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  • JAŸ-Z Announces Two-Night Anniversary Celebration At Yankee Stadium

    JAŸ-Z Announces Two-Night Anniversary Celebration At Yankee Stadium

    JAŸ-Z is returning home to NYC!

    It has been officially announced that he will take over Yankee Stadium for an epic two-night anniversary celebration this July. JAŸ-Z 30 and JAŸ-Z 25 are set to celebrate the anniversaries of two of his most influential albums, Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint.

    On Friday, July 10th, HOV will honor the 30th anniversary of his debut album Reasonable Doubt, which was released in 1996. The celebration will continue with the honoring of the 25th anniversary of The Blueprint, which came out in 2001.

    This news comes after it was announced that Brooklyn-born rapper will be the headliner at this year’s Roots Picnic in Philadelphia on May 30th.

    Do you think this is going to be the summer of HOV?

  • Jay-Z ‘s ‘The BluePrint’ To Be Added To The Library Of Congress

    Jay-Z ‘s ‘The BluePrint’ To Be Added To The Library Of Congress

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    In 2001, Jay-Z release the classic album The BluePrint, and 18 years later the album will now be entered into the Library of Congress.

    The announcement was made on Wednesday March 20th that the Library has picked 25 recordings to be entered into its Registry. The Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden explained why those 25 songs were chosen this year.

    “The National Recording Registry honors the music that enriched our souls, the voices that tell our stories, and the sounds that mirror our lives.”The other audio clips that were chosen include songs by Earth, Wind & Fire, music from the Super Fly movie and the announcement of Dr. King’s death given by Robert F. Kennedy. Congrats Jay!