Guest Blogger: Jeff #2

From the small town of Brooklyn, New York Jay Z went from growing up there to basically owning it. Jay Z is one of the most popular rappers of all time and has so much success on and off the stage while he works with his own NBA basketball team the Brooklyn Nets. Jay Z’s albums all have had major success such as The Blueprint album which sold 420,000 copies opening week which is really surprising due to the fact that it came out the same day as the September 11 attack. Jay Z also had very good success with his newest album Magna Carta Holy Grail which sold 1,000,000 copies and was certified platinum by the RIAA. Jay Z released the release date of the new album during the NBA finals last year with a three minute commercial which changed the way that artist would promote their albums. Jay Z is a natural born promoter in my mind due to the fact that he is able to promote his albums during NBA games sense he is a primary owner of the Brooklyn Nets. However that may be Jay Z says his new Album is was missing something and that something was his faith in god and he worried it would’ve affect the sales according to Jim Farber writer for MyDailyNews.com. In my opinion Jay Z’s new album is great and I actually bought the whole album myself. Many other people bought it since it ended up selling one million copies in only the first week itself. The album also showed off a different side of many artist including Justin Timberlake AKA “JT” and his own wife Beyonce. The album according to a interview on MTV Jay Z said “We were planning on making this in one night after throwing a new year’s eve party.” Over all Jay Z has had many more success than just this album