Wednesday, July 2, 2008

"Jay-Z Black Album Singles Chart Again After Glastonbury"

" Only a few days after performing as one of the headlining acts at England's Glastonbury Festival, rapper Jay-Z [click to read] is starting to reap the benefits of his at times controversial performance chart wise.

Although it has been five years since The Black Album [click to read] was released "99 Problems" is expected to break into the Top 25 Downloads bracket for the mid-week UK single charts.

Also returning to the charts is "Encore" which broke into the Top 40.

Jay-Z along with coordinators of the festival received criticism from Noel Gallagher [click to read], a member of the English rock band Oasis, for choosing Jay-Z as a headlining act for what Gallagher considered to be a guitar-driven event although groups such as The Roots, Cypress Hill, and De La Soul have performed at the festival.

Come performance time, Jay-Z lyrically shot back at Gallagher and other critics with his own rendition of Oasis' song "Wonderwall" and a fiery performance of "99 Problems." "

(Reported by Danielle Harling)
(via hiphopdx)

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