Jay-Z feat. Kanye West & Rihanna - "Run This Town"

So they dropped it. After two teasers and a preview, the official video for Jays second single has been released. A solid effort all around, the video successfully captures the magnitude of the track while featuring three of the biggest acts in the world. While, Jay and Kanye come correct, Rihanna's star shines the brightest. She just comes so epic with it. Style and grace. Style and grace. With BP3 right around the corner, I wonder if this is the precursor to the main event? Most of us are anticipating a classic album, and with ample time Jay has been given the opportunity to create a masterpiece. I guess only time will tell.

Jay-Z feat. Kanye West & Rihanna - "Run This Town"

Blueprint 3 Artwork + Tracklist

The cover artwork for BP3. Iconic as usual. It's Hovi Baby.

The tracklist is allegedly as follows:

1. What We Talking About (Produced by Kanye West)
2. D.O.A. (Produced by No I.D.)
3. Weigh Me Down Feat. Kid Cudi (Produced by Kanye West)
4. Unforgiven (Produced by Kanye West, Additional Production: MGMT)
5. Run This Town Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West (Produced by Kanye West)
6. Empire State Of Mind Feat. Nas (Produced by Kanye West & No I.D.)
7. When It Comes To This (Produced by Timbaland)
8. Always Feat. Drake (Produced by Kanye West)
9. Scenes From The Past (Produced by No I.D., Co-produced by Kanye West)
10. Everyday A Star Is Born Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West)
11. Already Home (Produced by Kanye West)
12. Forever Young Feat. Mr. Hudson (Produced by Kanye West)
13. Thank You (Produced by No I.D.)

September 11th

Blueprint 3 Artwork + Tracklist

Jay-Z - "Blueprint 3 Freestyle"

For all intents and purposes, Shawn Carter is (still) the best rapper alive. After bringing us the D.O.A. video a few weeks back, Hov's next move has been to pull out this verse acapella at major shows. A lot has been made about the supposed shots fired in the verse ("I ain't talkin' bout Game/ I ain't talkin' bout Jimmy/ I ain't talkin' bout Game"). Game even got his feelings hurt, and made yet another questionable career choice. More important than the namedrops to me though, is the actual content of the verse. Hov is basically releasing a mission statement, addressing the haters and detractors from a position of power. Simple and effective, this is Jay doing what he does best.

Jay-Z - "Blueprint 3 Freestyle"