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Saturday, May 29, 2021

Jay-Z Talks DMX

 


In another promo clip of the upcoming season premiere of HBO's The Shop, Jay-Z recalled how intimidating it was having to perform after the late great DMX. During the episode, Hov recounted how tough of a task it was following X. 


”X is about to go, and I’m like, I wanna see,’” Jay recalled. “And he goes [growls], and the fucking arena goes crazy. First of all, it’s deafening, and I’m like, ‘Ohhh sh**.’ He has a thing, like an Alize and Hennessey mix, it looks like blood, like he’s drinking blood, and he’s running back and forth [on the stage]. Halfway through the show, and then he takes his shirt. And the whole crowd goes wild. ‘Aaaaaah!’”


Jay said he witnessed the audience experience a spectrum of emotions from raucous enthusiasm to tears. 


“He’s going nuts, right? And I’m like, ‘Shit.’ First the guys are going crazy, now the girls are going crazy. And then he gets to the end, and he starts a prayer. And now they’re crying, the whole arena is crying. And then [concert organizers] go, ‘OK, now you go.’”

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