Jay Z joins forces with Rihanna and Kayne West on his brand new single Run This Town, to be released on August 31 via Roc Nation. The single is the first single proper to be taken from the much anticipated album The Blueprint 3 which has a UK release date of September 14.
In the US, the record drops on September 11, exactly 8 years to the day since the release of the first Blueprint album and also marks the anniversary of the New York September 11 bombings.
“The trilogy has come full circle”, says Jay Z. “Blueprint encompasses the essence of those that influenced me. It pays homage to the soul music our parents played, musically the album recognises that there is a generation of us that are influencing the next wave of artists. The album lays the groundwork for what can happen next”.
The buzz track - D.O.A (Death Of Auto-Tune), which questions the use of the voice correction tool ever-popular in Hip-Hop today, was released digitally on August 17. The 1970’s-esque video that accompanies it, features a cameo from fellow Brooklyn-ite Harvey Keitel and is inspired in part by the film, Zabriskie Point, directed by Michelangelo.
Watch the Jay Z video for D.O.A
Jay Z will be performing in the UK alongside Coldplay in September, the dates are below:
UK TOUR DATES
September 12 Manchester L.C.C. Club (w/ Coldplay)
September 16 Glasgow Hampden Park (w/ Coldplay)
September 19 London Wembley Stadium (w/ Coldplay
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