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Jay-Z & Alicia Keys moving censored World Series show to Thursday (whether that be Game 1 or Game 2)
rainy Yankees Stadium (Kevin H.)
The lyrics to Jay'z "Empire State of Mind" are sometimes as raw as New York, but it looks like the rapper will clean up that language when he performs his city anthem at the World Series.A source close to the rapper who requested anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak on the matter says Jay-Z won't utter curses or other raw language included in his hit, which has been blasted by the New York Yankees during their playoff run.
Jay-Z and fellow New Yorker Alicia Keys were due to perform "Empire" before Game 1 between the Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. But because of rainy weather, their performance will now be on Thursday. It's not clear if Game 1 will be postponed. [AP]
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lets go yankees!!!!
fuck jay-z!!!!!
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2009 3:31 PM
The Bronx is getting ready to do some bombing!!
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2009 3:33 PM
Isn’t this eerily reminiscent of Rocky IV where James Brown sings “Living In America” at the Apollo Creed fight? And then Drago kills Apollo. “I must break you.” Ha. Go Mets!
Posted by anthony | October 28, 2009 3:44 PM
let's go jay-z!!!!
fuck the yankees!!!!!
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2009 3:51 PM
let's go yankees!!!!
let's go jay-z!!!!!
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2009 4:09 PM
Who's Jay-Z ?
Posted by Hideki Matsui | October 28, 2009 4:14 PM
apparently Pearl Jam took the stage last night with the Rocky theme playing...looking forward to those shows on Fri & Sat.
Posted by Funderburgh | October 28, 2009 4:23 PM
What is baseball?
Posted by indierocker123 | October 28, 2009 4:24 PM
Ah well... I think it would have been fun to see them put on a little show, but the game will be fun as well! And I'm a die hard Met fan.
Yankee fan by default due to our mutual enemy (Phillies)
Man I love baseball.
Posted by Burg | October 28, 2009 4:25 PM
Alicia Keys probably gave Jay-Z a deez HJ during rehersals.
Posted by Matty Matt | October 28, 2009 4:51 PM
Thanks for the update, BV.
Go Yankees!!
p.s. whatever happened to Cheeseburger, do they still play shows?
Posted by YANKS | October 28, 2009 5:05 PM
Meh-Z!
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2009 5:23 PM
you know what happened to all those teams who had a super bowl song before the super bowl? they fucking lost. better take extra roids arod and texiera
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2009 5:46 PM
jay z shaves his balls
Posted by just sayin | October 28, 2009 5:57 PM
^^^how do you know?
Posted by just askin | October 28, 2009 6:02 PM
whats wrong with ball shaving?
Posted by just shavin | October 28, 2009 6:08 PM
"but it looks like the rapper will clean up that language when he performs his city anthem at the World Series."
NO SHIT. IS THIS REALLY WORTHY OF A POST?
Posted by Anonymous | October 28, 2009 11:49 PM
hahahahahahahaha yankeees lost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
must be Jay Z's fault. its funny i thought this was Arods anthem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HOUGDOV4x8&feature=player_embedded
Posted by Anonymous | October 29, 2009 10:59 AM
Jay Z performed in Columbus Ohio on Wednesday.
"But because of rainy weather, their performance will now be on Thursday."
Posted by Anonymous | October 29, 2009 3:59 PM
i just heard the song and its terrible. sure, it says ny, but shouldnt it be good before they start playing it
Posted by Anonymous | October 29, 2009 11:34 PM
Great performance…the energy was hard to create because of the size of the stadium, but still dope nonetheless. Alicia Keys was looking sooooooooo right in those jeans…my gosh. I’m not even into her like that, but damn.
Posted by Music and lyrics | October 30, 2009 5:18 AM