Jay-Z at Glastonbury video: I really don’t know what to think
August 2nd, 2008 - by Eddie
Prior to this performance, Noel Gallagher said having hip-hop at the Glastonberry Glastonbury rock festival was a bad idea and that hip-hop would have “no chance” at the festival. Jay answered this by coming on stage with a guitar strapped on (he didn’t really play it) and a mic stand decked out a la Steven Tyler (from Areosmith who, as we all know, helped break hip-hop group Run DMC to the MTV world).
He opened with a “cover” of Oasis’ “Wonderwall” and I put that in quotes because Jay was simply “singing” with the song, the same way drunk dudes “sing” to songa in their car after a heavy night of boozing.
It was, however, a noble effort and did silence critics about Jay being at Glastonberry Glastonbury (and not to mention boasted his album sales in Britain).
But is this weird? Should hip-hop be at Glastonberry? Especially as the main act? I’m not sure. I love Jay-Z, but I have to wonder the reasoning behind him showing up at Glastonberry Glastonbury.
As for Noel, he’s somewhat backtracking his previous comments and now may be looking to do something with Jay, thanks in part to the overwelming postive reaction Jay got at the festival.
So check the video out
August 7th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Spell Check: Glastonbury.
I am so sick of rock artists being so easily swayed to work with a hip-hop producer. Fucking garbage!
Can’t bands be original and ground-breaking anymore? The kids are buying hip-hop in droves, so does that mean every rock band has to fear that their career will fail if they don’t have a hip-hop influenced record? Or do they just do what everyone else is doing?
God, rock bands are getting too damn paranoid!
August 7th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Ah, I suck at spelling…so bad.
August 10th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
that’s like the drunk guy getting up and singing at a karaoke bar. fucking embarrassing. can’t believe he opened glasto like that.
did he sing along to the voice track? good Lord. stick to yelling with a bunch of other dudes, Hova.