Glastonbury Delighted To Have 'Greatest Living Hip-Hop Act'

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by Jason Gregory
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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Glastonbury Delighted To Have 'Greatest Living Hip-Hop Act'

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Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has defended the festivals decision to employ US rapper Jay-Z as one of its headline acts.

Writing in the Independent, Eavis said that she was “delighted” to “have the greatest living hip-hop artist on at Glastonbury.”

Eavis rejected claims from critics who had said that Jay-Z was the first hip-hop artist to perform at the festival.

She also denied that he had been asked to perform so that the festival could reach a new audience.

“That is just not the case,” Eavis wrote. “It is much simpler than that: we respect Jay-Z as an amazing artist and so, obviously, we want to see him at the festival.”

Jay-Z will headline this year’s festival, which takes place from June 27th-29th, alongside The Verve and Kings of Leon.

Tickets for the festival are still available for fans who have pre-registered via the Glastonbury website.

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I didn’t know Will Smith was playing?
~ by Arf arf 4/15/2008
Glastonbury may be but the fans arent!
~ by Emily Eavis is a shit 4/15/2008
People who don’t want Jay-Z there are racist!
~ by Jon 4/15/2008
- Jon, you are a racist. See, that’s what it feels like to have daft comments posted ya tube.
  ~ by Caldy 4/15/2008
- Don’t try playing the race card . The Glastonbury fans know what they like and don’t care what colour skin it comes wrapped in ( or should I say rapped in ) Sort it out before the next festival Emily or there won’t be many more .
  ~ by Tilbury 4/15/2008
“have the greatest living hip-hop artist on at Glastonbury” What a load of shite!!!! So, the Sugar Hill Gang never existed then??!! Jay-Z??!! Hahahahahhahahahhaa what a fuckin pleb!
~ by Boydy 4/15/2008
- Agreed. ’Greatest living’ is streching it way too far. What about artists such as KRS-one, Dr Dre and Grandmaster Flash, all of whom are alive and regarded as some of the greatest innovators of the genre? Hip-hop has been represented in the past (Eg. Asian Dub) but it’s history should be acknoledged, not it’s shady commercial present. Shawn Carter would be nothing without them by his own admission. Talk about hype, this’ll backfire bigtime. Oh The Eavis’, how
  ~ by Dismayed 4/15/2008
Emily, u’ll never get in Jay’s pants, coz that’s the only reason u could have ignored ure fanbase sooo badly... and Beyonce would open a can of bootyshake all over u if u did.
~ by Kelly Rowland 4/15/2008
Kermit the Frog is the best hip-hopper in the world...HANDS DOWN!
~ by Syd Lexic 4/15/2008
I’d love to go to Glasters this year and see Jay Z but I can’t get time off work. Move the festival to the school holidays just for me damn it!!!
~ by Sue in Liverpool 4/15/2008
Why is it that ppl use racism to label things? Just because ppl might not want Jay-Z doesnt mean they’re racist. Perhaps they just dont like his music. Just like that woman from the american ’The Apprentice’ she cries racism and makes false accusations. These ppl are dangerous
~ by Marcus 4/15/2008
That other guy is better Michael Frante!
~ by harv 4/15/2008
I for one shall be big pimpin at glastonbury, also i shall be spendin Gs.
~ by Pablo 4/16/2008

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