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Jay-Z and Memphis Bleek backstage during the Hard Knock Life tour in 1999.
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Jay-Z and Memphis Bleek performing on the Hard Knock Life tour in 1999.
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Jay-Z, photographed in the Marcy Projects for In My Lifetime… Vol. 1 by Jonathan Mannion in 1997.
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Jay-Z and his longtime best friend Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith in Brooklyn, circa 1995.
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Jay-Z with Junior M.A.F.I.A., Lil Cease, Ty Ty, and DMX. 1998.
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Speaking of fried chicken, if you are in the Brooklyn area you could also head to Buffalo Boss for some great wings. Jay-Z, his mother Gloria, and sister Andrea are investors in the restaurant, which is owned by Jay’s first cousin Jamar White. The restaurant, which uses all organic chicken, experienced a 60% increase in revenue after Jay’s investment in the spot became public. I guess you could call that the “Jay-Z Effect”.
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Jay-Z poses with the owners of Crown Fried Chicken, after Jigga had a photo shoot with photographer Chris Buck for the December 1998 cover of Blaze magazine in their store.
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Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, and DJ Clue in 1995. Before these Brooklyn boys blew up yo.
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Jay-Z, photographed for Billboard magazine by Chris Baldwin in 2009.
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Jay-Z on the rooftop of the apartment building at 560 State Street, shooting scenes for his Made in America documentary with Ron Howard. Jay-Z moved into apartment 10C in the mid-’90s and used the building as his stash spot. The building is now directly across the street from the new Barclays Center.
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Classic shit. Dead Presidents on cassette.
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Jay-Z and Lil Kim with D ROC, Kim’s manager and Biggie’s right hand man.
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It’s the Brooklyn way. Jay-Z, Ty Ty, and Biggie. 1996.
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Jay-Z aka Cashmere Jones, photographed for Reasonable Doubt by Jonathan Mannion in 1996. Jonathan Mannion and Hov used crime themes such as John Gotti, Brooklyn, drug running, and the Mafia as aspirations for the look of the shoot. The photo shoot took place on the roof of Mannion’s apartment building on 72nd and Riverside in Manhattan - where Donald Trump now has his empire. “Back then, it was all busted and beat up, and it fit the vibe. I knew I could get some beautifully composed shots, based on traditional cameras. So I was shooting with Hasselblads and Rolleiflexes, like press photographers did back in the Civil Rights era.” - Jonathan Mannion, speaking with Complex magazine in 2012.
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