Jay-Z comes to Atlanta
July 12th
Jay-Z and Ciara are coming to Chastian Park Amphitheatre on July 12th! This is one show you're not going to miss!
For ticket information, visit www.livenation.com
Jay-Z: Embodying the rags-to-riches rap dream, Jay-Z pulled himself up by his
bootstraps as a youth to eventually become the reigning rapper of New
York City and, in turn, a major-label executive following his
short-lived retirement from music-making. In the wake of his 1996
debut, Reasonable Doubt,
Jay-Z's albums sold millions upon millions with each release, and his
endless parade of hits made him omnipresent on urban radio and video
television. He retained a strongly devoted fan base and challenged
whatever rivals attempted to oust him from atop the rap game, sparing
most memorably with Nas.
Jay-Z and his Roc-a-Fella associates greatly influenced the industry
and established many of the trends that pervaded during the late '90s
and early 2000s. He consistently worked with the hottest producers of
the day (Clark Kent, DJ Premier, Teddy Riley, Trackmasters, Erick Sermon, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz), and if they weren't hot at the time, they likely would be afterward (the Neptunes, Kanye West, Just Blaze, 9th Wonder).
He similarly collaborated with the hottest rappers in the industry,
everyone from East Coast contemporaries like the Notorious B.I.G.
("Brooklyn's Finest") and DMX ("Cash, Money, Hoes"), to the best
rappers from the South (Ludacris, Missy Elliott) and the West Coast (Snoop Dogg, Too Short).
After his self-declared retirement from rapping in 2003, he assumed the
presidency of the seminal rap label Def Jam and, as an industry
executive, embarked on another phase in his illustrious career.
Ciara: The title of her much-anticipated sophomore album says it all and as
Grammy winning young superstar Ciara declares, "My second record is
called "The Evolution" because I feel like I'm graduating to a whole
new level creatively and musically. I co-wrote every song and
co-produced many of the tracks on this record so it really reflects
where I am as an artist. I had fun making my first album: with "The
Evolution," I had an actual plan of what I wanted to hear and the
sounds I wanted on the record." Working with key hit-makers such as
Pharrell Williams, will.i.am, Lil Jon, Dallas Austin, Rodney Jerkins,
Polow and new players like Calvo and Brian Kennedy, Ciara - whose 2004
debut album GOODIES sold over three million copies worldwide – was
involved in the selection of producers for THE EVOLUTION as well as the
development of the songs, a couple of which (such as "Do It," produced
by wil.i.am and "Crush," a Lil Jon jam) were written on the spot in the
studio.
