Jay-Z on album leak, attending Grizzly Bear show

On yesterday's full leaking of The Blueprint 3:

"I may be the most bootlegged artist in history," he told MTV News shortly after his album leaked. "It's a preview. I'm excited for people to hear the album. I'm very proud of the work I've done, so enjoy it."

"My pager is actually ringing right now, so people are probably calling me and telling me they pretty much like it," he explained. "I can tell by the way my pager rings if a song is good or not. It's really going crazy right now."

On checking for indie scene 'throbs, Grizzly Bear:

"They're an incredible band," he said. "The thing I want to say to everyone -- I hope this happens because it will push rap, it will push hip-hop to go even further -- what the indie-rock movement is doing right now is very inspiring. It felt like us in the beginning. These concerts, they're not on the radio, no one hears about them, and there's 12,000 people in attendance. And the music that they're making and the connection they're making to people is really inspiring. So, I hope that they have a run where they push hip-hop back a little bit, so it will force hip-hop to fight to make better music, because it can happen, because that's what rap did to rock."

Jay still uses a pager, looks like. Furthering thoughts after the jump.

Hova the hipster.

By Ramon on 09.01.09 12:35PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Jay-Z on album leak, attending Grizzly Bear show

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