continue to do in the present. As physical cd sales decline, and the customers that I service continue to ask, "Hey Des, I need some good music, I can't listen to this stuff!", I ask those of you who are artist, to stop and try to be fan every once in a while. If you listen, you may find something better than your own, and learn a few things! As for the interview, I think it was marvelous. Uplifting even! It's one thing to listen to an album, but it's another to be able to hear where the artist is coming from. To hear them share what their vision was and how it came about is amazing. I have been blessed to hear that from a couple of keynote artist (some multi-platinum and others that are not even known). But it is really a blessing for it to be put out there like this in a way that everyone can hear the vision. I have not seen the movie American Gangster and I am in no rush, but the album that Jay Z put out was very creative and well thought out. It really is a story, an opera or musical even (in a sense that it was poetic and put to music). I say Go Jay Z! And I will be looking to see what new talent you find. I hope they are innovative lyricist like yourself and not snap crackle pop victims posing as entertainers!!!! And I say that seriously but jokingly...FILA (Forever I Love Atlanta!)

LOL

Be Blessed and Stay Strong.

Des

Ms. Hawkins  11/29/2007 07:07 PM Report

I am amazed...my first reaction was not another rapper for 53:37. However, I am impressed and amazed by Jay-Z intellect. Jay-Z has matured to another level and it shows in this interview. This man knows how to get in where he fits in.

Nicole Dansicar  11/28/2007 10:02 PM Report

love Jay Z! He has come a long way. He erases all the myths about the average young black rapper, better yet the black man. There are now white children tht are mimicing him.., there parents must be dying. I find that to be very amuseing. FYI I am 37 years old and Jay Z is one of the few things that my son and I have in common. His music has become a great conversation starter about many topics. Now it doesn't sound like a lecture.

Yusef Muhammad  11/27/2007 01:43 AM Report

What impressed me most about this interview was not how Jay Z came across but how well informed Charlie Rose is about Jay Z as an artist and the music he represented. I thought the interview was great; however I would like to discuss the use of the â??Nâ?? word with my brother in person and not in this forum. This is GOOD for hip hop Jay keep chasing history!

Sayre  11/26/2007 04:01 AM Report

Over the past ten years I have been a hip-hop fan, artist and critic.  Charlie Rose is not Kelefa Sanneh or Greg Tate (or even Tavis Smiley) but he is also not Big Tigga or Wendy Williams.  

It is so fucking refreshing to see hip-hop talked about intelligently.  

Think about the caliber of the typical Jay-Z interview.  

Then think about the fact that regardless of your personal opinion of Jay-Z's music, there is no disputing that he deserves mention alongside Duke Ellington, Smokey Robinson, Melvin Van Peebles and Ray Charles in the pantheon of legendary African-American artistic entrepreneurs.  Then watch this with a big smile.  

All that said...

Also just to clear up a statement in a previous comment... Kingdom Come was Jay biggest first week sales ever. Yes he did have a drastic drop-off in the second week. Still Kingdom is nearly double platinum today. Add to that the Budweiser endorsment deal for his single "Show Me What You Got", and the fact that he was getting %100 of the Roc-A-Fella share as well as the a small piece of the Def Jam money it would be reasonable to say that Jay personally made more money on Kingdom Come than on any previous album.

John C  11/17/2007 05:51 PM Report

Great interview....

Esham A  11/17/2007 08:59 AM Report

Great interview. Keep on going Jay, History in the making.

Be.  11/17/2007 07:55 AM Report

Love him or leave him alone.

gotzo-kid  11/16/2007 11:44 AM Report

i am surprised with the lack of depth of the audience vs the depth shown by both jayz and c rose - the point is before hip hop had commercial success, racism was huge, always has been, will be, in vonneguts breakfast of champions written in '72, the N word was used easily, if you don't like the lyrics don't f-n listen! his blood is red, just like mine and if people could start using that as the common denominator, well, the all the bloodshed out there would be just that - red! more to come, gotzo-kid

peter wintz  11/15/2007 02:13 PM Report

cosign what John G said

John G  11/15/2007 11:58 AM Report

<b>COPP OUT: </b><br>

I thought it was a great interview as always. But Jay-Z is insulting us when he says folks are picking on hip hop when they ask musicians in the community to clean up their lyrics.<p>

Don Imus didn't introduce th B and H words into the popular American vernacular. Hip Hop did. It is powerful both musically and culturally, or isn't that what Jay-Z and other preach?<p>

Well with power comes responsibility. And Jay needs to step up and lead. <p>

I just listened to the man preach about the sonic power of the medium. Couplets, hooks and sub hooks. But I think deep down he's afraid that isn't enough. That his audience wants foul language, violence and misogyny. And at the end of the day Jay-Z is a business man so he gives them what they want... not what they need.

zeinalabedin  11/15/2007 11:06 AM Report

thanks.

zeinalabedin  11/15/2007 11:02 AM Report

thanks.

peter wintz  11/15/2007 05:54 AM Report

RACIST INTERVIEW

The interview is a about white a white man trying to seem like he's hip with the Blacks, meanwhile most of the album is S. Carter bragging about what a badass slick crack dealer he was.

Why is it racist? Because Charlie figures Black people can't do much besides be crack dealers, sport stars or rappers so he won't ask any point blank questions like he does with the politicians.He doesn't expect much from Black people. And Jay Z has more influence on the youth than the politicians.

Same thing with the Frank Lucas interview. Frank Lucas was trying to explain why he was sorry for what he did (believe him or not that's besides the point for the moment) but Charlie kept interrupting him about why he was the top drug dealer as if he was some kind of hero.

Charlie can be a good interviewer but sometimes he has no judgement.

Jay Z is trying to bring the 80s back with this album because he found that his Kingdom Come approach wasn't moving enough units for his liking.

He assisted in the ravaging of the Black community with crack at the time, all the murder and and addiction it brought. The only thing he was concerned about was aboput not getting caught and he was smart enough to get out before that happened and makes no real apology to the effect on the community. But he never tires of telling you how badass slick he was at the time wears it like some twisted badge of honor.

Camilo  11/15/2007 05:35 AM Report

Does anyone know what kind of ring that was that he had on? Who is his jeweler?

Edwin Groby  11/14/2007 09:03 PM Report

Wow, Saw this interview the first time while I was in the hospital, but seeing it a second time helps me remember how both of them did such a great job. Jay-Z is back to show the world what HIP-HOP is all about.

I want to see more interviews like this.

JASON  11/14/2007 07:29 PM Report

Great this interview was great both showed great intelligence in the conversation.

Sikim  11/14/2007 12:35 AM Report

This was arguably the best interview I have seen form both.

Roman Lee  11/14/2007 12:14 AM Report

I like how Jay Z would not mention any other rapper that was good enough to compete on his level. I think Charlie was trying to bring 50 into the conversation but JZ wouldn't admit to it. If there was anyone better than JZ it would be 50 in my opinion although all he seems to rap about is sex and violence, but hey, like Snoop said, "It is what it is." JZ is good but he doesn't have the mastery over poetic melody as 50 which puts him in the same category as 2pac and Biggie. If only 50 would expand his topics he would probably receive the same, if not more, positive publicity as JZ now. And another thing, Kanye is passionate about Hip Hop and I like him for that but it's too bad he raps like a robot.

EWG  11/13/2007 10:42 PM Report

I think some people have misunderstood what Jay Z is all about. He is not glorifying the drug dealing, hustling trade. That was his past life. He just talks about it and how he came out, and realised he had a talent for music and writing. As anyone would expect, like an R&B singer will sing about his or her experiences in romance, so will a former drug dealer, gangster etc We all tell stories about our past, even to our friends over a beer on friday evening after work. I will also point out that Jay Z has on several occasions stated that he made bad decisions when he was young. Who doesn't make mistakes? Who hasn't sinned and fallen short of the glory of God..(for those who believe in God, Allah etc). Lets not be quick to judge not just Jay Z, but other celebrities, because at the end of the day, they are human, just like you and me. Respect!

P.S. That was a good interview Jay.

Marc L  11/13/2007 10:18 PM Report

@ peter wintz

i feel you to a certain degree..

but Jay-Z

Sums it up perfect at the end of Ignorant S*&%

"It's Only Entertainment"

Shaft  11/13/2007 07:35 PM Report

Charlie, you have done well on this particular conversation. You never fail to impress me, when you converse with scientists you come as knowledgable scientist, when you converse with politicians you come as a constituent electorate, when you converse with artists you talk to them as another colleague artist, when you converse with etereprenuere you come to them with business langauge, and when you converse with writers you come as an avid reader, today you have once again impressed me with your conversation with JayZ; you were a street guy from Brooklyn. excellent conversation indeed.

Kyle  11/13/2007 05:13 PM Report

sunil sounds absolutely ridiculous. I think those comments reveal an ugly bias. The thought that because someone is a rapper that they can't talk intelligently, and that they speak somehow differently on "urban radio" tells me that first, you obviously don't LISTEN to what artists have to say on "urban radio" as you call it, and second, you believe that stereotypes that all rappers are unintelligent and illiterate. Which is totally ignorant.

Darius Jackson  11/13/2007 03:57 AM Report

SURPRISE, Jay-z is back, no, he never left...I really like the interview and the way Jay answered the questions. He was very comfortable with Charlie and it made the interview great. Hats off to the Charlie Rose Show for having him on. I've been following Jay since Reasonable Doubt, and time after time he has produced and elevated his game, I truly see growth and maturity. His relationship status is respected and his love for the music culture is too. Keep your head to the sky.

Abdel   11/12/2007 07:39 PM Report

I don't understand why some people here are disturbed with the glorification recieved by Mr. JZ. We have been witnessing similar false praise here in America as long as I could remember. Mr JZ will evidently contribute to the slow down fall(ing) of the black community (oh God! please no). Cigars, half naked black females, hustling, vulgar language, cannot be a good thing to even the pope. I seriouslyexpected Charlie to call it like it is ...

j. A. Becerra  11/12/2007 05:39 PM Report

I agree with the first comment, having jay z on is basically telling young black men that if you sell crack, then maybe you too will be a muti millionair. Its sickening that kids look up to these guys.

Jay z wants to come across as intelligent but deep down he knows that hes just a crack dealer that got lucky.

sarek  11/12/2007 03:58 PM Report

Charlie - I thought you were quite rude to Jay Z interrupting him ALL THE TIME. I thought your signature was LISTEN MORE SPEAK LESS...what happened here?

cheebahawk  11/12/2007 12:40 PM Report

First of all I want to give props to Charlie Rose. He actually sounded as if he may have listened to some of Jay's music. Second I wanted to express my amusment at Sunil's comment-"I feel like a lot of what Jay-Z said was scripted, or written for him."- It surprises me how surprized people are of the fact that Jay-Z is intelligent. Of course his words arent going to be the same as if he answered on a "Urban music radio show". But I bet you the answer will be the same. This just displays Jay's ability to express his feelings in a way that all human beiengs can understand.

And with that said I'll leave you with one of my all-time favorites Jay-Z quotes.

"I made it so... You could say Marcy and it was all good

I aint crossover I brought the suburbs to the hood.

Made em relate to ya struggle, told em bout ya hustle.

Went on MTV wit doo-rags... I made them love you.

You know normally them people wouldnt be f***** wit you.

Till I made em understand why you do what you do.

I expected to hear... Jay If it wasn't for you..."

TammyMc  11/12/2007 10:38 AM Report

I loved this interview. I happened to stumble upon it while channel surfing and was captivated. As a fan of all music genres, I believe that Mr. Carter is truly a mover and shaker not only in the hip hop arena but also on a more global and diverse scale. As far as his business dealings, he has truly embraced, captured, and flourished from the entrepreneurial spirit. You cant help but be proud and have admiration for him. Mr. Rose presented questions that were helpful in seeing the different facades of this truly brilliant man.

Salim   11/12/2007 08:53 AM Report

It amazes me that individuals like Sunil (Nov 10) question Jay-Z's intelligence. To say that a conversation on Charlie rose is scripted is ridiculous. Of course on an urban hip hop radio station Jay-Z sounds different. In that setting he's talking to the youth to "the culture". So I guess you are like Bill O'Reilly and are surprised that he is showing civility and doesn't use the N word in every sentence. The man is not worth 540 Million dollars by accident (as much as you'd like to believe that). He ran & sold a successful label in Rocafella records, ran & sold a successful clothing line in Rocawear and runs a successful chain of 40/40 clubs. Why would he just be a show piece for the "real" executives that run Def Jam? That's so ignorant it's sad. Of course he runs Def Jam. And of course your denial of that fact says more about you than anything else.

magic jones  11/11/2007 10:07 PM Report

Great job jay! you are the best to ever pick the mic up.You are god's gift to earth thanks jesus =\

your number 1 fan magic jones

Sunil  11/11/2007 09:41 PM Report

I feel like a lot of what Jay-Z said was scripted, or written for him. The interview is great, i love the rapport they develop, but Jay seems to be catering to Rose. If he was asked similar questions on an Urban music radio show, i think he would respond very differently. My only real problem with this interview is how quick Jay refers to himself as the greatest rapper of all time, and how he wants everybody to know he is the CEO of Def Jam. Who are we kidding? People actually believe he handles the business aspect of the record label? I think its ridiculous, its obviously a move pulled by Def Jam to gain publicity. And as for Jay thinking he is the greatest rapper of all time, well, hopefully the man's delusions will be his downfall.

Brian  11/11/2007 12:00 PM Report

Charlie Rose was incredible. I will definately be looking for all of his work.

complexity  11/11/2007 02:17 AM Report

As an avid watcher of Charlie Rose, and a huge fan of Jay Z. This was a great combination.

Robert Stepney  11/11/2007 01:30 AM Report

Charlie you always make sense to me and this interview seems to impress me much less than others. I say this w/o trying to take away from neither you nor mr.carter so, no disrespect from this mind. Here's my shot at the both of you with all do respect. Some people view both you guys as leaders but when it comes to jz, where is the LEADERSHIP or are you just playing it safe and spitting your finest agitprop for the same ole' struggle in the life of the average african-American in American eversince? (including the gansters.hah)

I'd truly from my heart like to think that anyone who watches this programme knows the tenacity required to balance off the the prerequisite to the color-coded strategm in place here surreptiously for black men. How many of the ceos' fans know that the charlie rose show exists and subscribe to such inheritance of power through the form of epistemology?

I think jz has a heavy burden on his back because (black people are in need of leaders)he's more than a rapper and ceo to many. I was more interested in learning his opinions when it comes to ,the role, the imperatives and impetus of the blk community to gainfully participate in gobalization efforts of this country.Resolving current endemics, pecuniary and social. To better represent america in the 21stcentury and thus display a better quality of life desireable to all. Charlie I thought you should have delved into a more universal jz as a world icon and not the commodity jz. At any rate I got love for both of you guys and thank you for your contributions to my little world.

jeremy  11/10/2007 09:40 PM Report

great interview. i never knew that jay-z was a man of such intelligence and grace. keep up the good work, charlie.

Franchise  11/10/2007 09:05 PM Report

Classic Interview.

Toya  11/10/2007 07:40 PM Report

I loved this interview!!! I have been a Jay-Z fanatic since the beginning and I have never seen an interview as deep and inspiring as this one. Surprisingly, being the fan that I have been, I even learned things about Jay that I never knew. I have to say this is my first experience with Charlie Rose, but after seeing what an amazing style he has, I will definitely watch again. He definitely asked and talked about things that the MTVs and BETs miss out on for talking about the superficial. So many people refuse to believe that artists in hip-hop can be articulate or purpose-driven. This interview should be seen by anyone who has doubts about why we love our true artists. It only furthur cements my love for Jay and his "swagger."

Mr. Write  11/10/2007 04:26 PM Report

The name of the song at the end of the interview is "Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)..."

The song has a sample of "Make The Road By Walking" by the Mehanan Street Band.

Comment by Wyman Rembert on Saturday, Nov 10 at 01:03 AM

What music video played at the end of the show? What is the name of that song? Was the trumpet part sampled (from another song) and if so what song did that come from? It is another catchy Jay-Z song. Thanks.

Mike Marion  11/10/2007 04:19 PM Report

RE Jay-Z Conversation

Reminded me of Joe Franklin at his worst. Nah...check that...Jimminy Glick!!!

Just putrid