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So High - John Legend
“Lets go, to a place only lovers go
to a spot that we never known
to the top of a cloud we’re floating away”
![Check out a preview of Jay-Z’s GOTHAM magazine article (on newsstands now)!
When Jay-Z enters the 50th birthday celebration of music magnate Lyor Cohen, his friend and mentor, he’s wearing black from head to toe and his signature Tom Ford sunglasses. His demonstrative wife, Beyonce Knowles, is with him. There’s no need for him to check out the scene because the entire scene descends upon him, and it’s clear it’s something he’s used to.
“I don’t dislike anything about myself,” he says. “I know this sounds a little arrogant but I really accept what God has given me. I’ve got a short temper but I work on controlling it. I can say inappropriate things because I believe them to be true and sometimes that can be hurtful to others. But I think in the long run it is more helpful.”
In the midst of one of the most successful hip-hop careers in history, Jay-Z, who turns 40 next month, has a lot to be thankful for. He was born Shawn Carter in 1969 and grew up in the Marcy Houses project of Brooklyn as “Jazzy.” He was abandoned by his father at 11, shot his older brother for stealing at 12 and sold crack at 13. It wasn’t until he released his first album, Reasonable Doubt, in 1996 on his label Roc-a-Fella Records that the then 26-year old left drug dealing, gangs and poverty behind. “[Making music] is a gift from God,” he says. “I put it to the side for so long because it was so easy. It took me a while to really know it was my true calling. I wanted to tell my story.”
Read the full article HERE.](http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kslwa91Cdu1qzzvu3o1_400.jpg)
Check out a preview of Jay-Z’s GOTHAM magazine article (on newsstands now)!
When Jay-Z enters the 50th birthday celebration of music magnate Lyor Cohen, his friend and mentor, he’s wearing black from head to toe and his signature Tom Ford sunglasses. His demonstrative wife, Beyonce Knowles, is with him. There’s no need for him to check out the scene because the entire scene descends upon him, and it’s clear it’s something he’s used to.
“I don’t dislike anything about myself,” he says. “I know this sounds a little arrogant but I really accept what God has given me. I’ve got a short temper but I work on controlling it. I can say inappropriate things because I believe them to be true and sometimes that can be hurtful to others. But I think in the long run it is more helpful.”
In the midst of one of the most successful hip-hop careers in history, Jay-Z, who turns 40 next month, has a lot to be thankful for. He was born Shawn Carter in 1969 and grew up in the Marcy Houses project of Brooklyn as “Jazzy.” He was abandoned by his father at 11, shot his older brother for stealing at 12 and sold crack at 13. It wasn’t until he released his first album, Reasonable Doubt, in 1996 on his label Roc-a-Fella Records that the then 26-year old left drug dealing, gangs and poverty behind. “[Making music] is a gift from God,” he says. “I put it to the side for so long because it was so easy. It took me a while to really know it was my true calling. I wanted to tell my story.”
Read the full article HERE.
Big Shoutout: @itsamazing
So it’s been about….five…maybe even six…wks since my last legit post that was done, printed, edited, and created by me. I’ve been really busy lately with school, working at Armani Exchange, and preparing to transfer out to Rutgers University. So my blog hasn’t really been flourishing with posts by me. However, to my surprise, it still has over 18,000 hits and that’s saying something. So like Ma-Dukes always tells me, “you gotta give credit when its due.” She actually probably never told me that, but I fell like that saying my mom said it not only gives my mom an honorable mention, but it makes me look like Ive got some upbringing. So…thanx to itsamazing blog for keeping First Impressions afloat. If it wasn’t for the local Chi-Town fashion guru this blog would be a loss, and just carry outdated posts.
@ itsamazing: Thanks again for everything my tumbr site is similar to yours…just kinda watered down…Philly style..lol. You kinda became a ghost writer for the site, so thanx and keep up the good work! Let me know if you wanna become a contributor.
‘Preciate it cuz!
~BG
