Jay-Z must be drinking. He was recently asked why he was AWOL at the “We are the World” remix thing for Haiti. His response? Get this: “I have a interesting take on that. I know everybody is gonna take this wrong: “We Are the World,” I love it, and I understand the point and think it’s great. But I think “We Are the World” is like “Thriller” to me. I don’t ever wanna see it touched.”
Jigga PUHLEEEEZE. Interesting take huh? You mean a HYPOCRITICAL take. This cat has sampled more classics than iTunes! Isn’t this the guy who routinely samples, slices, dices, and butchers every song he can get his mits on? Correct me if I’m wrong but he has built his empire on other people’s music. Here is a list of samples Jay-Z used (more…)
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