If “Empire State Of Mind” was a love letter, “Run This Town” was a manifesto that found Jay-Z enlisting Kanye West and Rihanna for a declaration not of independence, but dominance. Jay-Z was in militant mood as the decade that opened with 9/11 came to a close. Lupe Fiasco (feat Jay-Z): Pressure (2006)īy the mid-00s, Jay-Z was scattering guest verses like $100 bills, giving Lupe Fiasco 45 seconds’ worth of his time – just enough to give the newcomer his approbation, while reminding everyone else that, two decades into the game, Jay-Z’s from-the-streets narrative was complete.Ĭlick to load video Jay-Z (feat Kanye West and Rihanna): Run This Town (2009) Four years later, Kanye addressed questions over their friendship by allowing Jay-Z to take a remix of “Diamonds From Sierra Leone” hostage with one of his finest ever verses – still a breathtaking moment in both men’s careers. Jay-Z gave Kanye West his first big break when he hired the young Yeezy to produce five tracks on his 2001 album, The Blueprint. Kanye West (feat Jay-Z): Diamonds From Sierre Leone (Remix) (2005) The single “Numb/Encore” easily hit its target, however, and found Jay-Z performing the song with the group at LA’s Roxy Theater, seeing the hip-hop icon own a stage usually reserved for rock and metal acts. Click to load video Jay-Z/Linkin Park: Numb/Encore (2004)Ĭomfortably dominating the pop landscape, Jay-Z set his sights on the rock world, teaming up with rap-metal crossover group Linkin Park for a fully collaborative EP given the knowing title Collision Course.
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