Despite all of the protests, outrage, and pissing and moaning by some euro-elitists like Oasis's Noel Gallagher, Jay-Z took the stage at the Glastonbury festival this past Saturday and made a serious statement to the entire music community by putting on one helluva show and proving to the masses that hip-hop has every right to be respected and accepted just like any other musical genre. It really pisses me off that in the year 2008, there are still people who still refuse to consider hip-hop as a legitimate art form and continually reject the culture and the people who eat, sleep, and live it. It's just plain ignorant. Although this type of nonsense has been fading away from the public eye as the years have gone by, this little incident at Glastonbury has reminded me just how far the culture has come, yet at the same time...how much farther it still has to go. With that said...here's a high quality recording of Jigga's entire performance at Glastonbury which includes his fitting opening performance of Oasis's "Wonderwall", the debut of his "American Boy" remix verse, and a gang of classics spanning his entire catalog. Stay tuned for some video footage as well. Big shout outs to HipHopIsRead for the exclusive audio!
JAY-Z - LIVE AT GLASTONBURY 2008
01. Jay-Z - Wonderwall (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
02. Jay-Z - 99 Problems/Back in Black (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
03. Jay-Z - Is That Yo Bitch? (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
04. Jay-Z - Smack My Bitch Up/Rehab (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
05. Jay-Z - A Billi (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
06. Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
07. Jay-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.)/I Want You Back (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
08. Jay-Z - Can I Get a... (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
09. Jay-Z - Beware of the Boys (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
10. Jay-Z - I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
11. Jay-Z - Show Me What You Got (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
12. Jay-Z - Girls, Girls, Girls (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
13. Jay-Z - American Boy (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
14. Jay-Z - Umbrella (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
15. Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
16. Jay-Z - "Beautiful Moment" Speech (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
17. Jay-Z - Encore/Numb (Live at Glastonbury 2008)
