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0 0 Jamie Jamie2014-09-16 21:55:522014-09-16 21:55:52Wins GrammyMTV Unplugged performance
Jay Z and The Roots perform a full concert including the single Izzo (H.O.V.A.) during MTV Unplugged to promote their album Jay-Z Unplugged.
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Beyonce and Jay-Z win Grammy for Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Crazy In Love
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Linkin Park and Jay-Z win the Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Numb/Encore.
Thank you to everybody who threw their vote our way and thank you fans.
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Rihanna and Jay-Z win the Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Umbrella. This is Rihanna’s first Grammy win.
You don’t even understand. It is so exciting for me just to be nominated.
Lost+
The band releases Lost+, featuring Jay-Z, from their album, Viva La Vida. Martin:
The line in this song ‘Just because I’m losing, doesn’t mean I’m lost‘ is what the whole record came out of, because we were feeling down at the end of the last tour. That line arrived and it was, ‘OK, that’s how we kinda feel. We know we can improve’.
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Jay-Z, West and Lil Wayne wins the Grammy for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for Swagga Like Us.
O Magazine interview
Jay-Z gives his thoughts about why his first album, Reasonable Doubt played a pivotal part in boosting his hip-hop career:
Yes—and that first album, Reasonable Doubt, is my favorite, because all the emotions and experiences of 26 years came out in it. That was the record I had 26 years to make.
O Magazine interview
Jay-Z gives an interview to Oprah for O Magazine about being abandoned by his father when he was 11.
[I felt] Anger. At the whole situation. Because when you’re growing up, your dad is your superhero. Once you’ve let yourself fall that in love with someone, once you put him on such a high pedestal and he lets you down, you never want to experience that pain again. So I remember just being really quiet and really cold. Never wanting to let myself get close to someone like that again. I carried that feeling throughout my life, until my father and I met up before he died.
Empire State of Mind performance
Keys and Jay-Z performs Empire State of Mind at the American Music Awards from the album The State of Freedom.
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Jay-Z, West, and Rihanna wins the Grammy for Best Rap-Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song for Run This Town.
Forever Young performance
Knowles and Jay Z perform Forever Young during the Coachella Music and Arts festival.
Not Afraid, Renegade performance
Eminem ft Jay-Z perform Renegade and Not Afraid during The Late Show with David Letterman to promote Jay-Z album The Blueprint.
Monster video
West releases Monster featuring Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Jay-Z from his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, directed by Jake Nava. The video features Minaj holding her self captive and torturing herself. Ross:
It was a moment in history. I knew then she’s one of the greatest. I was actually in the studio with Kanye in Hawaii when he played the concept for me. I was blown away. I had the opportunity to sit in the studio while Nicki wrote her verse just off the record. That was when she earned my respect as a lyricist. She was a dope entertainer up until that day that I sat in the studio and watched her come up with what I feel is one of the dopest verses of the year.
Masterclass
Jay-Z discusses his life, the music business and lessons about both that he has learned along the way. He focuses on the difference between amazing vs. excellence. Also how to be comfortable with yourself.
Belief in oneself and knowing who you are, I mean, that’s the foundation for everything great
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Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz wins Grammy for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for On To The Next One.
Oh man, I got a lot of Grammys already. But this particular Grammywas super special because it was my first Grammy as an artist.
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Jay-Z and Keys wins Grammys for Best Rap-Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song for Empire State Of Mind.
Otis performance
West and Jay-Z perform Otis at VMA’s from the album Watch the Throne.