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| by kenn on 10/02/2003 12:04:00 PM |
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JAY-Z SOLD OUT PRESS RELEASE
JAY-Z SELLS OUT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN ONE DAY
ALL STAR PERFORMER CELEBRATES FINAL SOLO RELEASE, THE BLACK ALBUM, WITH
CONCERT AT THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS ARENA ON NOVEMBER 25TH
PARTIAL PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE SHAWN CARTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND HIP
HOP SUMMIT ACTION NETWORK
(New York, NY; September 29, 2003): Tickets sold out in a matter of
hours for Jay-Z's monumental November 25th performance at the World's
Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden. Officially announced on
Wednesday, September 24th, tickets went on sale for the show Saturday,
September 27th at 9am. Before the close of business day, tickets for
the upcoming concert were officially sold out.
This concert is the beginning of Jay-Z's victory lap promoting his final
full length solo album, The Black Album, which is set for release on
Black Friday, November 28th. The Black Album coincides with the
additional releases of Jay-Z's autobiography, The Black Book and the all
black version of Jay-Z's signature shoe the S. Carter.
Partial proceeds from the concert, produced by Clear Channel
Entertainment, will go to the Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund and the
non-profit Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.
In addition to his success as a musical artist, Jay-Z has multiple
businesses including; 40/40 club Armadale Vodka, Roc-A-Fella Records,
Roc-A-Wear and Roc-A-Fella Films. In addition, Jay-Z is the first
non-athlete to have a signature sneaker line with Reebok's S. Carter
line. He is also responsible for the Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund
(scholarship fund for high school students in Brooklyn), The Annual
Jay-Z Toy Drive and Team Roc.
Jay-Z has released 9 consecutive platinum-plus albums in 7 years and has
sold over 25 million units. Jay-Z has been nominated for and the
recipient of numerous Grammy Awards, as well as Billboard Music Awards,
Radio Music Awards and MTV Music Awards. Jay-Z has consistently topped
Billboard's list as the #1 Rap Artist, #1 R&B Mainstream Artist and the
#1 Crossover artist.
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