Video : Jay-Z Continues to Elevate Hip Hop With Superbowl Opener
Yes ladies and gentlemen, Jay-Z and Rihanna opened Super Bowl XLIV big.
Joined by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra, Jay-Z and Rihanna’s new take on the history making The Blueprint 3‘s Run This Town was nothing short of epic and dramatic. In fact, the video won Jay, a Hip Hop artist, the respect of well-trained classical musicians:
For classical musicians, it’s not really what we teach and not really what we do. I think [it was valuable for] the students to see how another side of the performing arts industry goes about their work, and the amount of detail they go into for just two minutes.”
-Maestro Kynan Johns
“There are a lot of people out there who are really good performers but are not actually that talented,” she said. “To get to work with an artist of that caliber is rare.”
-Flautist Melissa Healy
Jay-Z Kicks Off Super Bowl Kickoff Show Accompanied By Orchestra [MTV]