Jay-Z playing Carnegie Hall shows, talking about new albums

Jay-Z, who is in the middle of his Watch the Throne tour> with Kanye West, announced via a press conference (video below) that he will perform at NYC’s Carnegie Hall on February 6 and 7 to benefit the United Way of New York City to help expand the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation, and that tickets will be sold privately on December 12 with a limited amount of public tickets going on sale January 30 at 11 AM. Private tickets will range from $500 to $2500.

Jay also spoke to MTV about plans for a new album in 2012 (via Fader):

“It depends on how this thing finishes up,” Jay said in reference to his and Kanye’s current Watch the Throne Tour. “We — I say ‘we’ because I’m in Throne mode — we’re in a great place creatively. You might see a Jay, then Kanye and a Throne album next year. You know, we’re really in a great place creatively. We really found our zone.”

All dates and video below…

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Jay-Z at Shawn Carter Foundation Press Conference

Jay-Z — 2011/2012 Tour Dates
12/09 Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena*
12/10 San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion*
12/11 Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center*
12/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center*
12/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center*
12/14 San Jose, CA @ HP Pavillion*
12/16 Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome*
12/17 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena*
12/18 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena*
02/06 New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall
02/07 New York, NY @ Carnegie Hall
* – The Throne aka w/ Kanye West