IN ONE CORNER OF the backstage area at the House of Blues on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip, Jay-Z is sitting on an arm of a leather couch, facing the wall. He has slung a black hand towel over his head, his aviator shades are drawn over his eyes, and the back of his GIVE TO RECEIVE T-shirt faces his entourage, which tonight includes Jermaine Dupri, Beanie Sigel and Solange Knowles, the little sister of his girlfriend, Beyoncé, who is on tour in Asia. P. Diddy, one of the proud producers of Jay’s new album, American Gangster, fills up glasses of Ace of Spades champagne and distributes the bubbly to the congregation. When Jay gets his glass, he turns to Diddy and offers a Hebrew toast. “L’chaim!” Minutes ago, Jay was on the stage of the packed club, wrapping up his very first show on this intimate promotional tour. The fans in the house, many of whom paid scalpers north of $1,000 for the chance to see Hova, the God MC, certainly got their money’s worth. Backed by a crack band, Jay dipped into his deep catalog – American Gangster is his thirteenth album —– busting out favorites like “Heart of the City,” “Jigga What,… Read full this story
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