Jay-Z To Play 'Concert On The Eve Of Change' The Night Before Obama's Inauguration
Tickets for the performance go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
The rap icon has long been an Obama supporter. Jay, along with music executive Kevin Liles, Mary J. Blige and Diddy penned, an open letter one month before the November election calling for the hip-hop community to vote in support of Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden.
"Where it stands today, we are on the verge of making history, the kind of history that will be a part of our culture's legacy," the letter reads. "The kind of history that bridges the gap between race, religion and culture, the kind of history that will ignite a light that shines bright from generation to generation, screaming that our voice does matter and our vote does count. The kind of history that will enable the next generation of leaders to encourage vision, not division, to encourage hope, not hopelessness, to encourage the power of the people, not the power politics of the few."
In addition, Jay took the opportunity throughout his and Blige's "Heart of the City" tour to praise Obama while condemning the current administration. Video images of Obama would appear on a screen behind the stage while Jay stopped mid-performance during "Blue Magic," as he got to the lyric where he disses President Bush.
"Y'all ready for change, right?" he often said. "This concert isn't sponsored by Barack Obama or nothing like that ... I'm just voicing my opinion as a citizen of America."
Young Jeezy, T.I., and Russell Simmons are among the other members of the hip-hop community who will celebrate Obama's win. The aforementioned will appear at Simmons' Hip-Hop Summit Action Network's Inauguration Ball, which is also scheduled to take place January 19 at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C.
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Comment by Sasucule on January 8, 2009 at 7:37pm - Joe Camel wants to be President too.
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Comment by harvey on January 8, 2009 at 3:24pm - to superlative.....terrance got his tickets yester day cuz he got up on the presale just like me so stop actin like u kno everything bitch and btw our white bitches IS lookin thick as shit now lol...but neway I CANT WAIT FOR DAT SHIT!!! they cost me $500 a piece no bullshit (u can look it up if u dont believe me) but it dont matta cuz its jigga and its the night before the inag...NO TELLIN WHO MIGHT SHOW UP. ITS DA ROC!! lol
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Comment by Chillin on January 8, 2009 at 2:42pm -
Terrence fuck is you talkin bout? And you got ur tickets already?? They arent even on sale yet. smh @ niggas from my city lying....what type of remark is "dc is lookin real nice right now, white women lookin thick as shit"? Nigga what? Who gives a fuck how white bitches is lookin in the Chocolate fuckin City.
Tell that to a nigga in Omaha.
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Comment by Chillin on January 8, 2009 at 2:40pm
- Oh, I guess when a nigga like me write a blog it don't mean shit?!! I fuckin live here in the nations capital, course I know wtf is going on in my own town. Fuck this. I wrote this blog a day ago. smh.
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Comment by DJ IAN on January 8, 2009 at 2:39pm - IT'S DA ROC!!!!!! HOV!!!!!!!
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Comment by Terrence jones on January 8, 2009 at 2:39pm - I got tickets yesterday! Dc is lookin real nice right now, white women looking thick ass shit..
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Comment by JayMartinPromo on January 8, 2009 at 2:37pm -
Want To Make $350,000 To $700,000 In The Rap Game?
PAPER2CHASE.C0M
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Comment by "K" on January 8, 2009 at 2:29pm - Thats a good look. Not just for hip hop, but for everyone.
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Comment by George Harris on January 8, 2009 at 2:25pm -
First to leave a real comment. Stop trying to sell shit on here this is to leave comments. O and I think this is cool im gonna be on the west coast or I would go, im sure the show is gonna be great just like all his others. And bitches stay off thisis50
--George
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Comment by DaBar Tazadaq on January 8, 2009 at 2:25pm - http://www.amalgamdigital.com/artist-details.aspx?id=2119
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