Jay-Z – Run This Town (feat. Rihanna & Kanye West)

By on August 20, 2009 in Daily Mathematics, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rihanna

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8bUgwykXbo

Jay finally drops a real video. It’s been a while since he did something different other than standing, walking around looking like he’s in deep thought, contemplating why/ how he and Dame split. What do you think?

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  • KQ

    The song is hot garbage and the video is on some lame Max Mad shit. Rhi-rhi looking fine tho.

  • http://allthingsx2.blogspot.com/ Boothe (All Things)

    meh

  • http://twitter.com/dameSTATUS dameSTATUS

    If another of my comments get mangled/deleted….

  • http://differentkitchen.blogspot.com/ ian

    Boring. What’s the point? There doesn’t seem to be a plot! Frankly, this doesn’t seem to be much more than Jay standing, walking around looking like he’s in deep thought, contemplating why/how he and Dame split except in this case surrounded by Ye, Ri-Ri and a chic Benetton-style, multi-culti cast of radical ‘revolutionaries.’

  • http://wesleyverhoeve.com Wesley Verhoeve

    Rihanna’s first outfit in this video > the song

  • http://dronkmunk.com dronkmunk

    I get chills from this, in a good way; mostly because of Rhianna. Certainly adds fuel to the “Jay is a Mason” theory.

  • http://whowalkinbrooklyn.com Willis Still Sunsweet, WWIB

    Is Jay serious with this shit? There’s a stankin’ pile of doo on the north side of Eastern Parkway at Washington looks better than this.

    Since Mr. Carter keeps it “real,” again, and likes to be compared to “trappers,” I do give him credit for spreading some “stacks” of his “paper” around to the extras, film crew, caterers, etc. Ain’t sayin’ I don’t want Shawn working (can’t wait to see him help load up the moving truck for the Nets “big” move to BK, riiiiight) but got-damn…

    This is a long way from the brilliance (thank you Mark Romanek, Rick Rubin and, yes, Jay-Z) “99 Problems” ain’t it?

    Rating: 3/10, credit to Kanye but I’d rather look at Amber’s nips than Rhi’s whatever, and Culpepper’s is a better Bajan joint.

  • OG Matt Herbz

    The song is nice, but the video is quite strange and “huh?” Rihanna keeps it hot as usual and Kanye’s maintaining his amazing streak of continually improving his product.

  • http://danjlovesthe90s.wordpress.com DANJ!

    Wish I could say, but Warner Music Group had other plans. Dickheads.

    -D!

  • DetroitDraper

    American Gangster was’nt Jay’s best but Im really starting to think dude then just fell the fuck off. Every song I’ve heard from him since has been just horrible. I mean who would actually listen to this song

    MAYN HOL’UP

  • Smear

    YAWN

  • Anonymous

    Looks like Jay Z and friends are going to have a blast at Burningman

  • http://gelizard.blogspot.com/ geico lizard

    Jay is also walking around wondering why his fans dont like his new music.

  • frank

    I have a quick question for all of you:

    Ol’ camel face’s first single was Death of Autotune, correct, but doesn’t Diarihanna have a vocal effect on her voice in EVERY track she appears on, or am I bugging?