Thursday, November 8, 2007
, Posted by Jason Dinsmore at 11/08/2007 10:39:00 AM
Tonight, VH1 will air "Storytellers" a reknowned institution that has allowed viewing audiences insight into the creative processes of James Taylor, Counting Crows, and Jewel and many more. Tonight's show will feature none other than Jay-Z. Jigga has joined the flock of mostly acoustic singer-songwriter types. Jay-Z taped the hour-long episode at Steiner Studios in Brooklyn on October 24. His set featured eight tracks from the forthcoming
American Gangster (out November 6) with backing from a 12-piece band he called the Roc Boys. Of course, interspersed throughout the performance are revelations of the songs' inspirations. The Roc Boys will also accompany the
Def Jam head honcho on his
tiny tour of the U.S. scheduled to start November 6 in L.A. Didn't get tickets to the shows? Too bad. Apparently, they were
gone in 60 seconds.
One other piece of Jay-related news has surfaced recently: The impending signing of
Jadakiss to Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam. In an
interview with MTV.com, Jay said, "[The deal] is not done. It's about 90 percent [complete]."
Visit
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46689-jay-z-tapes-episode-of-vh1-storytellers for the full story.
