London based rock/metal/rap/grime collision Hacktivist are just constantly giving, if you look at their touring schedule for the next couple of months you'll see they don't plan on stopping. Throughout their relatively short career their cover of Jay Z and Kanye's 'Niggas in Paris' has become a firm fan favourite so the band have decided to record it , throw together a video promo with a lot of live footage and give it away as a free download to their fans. Honestly this is a master stroke, throughout the song they've thrown in little jokes and altered lyrics, my personal favourite being the change of fish fillet to six inch Subway. Great track which has definitely piqued my interest in the band.
Showing posts with label Jay Z. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jay Z. Show all posts
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Hacktivist - Niggas in Paris [Jay Z and Kanye West cover]
Video released August 6th 2013
London based rock/metal/rap/grime collision Hacktivist are just constantly giving, if you look at their touring schedule for the next couple of months you'll see they don't plan on stopping. Throughout their relatively short career their cover of Jay Z and Kanye's 'Niggas in Paris' has become a firm fan favourite so the band have decided to record it , throw together a video promo with a lot of live footage and give it away as a free download to their fans. Honestly this is a master stroke, throughout the song they've thrown in little jokes and altered lyrics, my personal favourite being the change of fish fillet to six inch Subway. Great track which has definitely piqued my interest in the band.
London based rock/metal/rap/grime collision Hacktivist are just constantly giving, if you look at their touring schedule for the next couple of months you'll see they don't plan on stopping. Throughout their relatively short career their cover of Jay Z and Kanye's 'Niggas in Paris' has become a firm fan favourite so the band have decided to record it , throw together a video promo with a lot of live footage and give it away as a free download to their fans. Honestly this is a master stroke, throughout the song they've thrown in little jokes and altered lyrics, my personal favourite being the change of fish fillet to six inch Subway. Great track which has definitely piqued my interest in the band.
Saturday, 3 August 2013
Jay Z - Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film
Video released August 2nd 2013
Since the release of Magna Carta Holy Grail Jay Z has been very in demand, the media circus is never calm around him and his family and he seems to thrive from this attention. In this performance piece for album track Picasso Baby he's taken control of The New York Pace Gallery and performed for six straight hours, he's made himself the exhibition which in itself is a good idea, however he's not finished there, the crowd are brought in on the act taking it from a good idea into something brilliant. Ever the forward thinker this is just the next step in a long line of art based ideas coming from Shawn Carter of recent times, the entirety of Magna Carta played out like a piece of art to me, some of it hit and other bits missed but overall the album is something of a concept and one which has seemingly paid off better than anyone could have ever expected.
Since the release of Magna Carta Holy Grail Jay Z has been very in demand, the media circus is never calm around him and his family and he seems to thrive from this attention. In this performance piece for album track Picasso Baby he's taken control of The New York Pace Gallery and performed for six straight hours, he's made himself the exhibition which in itself is a good idea, however he's not finished there, the crowd are brought in on the act taking it from a good idea into something brilliant. Ever the forward thinker this is just the next step in a long line of art based ideas coming from Shawn Carter of recent times, the entirety of Magna Carta played out like a piece of art to me, some of it hit and other bits missed but overall the album is something of a concept and one which has seemingly paid off better than anyone could have ever expected.
Friday, 26 July 2013
Jay Z - Holy Grail (Featuring Justin Timberlake)
Video released July 3rd 2013
Holy Grail is the first single release from Jay z’s (notice
I remembered the all-important hyphen drop there) latest album, Magna Carta
Holy Grail. The song, featuring an intro and hook from Jay Z’s current BFF
Justin Timberlake has drummed up a considerable amount of press pre-release due
to the inclusion of some Nirvana lyrics, this has got under a lot of peoples
skin for reasons I really can’t fathom. My main problem with these lyrics being
included isn’t because they’re from a completely different genre from one of
the 90’s best loved bands, it’s because they’re really not needed in the song
at all, even the way Jay Z has made them seem more relevant is confusing, rhyming
blame with Kurt Cobain. Another problem I have is that Jay Z’s verses seem to
have no connection to Justin Timberlake’s intro or hook, while Jay Z is rapping
about the perils of being one of the wealthiest and most famous musicians in
the world, Justin Timberlake is singing about a strained relationship with what
sounds like a total bitch. That being said the song does sound good, Jay Z hasn’t
lost his flow one bit while Justin Timberlake is on top form with his vocals,
even the beat is good. While not one of his best tracks he’s ever released it’s
still got a lot more going on than most artists in the charts at the moment.
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