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June 28, 2008

Jay-Z On Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 6/27


Jay-Z talks about how he first started rapping and growing up in Bed-Stuy. He said he started rapping at the age of 9 and also saw someone get shot at that age. He goes on to say the thought of ever being broke again motivates him to succeed. Its a funny interview worth the watch.

Part 2 of the interview is below, he talks about sampling, his upcoming performance & Beyonce.


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40 Comments so far

1.
Young Trump wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 1:30 am

Great interview..

Looking forward to his performance this weekend at Glastonbury.

2.
Soho wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 2:55 am

Has Jay changed a lil bit?

3.
Hanzo wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 3:06 am

“….still sold more records than Will Smith.” I wished he’d hav asked them both about that line.

4.
DeHav wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 4:24 am

Funny to see Jay sprung like that. He tries to act a lil colder for the US media, I guess he wants that UK love for Glastonbury.

5.
smh wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 4:45 am

smh at this dude tryna look white with them glasses. if he embarassed to be black then just admit it. instead of tryna look like a white dude. dumbass nigga

6.
African Pride
African Pride wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 5:36 am

Once again, how can people accept this?
I feel sorry for my brothers&sisters in U.S! the government is fuckin u guys all the time, and I know some people is wondering why I say the government, but if u smart enough, u’re gettin what Im saying!
I have question, why is black people so targeted? To have a black skin is to be a victim of this white world, in all situations! don’t get me wrong I have a lot of white, hispanics,arabians, asian friends and so on and so on! But everywhere u go, outside of africa, black people is receiving racist comments, mistrusted, looked as lower kind of people and all kind of stupid shiiit, that pisses me of! And I’ve been around the world my brother! I’ve seen parents telling their kids to hate black people, and I know for a fact that a black guy or black woman have never bothered them, matter of fact they had’nt met a black person, until they saw me! Where does this fear come from? Because it is FEAR of the black race, which is causing this hate, they know and I know it!

U know what I think, the history of Africa is scaring them, so much that they had to burn it up! They don’t want u to know that black people was the first people on this planet, cause then black people would be the standard(if we can talk about people in those way) and the white race wouldn’t feel as proud anymore(this is no diss to white people)! If u look in the movies, observe the hero, its called brainwashing, the agenda of hollywood!

If u believe in Allah, then u can read for urself that the adam and eve was made of mud, which colour does it have, black!
If u ask an scientist where the first person is found, he or she would tell u that it is in ogadhaaden, the land between Somalia and Ethiopia! ¨

Ask urself why black people been hunted since u can remember or read in history how they been treated, and tell me Im wrong!

7.
PHENOMENON wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 5:40 am

smh wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 4:45 am

smh at this dude tryna look white with them glasses. if he embarassed to be black then just admit it. instead of tryna look like a white dude. dumbass nigga

^ ^ ^
It’s funny how you could call someone a dumbass ni**a after that comment. Something both a dumb person and a nigger would say.

I didn’t know wearing Cazal sunglasses magically turned you into a Caucasian.

8.
Flippin-S wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 6:34 am

Jay never change, been one of the funniest rappers ever.

9.
William Ac Holla wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 8:06 am

SMH, dude trying to look white?
Is this female serious?
Gotta be a female for making a wack ass comment like that.
Jigga is that dude yall youngins need to Mature.
Cause that’s the only way yall will understand.
Wait till yall see how Soja Boy acts at the age of 40.
Get yall minds right.

10.
lol wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 9:10 am

in blueprint i said i never change its just apart of the game-jay-z

11.
yall all sound dumb wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 9:19 am

the niggas sounding smart so now hes white?some of yall niggas need 2 “act white” then…smh

12.
bahamakid wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 9:38 am

i cant tolerate ignorance …..#4,5,6,7…

13.
prinz wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 10:16 am

Word to the wise you cant act out a color… hence the word wise…

14.
CheezyDoDo. wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 11:29 am

That was a good interveiw
Jay a Corny Funny nigga

the host is funny

15.
jad wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 11:32 am

ya’ll need to respect a real nigga jay-Z the realest one out here. best rapper alive

16.
Backlash wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 11:40 am

Good Interview .Where And When In Any Part Of The Interview Was Jay Acting “White” .I Must Of Missed It..Cosign With #11.

17.
Arif Jina wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

Mr. Carter is such a great interview. Always great to catch on any talk show, America or Europe.

18.
does anybody know fashion? wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 12:05 pm

smh @ 4,5,6,7, yall sound sooooo fucking stupid right now!
jay was wearing cazal before anybody else just like he was wearing pharell’s millionaire glasses before anybody else.when yall get done dressing like the 90’s(pants hanging under your ass cheeks) and get some real money so you can afford rockin republic,american eagle,ed hardy, and 7 jeans then talk.

ps if “acting white” means making mill’s then i guess im fucking with jigga from now on.

19.
PHENOMENON wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 1:19 pm

@ #12.

Maybe I should have pointed out that I’m black. Then maybe you would have understood what i meant.

20.
Dee wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

Smart dumb nukka.

21.
amachi wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 2:22 pm

That was actually a really amusing interview…

ditto @ #7
why? @ #6

22.
hip hop wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 3:41 pm

#11 you said it best.

23.
bebe wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 4:03 pm

#11 i love you

24.
rocstar wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

its gona take 7 movies by will…

25.
trina wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

@smh, you dumb ignorant fuck, not everybody that’s black and wears glasses is trying to be white. some people wear it because they have to and some people wear them as a form of fashion. nowadays where glasses are becoming more fashionable in all different styles and namebrands anyone can wear them. STUPID

26.
Jones wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 5:15 pm

JAY Z ON AT GLASTONBURY NOW! HE KILLING IT! HE DID “A BILLI” LOL. HE CAME OUT OASIS - WONDERWALL LMAO. JAY Z REPRESENTING HIP HOP HERE!!!

HOVA

27.
smartenup wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

Please commenters hear me out.
The more I listen to Jay-z in his interviews the less and less smart he sounds. I know he’s a multimillionaire and he’s a brilliant rapper but to me, he does not come across as an astute businessman like other black moguls (i.e. Fifty Cent, Master P, Russell Simmons, P.Diddy, and even his former partner Damon Dash). I know his net worth is suppose to be very high even higher than some of the people I named earlier but he does not come across as smart as those guys. SO MY QUESTION TO YOU HIP HOP HEADS IS- Is Jay making these business moves or is it his financial adviser (John Meneilly)? Or is Jay just a bad interviewee and I’m blowing it out of proportion?

28.
????????????? wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 6:20 pm

ima borrow amchi comments for # 27— why???? chill out bro!!!

29.
yall all sound dumb wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 6:32 pm

shout out 2 #16,22,23…i love u 2 LOL

but this 1 is @27 smartenup

its called mannerism’s!When he talks he likes 2 think before he speaks,so the 1st thing that comes out of his mouth is a light stutter.He does it in all of his interviews and even Ray Charles did that when answering questions!Check out all of his other interviews if you still thinks hes dumb.

30.
M527 wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 7:04 pm

#27 WTF
U are not making any sense, Jay Z from is interviews proves he is intelligent. What dumb things are u hearing in his interviews? Or are u just ranting and raving being consumed with hate.

31.
jad wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 9:08 pm

jay-z looks cute in his glasses

32.
truth wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 9:31 pm

lol @6….i just cant believe u actulally understand what u wrote… if ur gonna type so much, atleast emphasise ur main points and what ur actually sayin, ur all over the place with ur random info.. just what are u sayin? and where does jay-z come into this?

33.
Southern Queen Dee wrote on June 28th, 2008 at 10:52 pm

This interview was funny as hell! Say what you want about his face, but the personality is sexy as I don’t know what–so are the glasses (they’ve grown on me finally)! And am I the only one who caught how easily he avoided that Beyonce being his wife question? Dude is a pro at that shit! And for the guy who said he doesn’t “sound” intelligent, what does intelligence sound like then? Because for a dude who doesn’t have an education beyond the age of 16 but manages to have an extensive vocabulary and who managed to have more money than ANY rap mogul without a business degree, I’d say that’s intelligence. No matter who you work with, you can’t get as far as Jay has without being smart, I’m sorry.

Oh and I’m going to need #s 4,5,& 6 to STFU immediately! And I co-sign #11

34.
WTF? wrote on June 29th, 2008 at 12:29 am

jay is cool and everything but those fucking nerdy glasses funny as hell. It’s becoming trendy to look less macho and more like a geek nowadays. lol Kanye been rocking those same glasses too. Now I’m just waiting for Fiddy and Wayne to wear glasses like that lmao.

35.
T Lee wrote on June 29th, 2008 at 12:25 pm

To #27: This was not an interview that Jay was suppose to come off as being an astute businessman. He was obviously playing (reacting) off the host and the host’s reputation. Plus could you PLEASE distinguish Jay’s ventures and accomplishments from his competitors. He doesn’t do movies & TV some of them do, Jay does real estate some of them don’t, Rocawear and Artful Dodger are better brands than G-Unit clothing and Phat Farm right now. He’s part owner of an NBA franchise the others aren’t. He promoted Armadale, Belvedere, and now Ace of Spade so Diddy promotes Ciroc. That’s just what I feel like writing because you know it’s deeper. Every successful businessman has a good team anyway so props to a competent financial advisor.

36.
Trina wrote on June 29th, 2008 at 2:11 pm

T Lee you said it best, alot of people sometimes think that when they write comments like #27 that they sound intelligent, but they actually sound dumb with no sense of what a real business person really is, maybe because their not one and probably never will be, yet they got something to say.

37.
Really wrote on June 29th, 2008 at 2:51 pm

what kinda glasses are those?

38.
truth wrote on June 29th, 2008 at 3:20 pm

yall wanna know why he’s wearin those glasses?… its simple…c jay-z has everythin goin for…richest, illest rapper, best lookin chick in the game …everythin is perfect..his confidence is at an all time high..higher thatn most of us could eva imagine…his confidence is so high that he can wear the ugliest glasses on the planet and not feel unconfortable or worry bout wut ppl think

39.
XSPLIZT wrote on June 29th, 2008 at 3:33 pm

IM GOING TO SEE JAYZ ON THE 19 OF JULY IN MANCHESTER WHOOOO

40.
miss valerie
miss valerie wrote on June 30th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

that was cute!

im laffin at my desk at work by myself…

good interview

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