surmised that this very personal album would not be particularly radio-friendly. But the reggae-tinged “Bam” has emerged as an early fan favorite, a celebratory track where Jay shouts “Hov!” in a cadence reminiscent ofThe Black Album‘s perennial concert staple “Public Service Announcement....
Well, no. When I did the beat, it was actually a leftover chop from something else. I sampled literally about 40 parts from that record. At one point there was a clip I had that came in on the one, and it was just a leftover "eeeee" sound from a vocal. And, for whatever reas...
“Public Service Announcement” (2003) Scott Gries/ImageDirect Jay-Z had to actually stopThe Black Albumfrom being pressed to include this anthemic, last-minute reintroduction. Throughout, he answers to a journalist who had just sat through an album listening session, only to ask how he could...
The ‘90s also saw Jones’ music intertwined with hip-hop, most notably as sampled byTupacin the chart-topping "How Do U Want It." The legendaryIce-T, who had guested on Jones’ albumBack on the Block,expressedthe impact that the legendary musician and producer h...
Born June 9, 1951 – Jim Glass.LASFS Librarian in the days of our first Clubhouse; earned our service award, the Evans-Freehafer, 1978; trained his successor Sue Haseltine who earned the Evans-Freehafer herself, 1985; now that’s service. Associate Technical Fellow at Rocketdyne; an idea ...
Martinez made the announcement as Jay arrived for a scheduled appearance, and despite the result he stuck around for an interview. He sounded dazed, almost on the verge of tears.“Me, as a guy, I listened to the last verse [of “Ether”] like, wow, like, wow, you k...
We teamed with Spotify to kick off the announcement of the artists who are performing. And we’ll continue to have that relationship now where fans can create their own Budweiser Made In America playlist on Spotify. We’ve expanded our live-streaming from what we did last year. We have You...
“Public Service Announcement” (2003) Scott Gries/ImageDirect Jay-Z had to actually stop The Black Album from being pressed to include this anthemic, last-minute reintroduction. Throughout, he answers to a journalist who had just sat through an album listening session, only to ask how he co...