Jay-Z is about to make history as the first solo hip-hop act to perform at Carnegie Hall.  At a press conference for the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation on Thursday, Jay announced a charity concert, and said that he just want to thank United Way and thank Carnegie Hall for providing such a legendary venue.  Jay-Z made the announcement at Carnegie Hall Thursday alongside key execs like Clive Gillinson, executive and artistic director of Carnegie Hall, Gordon Campbell, president-CEO of United Way of New York City and Dania Diaz, executive director of the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation.

Jay-Z will perform two shows at Carnegie Hall in February, and proceeds will benefit the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation and the United Way of New York City.  The rapper also emphasized the importance of education saying that he does not have a high school diploma or a college diploma, but still for him articulate, he had to has some form of schooling to articulate his thoughts.  Jay-Z said that if music is great it will do great things before breaking into a shy smile and then added that he has great music.  Jay claimed that any time that he get a chance to expand and broaden the reach of hip-hop is a great thing for him on a personal level.

Jay will be the first solo hip hop artist to play at the iconic venue, although Wyclef Jean took the stage there in 2001, along with Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton and Whitney Houston.  According to Jay, he feels like they bent the rules so that it could make sense for him right then and there, but he will take it.

The concerts will take place on Feb. 6 and Feb. 7.  Tickets in the private sale will range from $500 to $2500.  The money raised will go towards college scholarships and for a program focused on diminishing the dropout rate among New York City teenagers, through the United Way.  The New York Times reports the Brooklyn mogul said during an interview at the iconic theater that there was a ton of blue-collar jobs that no longer exist, and the gap is wider than ever, and the kids need to really know that and be prepared.  According to him, to really succeed in this new America, they are going to need an education.  The 42-year-old father-to-be also has his own foundation chaired with his mother, Gloria Carter that helps children from struggling backgrounds with college scholarships.

Jay-Z, a Brooklyn native, says going back to the Marcy Projects complex where he grew up puts things into perspective.  And when he went to Kanye West’s hold home in South Chicago, he had the same feeling saying that the inspiration and how happy the people were just makes him feel really good.

Meanwhile, the hip-hop mogul is reportedly considering releasing a follow up album with Kanye after the success of Watch the Throne.   According to Jay, it depends on how thins finishes up referencing the last days of their concert tour.  He said that they are in a great place creatively noting that they really found their zone.

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Millionaire rap superstar Shawn Corey “Jay-Z” Cater recently had setup an unforgettable surprised wedding anniversary trip with his wife, American R&B star Beyonce Knowles to Bahamas.

The rap superstar pleased his wife through spending their luxury vacation, as well as guaranteeing that their villas is loaded with their favorite champagne on ice and white fresh flowers, while laying on a candle light dinners crammed with delicious seafood on the beach front.

Regardless of this scheduled romantic getaway in one of the best vacation paradise in the world, both of them are pleased to shell out their precious time with other folks and are happy and please to see “Austin Powers in Goldmember” singer and co-star Verne Troyer staying nearby hotel, and then invited Troyer to join the couple that night.

Both Jay-Z and Beyonce already ended celebrating their wedding anniversary lavishly since their wedding in April of 2008; Beyonce is already preparing to return to Untied States to set the release of her fourth album, which is scheduled in late June according to reports.

This is actually not the first time that the millionaire rapper has spend lavishly for his singer superstar wife, in addition, reports reveal that he purchased Beyonce a designer Birkin handbags and pursues last holiday in Hermes boutique on Madison Avenue, New York City amounting to $350,000.

On the other hand, Beyonce likewise treated her loving husband, a stunning $2 million Bugatti Veyron Grand Sports car during the 41st birthday of Jay-Z last December 4.

In line with Jay-Z, the University of Kentucky enjoyed their elite victory in the recently concluded National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tourney presenting Jay-Z as a special guest, which cost the VIP millionaire rapper along with his New Jersey Nets approximately $50,000 fine for an unexpected instance.

Considering that he was a minority stake owner of the New Jersey Nets, they consider Jay-Z’s contact with the amateur players as a breach of rules. Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones are both from Wildcats and possible draft picks in the upcoming National Basketball Association (NBA) drafting. Despite that fact the his visit to the locker room has no real intention of recruiting both players, the existing rules in NBA is warding off team owners from any unfavorable contact with the players right until declaring themselves as official candidate for the NBA Draft.

However, the good thing is that such fine is not a considerable issue for the rap artist, who right now landed as the second Wealthiest Artists in the list of Hip-Hop by Forbes having $450 million net worth.

Jay-Z a native from Brooklyn owns a stake in the Nest together with Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian Billionaire owning almost 80 percent in the team’s share. Last month, both men broke grounds at the Atlantic Yards, Brooklyn, site wherein the new home of the Nets will be constructed at the Barclay Center set for completion next year.

Report says that the latest album of the rap superstar along with Kanye West is set to be release on spring.

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