Monday, October 29th, 2007
‘I’m in the Air I Don’t Hear Niccas Corny Raps’
Posted by Bossip Staff
Jay-Z sold out his American Gangster concert series in less than a minute. The following cities were sold out in less than 60 seconds: Chicago, Philly, and LA.
That’s right and this demand is not juiced-up. A source close to Bossip says she bought her ticket for a NYC show for $150 and the tickets are now selling for $1500.
Jay is still in heavy demand, why retire?
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Do you THANG BOY!!
True dat. I aint much of a fan anymore but I ain’t mad at him AT ALL!!! If I were in his position I would be doing the SAME THANG!! You NEVER to old to make gobs of money doing no matter WHAT!!!
And look @ Jay tryin’ to show his thug sexy. He may have some of the WORST features in the world but he is just oh so sexy when he wants to be.
Since you aint married yet….Holla @ cha girl LOL!!!!
Whip-T-Do
THATS TOTAL B.S THESE TICKETS HAVE BEEN ON SALE SINCE LAST WEEK AND THEY ARE STILL THE SAME PRICES OF 85 0R 105 GET UR FACTS STRAIGHT IF THAT WAS THE CASE IT WOULD OF BEEN ON THE NEWS LIKE THE RADIO CITY ONE GUESS WHAT IT ISN’T, I LIVE IN NYC I KNOW CAUSE IM GOING *****ES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Jay is still in heavy demand, why retire?”
Exactly.
I will watch the bootleg version…Maybe, lol.!
HOVI BABEE!!! He’s that DUDE
yeah baby!!
http://www.mactanque.com
uh its sold out maybe because people know that hes actually a decent rapper and not a gimmick like some some other so-called rappers that end up number 1 on the Billboard charts… Anyone expect a MIMS concert to be sold out anytime soon??
The one thing I luv about Jay music is the growth..I’m glad he’s p***** the money cash ho’s stage……Do your thang Jay Z
well your source is garbage cause these tickets have been on sale for a while. i dont think nyc is flocking to see that when his singles are barely playing on radio. for 1500 he not that serious thats just propaganda to build the sales up,nice try though.
radio killer
EFF YOU Gravatar for taking off my gravie….BOOOOOOOOOO to you
I could of predicted it. Keep on doing you Jay!
why retire?jay-z’s fanbase is big.he is on his way to a billion.all haters punch out before you use the company computer:)
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Jay-Z sells out because he does limited shows each year. It’s not a high demand for it. It’s the rules of supply and demand. If he does a ticket every three years, and only in 5 or 6 major cities, of course he’ll sell out fast. He can sell out touring around the world each year like U2 and Tina Turner. Whatever to the old man!
Jay is still BIG PIMPIN
Wow, thats good. Man needs to start dressing his age tho. But i do luv them trainers!
I mean, he CAN *NOT* sell out toruing around the world each year.
They’re paying to listen to the old Jay. I’d pay to listen to the old Jay.
Persona
I think he can….you know how many fans dude has?? what r u like the census bureau?? And last time I checked U2 and Tina ain’t no spring chickens…Just thought I would say that…
because he’s getting to old for this *****
sometime’s u have to leave when ur in demand don’t wait till ppl are pushing u of the stage
Ooooooh, U betta throw it back.
It’s this little girl who plays “Hannah Montana” on Disney channel and her tickets are being bought and sold for outrageous amounts.!!!
People are savvy enough to buy them and resell.
He is too old to be dressed like that.
@angie
dress like what?what box do you want to put him in?how do you dress?let me guess tight shirt and tight pants right?
Tickets don’t sell that fast, at least not to actual people. It’s those ticket scouts that buy them up really fast using those phone things to tie up the line and buy them in bulk, then they sell tickets second hand. That’s what happened with Hannah Montana (not that I’m a fan, I just read the article), and it may be what’s happenining with him if there is any truth to this here story on a gossip blog.
Anyway, I would like to see Jay Z in concert before he “retires”. But he never seems to make it down here to Houston.
That is 100% true, tickets for the LA show was sold out ASAP, only Hov could sell a show out in less than 5 minutes. I got my tickets though, and can’t wait to be in the building with the ROC Boys. Jigga!!!
I lubs J and his big ***** lips!
Awe Bossip, is so full of *****…….now they wanna hype Jay z up; asking why retire? When b4 they was like his ***** should retire cause he was played out and old and tired!!!!
it is sold out at leat if you try to buy through ticketmaster
Jay Z is an overrated has-been.
Next.
Thank you for not calling the ***** Joe Camel for once….
Old man better bring his ventalator, he’s gonna need it. But i can’t front, his new single is cool
Stop lyin the *****s tickets is still up for sale in LA….
you must be talkin about the movie premier…
For Jigger, the person who was the fourth post on here at 4:01…..Yes It’s tru, it sold out in less than a minute…I tried to get my in philly and the ticket masters told me the same thing…It’s just a matter of time before it hits the news…..it even tells you the same on rocafella.com…..Look on there for yourself if you believe this is total b.s.
You almost 40 *****, you not the one!
@cam’rom
jim jones and cam are about 35 years old each.thats like a 20 year old calling someone 25 old.look it up.as for all you people who think 40 is old,half of you won’t make it and the other of will be flat broke and in debt.
You guys don’t believe everything they say here on these gossip blogs, pleas don’t. The reason why and if the tickets were all sold out so fast was because they were purchased on the net by scalpers, ***** even some of Jay-Z homeboys have a buch to sell because he know the lick for Philly and NY folks will by them there like that that’s why he is only doing major cities.He is not in demand that’s the game and he knows it and is still gangster.
I bet he glad as hell TI not in the mix right now.
He don’t give ***** about me I will not loose any sleep if I don’t see him sing and I dam sure am not losing any money it will stay in my pocket I can afford it,hell I went to NY 5 times this summer and the carribbean so what the hell is a concert ticket to me.Later
umm why retire? Bossip didnt you just say a week ago he needs to hang it up, give it up..matter of fact yall been sayin that for months….you guys flip flop way too much. this website is annoying as ***** now.
Rappers don’t retire they just say that the are. And then when they come up with a hit they release it… look at Too Short, LL Cool J, Wyclef, and now Jay-Z.
I am not mad at any of them… cuz that’s what they do… make records.
persona
Jay-Z sells out because he does limited shows each year. It’s not a high demand for it. It’s the rules of supply and demand. If he does a ticket every three years, and only in 5 or 6 major cities, of course he’ll sell out fast. He can sell out touring around the world each year like U2 and Tina Turner. Whatever to the old man!
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Great perception. I could see that, I just didn’t wana sound like a hater but it’s true. Simple mathmatics.
Oct 29, 2007 – 4:18 pm J
They’re paying to listen to the old Jay. I’d pay to listen to the old Jay.
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I figued as much too. I would pay to hear the old Jay from Blueprint 1 back ANY DAY!!! Even like 4 cuts off of Blueprint 2 but Black Album and Kindomcome coffee coasters straight up!!!
god – dress like what?what box do you want to put him in?how do you dress?let me guess tight shirt and tight pants right?
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There you go again, projecting your hatred at black women at me. I have NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER dressed inappropriately. I believe in modesty and simple elegance. I was brought up to dress right so losers like you would know that you aren’t in my league.
The way you dress says a lot about your maturity. An almost 40 year old man or woman should not be dressed the same as an 18 year old boy or girl. My 18 year old nephews dress more sophisticated than him. They got over that “hood” look in highschool and are now in college.
You probably think he looks cl*****y, but that says a lot about your station in life and maturity.
@angie
what hatred for black women?anyway i bet you are a “single independent women”.maybe you don’t understand that he makes money off of this look.do you know that he was voted best dressed man by gq?you can’t where a suit 24-7.as for you being out of my league you are right:)
karma
because he’s getting to old for this *****
sometime’s u have to leave when ur in demand don’t wait till ppl are pushing u of the stage
^^^But who is pushing him off the stage??? LOL Let’s be real, Jigga talked ***** about retiring, came back and all the fans were happy. His new ***** is aight…can’t even front. And it’s better than a lot of the garbage out right now. AND his new cd is connected to one of the biggest movies of the year…Jigga doesn’t need to go anywhere. He’s still making moves. As long as there’s cash to be made he will make ppl love him.
@god
FYI – I am engaged to a man that I met while at law school. If you don’t know what that is; it’s a building on a college campus one. You know that place where the women are all out of your league.
He was voted best dressed man by GQ for the way that he looks when he is NOT dressed like this. Read the article, look at the pics. He was awarded that way for his suits, casual wear style and formal wear style.
@angie
engaged for how long?:)so you are in law school right?i guess you are in the red:)
hova the god mc!!!!!
i also said that he makes money off of that look.
We’ve been engaged for 4 months. We met one year and 3 months ago on October 17. That’s how real men do it.
Yes, I am in law school. I’m in Civil Procedure cl***** right now. I am financially fit because I am a national bestselling author of more than 17 novels. So, I’m doing just fine, thank you.
How are your finances? Let me guess…you’re a millionaire right? I believe you. No, I really do believe you.
1500? NOW THAT IS INSANE! *****, I’LL WAIT UNTIL HIS ***** DROP, OR DO THE BOOTLEG CONCERT SERIS THING! ***** THAT! I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF, WHEN I SAY THAT I HAVE BETTER ***** TO SPEND MY MONEY ON!
IT IS STARVING KIDS,ANIMALS, AND ADULTS OUT HERE, ***** HIS POCKETS!
thats how a real man does what?and no i’m broke, i have 10 bucks in my pocket.wow only 17 novels?i’m proud of you.sorry for taking up your time.
#18 is out August 08 and #19 & #20 are under K. Be patient. I’m young. There will be many, many more.
@angie what is the title of your best seller?how much do authors get paid these days?superhead got 600 grand for her second book.
My first bestseller was A Forever P*****ion – a romantic suspense about a woman whose life was in danger when she found out about a prominent black family whose ancestors got rich by owning slaves in the South.
I’ve had a few since then.
How much you get paid depends on the market for your book. You get more as your fan base grows.
It also depends on the genre. I make more now that I’m in mainstream fiction because romantic suspense pays okay advances, but not great royalties.
I couldn’t dream of $600K (yet), but the trade off is that I’m not a w***** who throws her business in the street, so I feel like I’ve still got one up on Karin.
BTW – Karin didn’t get get one penny from me.
@god – viewparkonline.com – If you click on Angela’s Other Novels, the list is there.
@angie
cool.thanks for answering ny questions.sorry again if i said anything crazy.
i don’t give ***** how dope of a rapper this ***** is, i’ll never pay $ 1500 to go see this *****. i have better ***** to spend this money on instead. dumb cats will spend this money and then they will go up to three months eating potato ships.
@angie
i just googled it.you are very pretty:)
LOL. props to Angie and god for having the most civil disagreement I’ve seen in a while.
jroc i bought my ticket last week in nyc so of course by now it is sold out hello it has been 7 days but people are makng it seem like it sold today at 12pm and sold out at 12′15 come on if that was the case how’d i get my ticket..too bad u missing out though, i just can’t stand lies.
@god
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No problem. I’m just on here playing anyway. I think some people take it too seriously, but I thought the whole fun of these blogs is to mess with each other.
besides hammerstein isn’t that big,doesn’t take much to sell it out but 7 days is not a miracle,by far.
“I thought the whole fun of these blogs is to mess with each other.”
That’s called Trolling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll
***** this camel looking ***** using that movie as an excuse o rap about hustling it aint even a soundtrack i saw that ***** and heard like 6 songs already non of them *****s had anything to do with this movie *****ing monkey rapping about *****ingup the community for a bunch of fat jewish white people *****ing sell out. i hope he flop and retire for reals.and for u *****s that think its a concept album suck elephant ***** what concept? he been rapping about drugs since he came out now that he aint doing it this movie makes it ok, now watch all the other flabby old rappers wanna make a hustling album after another drug movie comes out. rap is dead 1 song out of all the leaked *****s is decent its pathetic.rap sucks now.
That’s called Trolling.
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***runs down the hallway, crying*****
Not made at old dude ! He sold out look at the venues they selling at mostl likely club and i gurrantee half or majorty of the audaince is white !
hell he needs to put kelly on that ticket so she can make a few dimes.
@ Angie,
OT: Isn’t Civil Procedure the most boring cl***** on Earth? I got so sick and tired of hearing about diversity jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, supplemental jurisdiction, issue preclusion and so on and so forth. Thank goodness I’m finished with my first year. I’m *****uming your an evening student. I always envied how you guys seem so relaxed compared to day students.
@lucky
I’ll be there when he’s in DC so I’ll let you know how white it is.
I see the haters came out in full force today….
i’m glad he’s doing well, but we all know that the only way a venue sells out in 1 min. is when SCALPERS flood the b.o.! why do you think ppl are selling them for $1500? think ppl! the same thing happen with HANNA MONTANA! LOL!!
@ Coop
DO THAT! HAVE FUN I KNOW THAT’S YA BOY.
wasn’t bossip the same people bashing Jay for coming out with a new album? hypocrites
That’s the point, person up above. U2 and Tina Turner aren’t spring chickens but they sell out CONCERTS. Not shows. A show is one or two. A concert is stadiums and MULTIPLE ones. Jay-Z pulling a lot of people in major cities with limited shows is not a surprise. Combined his 6 shows equate to what? Ten percent of his albums sales? How is that big?
@ Holla
you’re a stupid ***** *****, go back to school; both academic school and hip-hop school
jay-z is your god
Why yall arguing over scalpers…? If scalpers are buying his tickets then Jay must be hot cause they trying to make a profit. DUH? I don’t know a scalper in the world whose gonna buy a lame ***** ticket.
And BTW…Bossip is a little grimey. One minute you trashing Jay the next you lifting him up….what gives? But I guess I can expect that from a gossip site: no integrity.
I Know I shouldna Did that !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Falling !
Does he think just because he says ‘Nicca’ instead of N***a that its okay? Its not. I like him and all but thats just plain ignorant.
ok, you guys over here at bossip need to make up your minds, one day you’re all for jay the next you’re tellin him to retire…at least differentiate who is blogging one day because it just makes you guys look inconsistent.
Jay-Z is not relevent…..I mean come on…who wants to see Jay anymore…ticket holders must have bought those tickets to hear the old Jay-Z…..
Weezy is the truth!!! Go retire….his new song sucks!!!
last week y’all were screaming how he should just shutup and retire. now its why retire? be consistent!
so long as Jay can make money at this he is not going to retire. no one says stevie wonder, gladys knight, KRS1, Rakim, should retire. Doesn’t mean he is going to sell like he did a few albums ago (hell who is) but his past work and his rep are enough to keep him buzzing for a bit longer. me personally I was not feeling the whole american gangster thing but some of the leaks are growing on me. if he were coming to atlanta i would try to get tickets. if you have $1500 worth of disposable income I say enjoy, but if I am paying $1500 Jesus must be in the building!
J is the mother efing man!! I love him! I got to go on his tour bus and show him somw loving..
http://www.spymac.com/details/?2290046
its really time for jay-z to take a seat. now more than ever. hes had 2 back to back bulls!it albums, give it up already.
yeah yall can argue over scalpers and *****….But I’ve never seen a quicker argument than Angie and God, either. LOL
I guess he still has his swagger in place.
“Jay is still in heavy demand, why retire?”
download the FULL Jay-Z American Gangster album (15 tracks) at:
hiphopupdate.blogspot.com
JAY IS THE BEST IN THE BRANCH
http://misstrendy.org/miss_trendy.html
Who wants to pay $1500 to hear a ***** talking in rhymes? People are *****ing stupid!
Step in line for your gl*****es of haterade! Only stupid people on here are those that are referring to a multi-millionaire businessman as a *****!
Thanks for helping destroy hip hop cara. You *****ing idiot.
F-that! Give me some solider boy tell him any day!
…..I WAS JUST KIDDING!!!! LOL………… I don’t want yall to chew my ***** out. lol. But it’s good that a umm….GOOD rapper is back. (If I see one more made up dance….I sware…)
I HEART JAY-Z!!
The tickets have been on sale for about 2 weeks now right? I just bought some last week for my brother so I don’t know where you getting this info from?
go Jay….make that music and i will buy it!! I don’t buy hip hop music, but I will and do buy Jay-Z everytime.
so damn sexy!!!!!
Everybody lies but the numbers don’t lie. Nuff respect jay.
Squad up!
http://www.targetsquad.com
Jay has started payin bossip,jus like 50 pays AHH.COM lol……….ITS THA ROC U BUSTARDS!!!
i wouldn’t mind seeing “old jay” either, but i wouldn’t pay hundreds of dollars for tickets. but to hear him perform the material off the upcoming album. don’t think so. watch his performance be all of 30 min. lol i’m not mad at him-if he’s in demand, keep making money. that’s what makes a star-not just the ability to sell records and to be a hot trend for a little while, but for people to feel you and your music enough to pay to see it done LIVE. not too many rappers can do that.
@Sim1
Calm down Nicca
Get it Jay!!! That ***** dont give a damn bout no one sayin how old and washed up he is or who’s a better lyracist, he still doin it and I aint mad at him! Tell em why they mad son…
WHAT??? “Jay-Z sold out his American Gangster concert series in less than a minute. The following cities were sold out in less than 60 seconds”
Now, Can Lil Wayne Do That? ***** NO!!! So can we finally dead this Lil Wayne Bull*****?
@god…check this out
http://www.tlt.com/authors/awinters.htm
for all the a-holes quoting that camel line of numbers don’t lie eat crap and hop off the nuts numbers obviously lie look at the whole enron scandal morons don’t believe everything you see and half of what u hear!!!!wake up sheep. baaaaaaaaaa.
uggie duggie snoogie boogie
i look at his picture and wonder to my self how old is jay-z posing like a lil thug ***** grow lil man
@legal justice-
Isn’t Civil Procedure the most boring cl***** on Earth?
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If it wasn’t for my professor, who is actually pretty funny, I would fall asleep. I swear, we spent at least 3 weeks just on Personal Jurisdiction.
Show em how it’s done, son. Can’t take the hustle out the hustler. Marcy one day, the effin universe the next. *****ody that continues to make bread thinks about retiring…come on ppl. Don’t hate, take notes.
Damn shame. we’ll neva get no where!!!!!!!!!!!!
how the aevrage worker supposed to buy a ticket. black folks make money and are more demanding than the white man. If an average person can not see the concert who is the music for? GUPPIES!!!!!!!!!!!
Beleive me I have money in my savings account and a porfolio but I wouild not be a dumb saggin and pay that much to see anyone but Jesus. Black folks keep blakc folks down!!!
Jigger, they didnt say NYC sold out in a matter of seconds, they said PHILLY,CHI, and Calli…..Not NYC……So what are you talking about. Im not arguing with you about NY but the other cities
@Angie, god & justice
TAKE THAT ***** TO A PERSONAL CHAT ROOM – NO ONE GIVES A DAMN ABOUT YOUR BOOK, WHO YOU’RE ENGAGED TO OR WHAT CL***** IS BORING OR NOT BORING! AND GOD YOU’RE A SELL OUT FOR APOLOGIZING JUST BECAUSE YOU COPPED A PIC AND THOUGHT SHE WAS CUTE. WTF. DUDE IS ROCKING A HOODIE AND SOME *****IN’ JEANS – SO WHAT! MUST YOU CAST SHADE FOR YOUR (_l_) TO SHINE!
@J Roc
Don’t worry NY did sale out.