(photo courtesy by Pierre Obendrauf / Montreal Gazette)
Oct. 30 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
As reported by T'Cha Dunlevy at the Montreal Gazette
When he (Jay-Z) intoned the “na-na-na-na” hook off Death Of Auto-Tune, the Montreal crowd joined in.
By the third song of the night, U Don’t Know, it felt like the encore. Everyone was on their feet, arms up, the beat was booming, horns were blazing.
“I like that,” Jay-Z said.
He was, it should be noted, backed by a rockin’ 12-piece band, including hype-man Memphis Bleek.
“I’ve never heard a rap show sound so clean,” said veteran hip-hop promoter Rickey D, seated next to me – and he would know.
The hits kept coming: 99 Problems, Show Me What You Got, I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me), the Jackson 5-sampling Izzo (H.O.V.A.), Heart Of the City (Ain’t No Love) – all with full-on singalong – and we were just half-way through the show.
Oct. 31 – Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON
As reported by Jane Stevenson / Sun Media / Canoe
TORONTO - Jay-Z donned a white plastic hockey mask for the opening of his Halloween show on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre.
How appropriate.
The King of Rap pays homage to the king of horror movie characters - Jason - on All Hallows’ Eve.
Face mask aside, Jay-Z brought plenty of slick-looking and sounding tricks and treats with him.
A snippet of Paul McCartney and Wings’ Live And Let Die heralded his arrival while a massive video screen, broken up into rectangular pillars, and a 10-piece band including a three-man horn section, supplied all the sights and sounds of a big production rap show.
Nov. 1 – Scotiabank Place – Ottawa, ON
As reported by Denis Armstrong / Sun Media / Canoe
OTTAWA - He’s sold more records than Elvis and holds the record for No. 1 albums in the Billboard 200. He co-owns the NBA’s New Jersey Nets and swank nightclubs. He’s the former CEO of Def Jam Records and he’s married to Beyonce.
Yeah, life’s sweet for Jay-Z, and the King of Hip-Hop has paved the way for younger producer-musicians such as Timbaland, Ruff Ryders, The Neptunes and Kanye West, and at last night’s big jam at Scotiabank Place, it’s obvious Jay-Z isn’t done with music yet.
Not by a long shot.
Read each show's recap here:
The Montreal Gazette - Concert review: Jay-Z, Oct. 30 at the Bell Centre
Canoe - Jay-Z tricks and treats ACC crowd / Oct. 31 – Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON
Canoe - Scotiabank Place, Ottawa - November 1, 2009 Hip-Hop King shakes The Bank
Photos:
The Montreal Gazette - Friday, October 30
Getty Images - Toronto Saturday, October 31
WENN Photo - Toronto Saturday, October 31
(Oct. 30 video courtesy of KamiePhresh & couchsurfer)
(Oct. 31 video courtesy of Peace Magazine & Cybershotzz)
(Nov. 01 video courtesy of FREDDY81FUNES & jirkovsky)
Jay-Z 'The Blueprint 3' World Tour dates:
Nov. 4 - Alexandra Palace - London, UK
Nov. 7 - Save Mart Center - Fresno, CA
Nov. 8 - Pauley Pavilion - Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 12 – University of Illinois – Assembly Hall – Champaign, IL
Nov. 13 - Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
Nov. 17 - United Spirit Arena - Lubbock, TX
Nov. 19 – Tingley Coliseum – Albuquerque, N.M.
Nov. 20 – Don Haskins Center – El Paso, TX
Nov. 22 – Frank Erwin Center Arena – Austin, TX
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