After all the drama and hype, Jay-Z finally took the stage at the 2008 Glastonbury festival this weekend. Despite what the critics expected, the superstar rapper was a hit. He started his gig with a cover of Oasis’ “Wonderwall” (a good way to get back at noel gallagher for talking mess earlier this year)..
According to one reviewer,
“Perhaps I was one of those who had doubts and I was concerned it would not work out, but he proved he is not just another pop star.” [READ MORE]
Anyway, peep video of the performance when you keep reading.
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LOL!!
watch Beyonce stanning for her husband 8:09 into this video can’t be pregnant jumping like that http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Qw-w9Tf_w
Jay Z keep achieving!!!
Maybe the critics shouldn’t critique until after an event!
Jay Z playing a guitar? That’s a complete joke. Ugly and a funny shaped head. Good thing he’s into music…
The best at it! History.
Coming out singing wonderwall was a great way of telling noel gallagher to stfu lol loved it!
I watched the whole performance yesterday (it’ll be up on bbc iplayer for the next 6 days btw) and it was obvious from the crowds reaction that Hip Hop certainly does have a place at Glastonbury, gwan Jay Z!
..and it was good to see Beyonce there supporting her hubby.
jay z rocks
lmao at beyonce she’s so funny
I still dont see why he is even still around!! I mean, he just extremely overrated.
The wonderwall rendition was painful, i had to skip through it after 30seconds. Classic song as well. CLASSIC. He should have switched it up.
Ah well.
Get ‘em Jay. Still love him
It’s WondeRwall….left out the R
Jay z was just clowning noel by doing that song
So I heard Jay rocked it….so what is Noel saying now, especially after Jay opened with Wonderwall? Funny
#10
Yep…for those that don’t know Noel (member of Oasis) disapproved of Jay (a rapper) headlining the show. So, Jay did Jay and opened with one of their (Oasis) songs! Classic! Gotta love ‘em!
GO JAY Z!!!!!!!
oh yeah, he really showed him…wtf? all he did was prove the dude’s comment bothered him and it bothered him because his headlining that festival was ridiculous!
why dont they wair rings
Since when has jay z played the guitar?? lol
FYI. The song “Wonderwall” which was sung by a group called Oasis was a big hit back in like 1995. But anyway one of the guys from Oasis was talking shit saying that Jay should not be allowed to perform at the festival. (Usually they dont have hip hop artists there). So im assuming Jay opening with “WonderWall” and then switching to “99 Problems” was a way of dissing the dude who was talking mess.
Thank you @ comment No. 12. Some people are so damn slow. It wasnt suppose to be a proper “new rendition” of the bloody song. It was a tongue in cheek response to Noel Gallagher, who moaned that Jay Z should not have been chosen to headline the event. In my opinion Jay SMACKED his performance and won the crowd over….the critics were lapping him up. His done alot of promotional work over here (in the UK) and has proved himself to be smart, funny, charming and charismatic.
yhhh dun no he set da place on fire!!!
da rest of the acts where shit..considering i dnt listen to rock an all dat other head bangin music….jayz killed it end of…
Great Accomplishment!!
#4 & 11
The guitar is part of the joke. Noel also said the festival has a tradition of guitar music.
Jay Killed That.
Oh Man. All Of The Other Rappers Need To Take Notes. Jay-Z Is International Baby. I Dont Care What Anyone Says, He Is The BEST = ]
& I Love How Mrs. Carter Was So Into it
Lol
LOVE HOV, LOVE WHATEVER HE DOES.
LOL AT BEYONCE, THATS MAH GIRL THOUGH!
YOU CAN TELL THAT SHE’S HIS BIGGEST FAN, THATS SO KAYUTE!
That was a nice segment..I was wondering what songs he was going to do but he did ones that had some rock element which was good!
But I also understand why people would criticize him being there…Its a rock concert and Jay-Z is hip-hop..The same shit would not fly if Korn or Limp Bizkit tried to open for SummerJam in NYC..
Jay-Z was good though…i cant front.
#19
You’re in the UK? I saw Jay on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. Both were hilarious! Loved it!
Overrated, please! No other Hip Hop artist can do what Jay did last night! He was phenomenal! History was made! Checkmate! Jigga did it!
The crowd went bananas! One hundered fifty thousand plus strong! Jay showed the world that Hip Hop is alive and well!
………. Maybe I’m just to old to understand the hype with old boy.
#18
Yes we know that were not stupid..
Jay made me proud! Glad he took a stand and didn’t shy away from the controversey! Makes you feel proud as a black person. When folks say you can’t, just hold your head up and do your thing and prove them wrong. Jay was the highlight of the festival! It definitely was a history making performance! Roc Boys in the building tonight!
SIDENOTE: I wish I could be like Memphis Bleek….
Getting paid to to travel the world and be a lifetime hypeman…shit i will drop out of school for that.lol
#29 I think Jay-Z falls under the category of people we support simply because they’re successful and black… and that’s a good thing, but I’m reading these comments and hearing his verse on the new Wayne remix in my head. If any of you think he’s so original and the best…go listen to that remix.
Well done Jay….Well done. Seems like the crowd enjoyed every bit of his performance.
see! lol I hadn’t even see #31′s comment before I typed that! It’s about being supportive and that’s not bad…
@Lola AM I saw that Jay interview on youtube yesterday it is hilarious.
I am glad Jay did the damn thing at the concert
and showed them how big he and hip hop is. He played the guitar as a part of the song trust me we will never see him what one again. So no he is not trying to be like Weezy.
I see my girl Bee acting a fool for her hubby u gotta love it!
THAT WAS AMAZING!! I GOT CHILL BUMPS FROM ALL OF THE ENERGY AND IM WATCHING it ON THE COMPUTER IN MY BEDROOM! i couldnt imagine how crazy it would be to be in the crowd or on the side of the stage!!! Did you see all the people throwin’ up the roc and screamin’ all the lyrics in sync??
THAT WAS CRAZYY! PROPPS TO one of my favoirte rappers JAY-Z; he’s one of theee BEST!
I’m kinda mad he only did 2 songs though. thats nothin. this is what the hype was about?
* with one
what does that triangle they put up mean?
That’s right Jay. He shut them haters up once again. Both him and Bey stay making they haters sick. I love this couple!
Jay killed it of course. Beyonce looked so gorgeous and she was jumping up and down just like the fans were. LMAO!!!!!! B is too funny. She was definitely repping her husband.
Did anybody see on Jonathan Ross show when he asked Jay if Beyonce’s booty was insured?LOL Jay was like “you out of bounds brotha”. And Jonathan was like he has admired her from a distance then he said “maybe I shouldnt have said that”.lol Jay bursted out laughing. It was so funny. Bey and Jay are hilarious I bet they have so much fun together.
Again the concert was hot and even the critics are saying Jay was the best act hands down! Congrats to Jay!
@ Meme yes “your out of bounds brotha” Jay is very funny and witty I am sure he keeps Bee laughing.
Great concert. Angel why didn’t you post the pics of Bey? She was there screaming and she was mad hype. It was so cute.
History was made! Jigga performed for over an hour and went through all the classics! The crowd went off! So proud of Shawn Carter!
#38 He performed for an hour! Not sure where you got that two songs from.
JAY-Z killed it over here( in your face Noel) there were other great acts beside him though, dont get it twisted, Lupe Fiasco, and my girls Duffy, Estelle and Amy Winehouse also tore it up.
not a big fan of Jay, but I must say he is rockin that fit and lookin quit nice
P.S. I watched him and Will Smith on Friday night with Jonathan Ross and it was pure comedy. i was a bit worried that he wasnt going to get British humour but it went down really well.
THANKS TINA, I WAS ABOUT TO SAY WHERE DID THEY GET THE TWO SONGS FROM ALSO! I WATCHED IT LIVE YESTERDAY, A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT.
PPS, he played for over 1 hour and a half… the crowd went wild when he performed Hard Knock Life, 99 problems, Encore…classic ( sorry for the triple post
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Yea, i watched Jay Z on Jonathan Ross too. He was really good. Jay seems to have that typical “British” humour – kinda dry and sarcastic…so he took to Jonathan Ross well. I think he came across as intelligent too.
Jay rocked it he killed that guitar!!!! I love him and Ha! Ha! Ha! to noel gallagher
WOULD HAVE LOVED TO BE THERE!
BUT, WHAT IS THE POINT OF BEING THERE IF YOU ARE RIGHT AT THE BACK OF THOSE THOUSANDS, WE PROBABLY GOT A BETTER VIEW WATCHING THAT PERFORMANCE OF YOUTUBE!
Clown Gay-Z got booed! LMAO!
^^^^stfu. Jay did not get booed. lmao at your ass having to make stuff up.
Jay did great and got great reviews with some even saying he is in the top 3 best acts at the festival ever. Good job J!
People were split on him Jay-Z. I don’t know why you people are saying he got rave reviews! Mixed bag and he did get a scattering of boos!
black people! you just want him to succed so you make things up like “jay-z a success”! not really!
He still can move a crowd…WERK JAY!!!!!
^ Are you retarded? That comment can be your only excuse.
This was wicked! Loved it. His performance was steller in the face of all the contoversy he faced. Handled like a true champ. Beyonce support your man! She was jumpin like she had the holy spirit inside her lol. Also check out Lupe’s performance he was D-O-P-E! man hass got so much energy. Amy Winehouse was also really good (considering her situation) too. Man theres so many festivals & international celebs over here at the moment, don’t know what channel to watch!
Check out BBC iPlayer to watch all the performances.