Jay-Z – The Relevant Music Blog

Jay Z | “Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film”.

Nash Mariah — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 06:20:27 +0000

Last month Jay Z made history by performing for 6 hours at the Pace Gallery in NYC for a performance art piece that has been turned into a short film/documentary. The incredible video features living legend, Marina Abramovic, Pablo Picasso’s granddaughter as well a number of other recognisable faces like Alan Cumming, Taraji P Henson and Girls cast members Adam Driver and Jemima Kirke. This is so much more than a music video and is without a doubt one of the most inspired pieces of work that we’ve seen from Jay Z.

Lana Del Rey + The Great Gatsby | “Young & Beautiful”.

Nash Mariah — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:52:32 +0000

After the long wait we finally get to hear Lana Del Rey’s lead single for The Great Gatsby soundtrack, which was produced by Jay-Z and also features heavyweights Beyonce, Andre 3000, Fergie, Q-Tip, Nero, Will.I.Am, and Gotye. Lana was pretty much born to be on this soundtrack/in the movie and sounds just as you’d expect her to – amazing.

Jay-Z | “Open Letter” + White House Response.

Nash Mariah — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:57:26 +0000

Yesterday, Jay-Z released a new song called “Open Letter”, which was an attempt at clearing the air amidst all the stories currently flying around about his vacation to Cuba with Beyoncé — a trip that a couple of Congressmen decided to investigate — and for selling his shares in the Brooklyn Nets to become a sports agent, among other things. Within hours White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was asked about the reference made to Obama in the song, which was filmed and is pretty entertaining. Hear the controversial song and watch the White House’s response to it below.

Playlist: Crazy White Bitches

Nash Mariah — Mon, 28 May 2012 14:16:47 +0000

Seeing as though this is the most relevant music blog around, I’ve decided that I should probably be dedicating posts to what equally relevant people are listening to; and who better to start with than the most relevant bitches in town?

Crazy White Bitches was started by Fani, Naama and Isa. According to them, it is a collaborative clothing sale that happens every few weeks in Cape Town, which provides cool, hard-to-find clothes, shoes and accessories at affordable prices. They also have a pretty amazing blog (go here) which provides hours of entertainment relating to their lives, their friends and obviously fashion.

So what do these girls listen to? I asked CWB what their top 10 favourite songs are at the moment and this is the playlist they came up with (in no particular order).

1. Drake – Over My Dead Body

2. Earl Sweatshirt – Drop

3. Justin Bieber – Pick Me

4. Nelly – E.I

5. Jay-Z and Kanye West Feat. Mr Hudson and Cassius – Why I Love You

6. Frank Ocean – Songs For Women

7. Best Coast – Goodbye

8. Anthony and the Johnsons – Fistful of Love

9. Outkast – So Fresh, So Clean

I’ve saved the best for last. CWB are totally obsessed with “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen, so obsessed that one of the bitches (Isa, aka LOVE OF MY LIFE) actually recreated the video that made the song so popular. Enjoy!

For more information about CWB, check out their facebook page, here.