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It only took the folks behind the All Points West Festival a few days to find a replacement for their Friday night headliners. Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys announced on Monday that the band would be canceling their upcoming tour, which included the festival date, while he undergoes treatment for throat cancer. So, upon hearing such somber news who does one get to replace the legendary trio? The fest booked another Brooklyn-born boy, of course, and his name is Jay-Z. The APW press release says this is, somewhat unbelievably, the U.S. festival debut for the rapper; choosing a fitting quote from one critic that declares: “his mouth is one of the most nimble in the genre's history, and he uses it to present thoughts that are sharp, funny and resonant." Sounds about as close to the Beasties as one can get, and hopefully he'll do a cover or two to fill the void. For those not interested in Jigga, single day Friday tickets are now refundable (the rest of the fest's lineup is here).
Jay-Z Replaces Beasties At APW
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"The APW press release says this is, somewhat unbelievably, the U.S. festival debut for the rapper..."
He played HFestival at RFK stadium in 2008. I saw him there.
jay z and my bloody valentine at the same show.
hipster's ipod.
The likelihood of someone getting shot at APW just went up 500-fold.
I find this funny because HOV is now "Uncle J" to Gwenyth Paltrow and Chris Martin's kid (aka, the whitest couple on earth).
So, wait a second Gothamist - this kind of racist claptrap gets through on the regular (see any story involving black defendants, Al Sharpton, the police, or Giuliani), but I drop the f-bomb to some self-absorbed Jerseyites a couple of times in one post, and I'm the one whose comments are censored? WTF?
Longacre, go choke on a big black hrum.
I'd delete your account just for saying "claptrap".