Posts Tagged ‘Beastie Boys’

It’s because of things like this that I think everyone should respect Jay-Z, regardless of whether they even listen to his music.

Due to Adam Yaunch being diagnosed with cancer, the Beastie Boys recently had to cancel all of their concerts and bumped back the release of their next album. This included a headlining gig at the All Points West festival, which Jay-Z stepped in to cover.

So what does Mr. Carter do? He opens his headlining set by covering “No Sleep ‘Till Brooklyn.” Not only is this an old school classic from the Beasties, but it’s an especially fitting choice to use as a tribute since Jay-Z is somewhat of an NYC icon himself.

He’s a class act in my books.