Jay-Z‘s performance at the June 2001 edition of Hot 97 Summer Jam at Nassau Coliseum in New York, over two decades after it took place.The legendary set saw the rapper bring out Michael Jackson and Missy Elliott and, infamously, debut his Nas and Mobb Deep diss track ‘Takeover’ ahead of its inclusion on the album ‘The Blueprint’ a few months later.While performing the song during his Summer Jam set, Jay projected onto huge screens a photo of Mobb Deep member Prodigy taking part in a dance class as a child. Jay went on to reference the moment on the studio version of the track, rapping, “Don’t be the next contestant on that Summer Jam screen“.Though audio of the set has long been available, video has not been easily accessible until this week, when YouTube channel HipHopVCR uploaded all 57 minutes of the performance in full, as Stereogum points out.
Shawn Mendes Moonwalks Shirtless While Sharing Snippet Of New Song: Watch
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Shawn Mendes busted out a classic dance move to promote his new song, “When You’re Gone.” Oh, and by the way, he did so completely shirtless! The 23-year-old superstar singer showed off his moonwalking skills, as well as his chiseled abs, in a TikTok video he shared on Monday, March 28.
Shawn wore a pair of black jeans and socks as he performed the dance move made famous by Michael Jackson in the 1980s. A brief snippet of Shawn’s new single — which comes out Thursday, March 31 — played in the background.
Shawn’s new song sounds like a very emotional piece of music. That’s not surprising since he recently split from his girlfriend and fellow musician, Camila Cabello, after two years of dating. “Hold on, I don’t want to move what it’s like when you’re gone,” Shawn sings over an acoustic guitar in the video. “I don’t want to move on.”
The Grammy nominee wrote in his caption, “This is unusual behavior. ‘When You’re Gone’ is coming.” Fans are now even more excited about the new song. Shawn’s followers previously got a sneak peek at the upcoming single in a candid clip he posted on March 18. The footage showed Shawn sitting down playing the piano and opening up about how his life has changed since his breakup.
Related Gallery“You don’t realize when you’re breaking up with someone … all the s**t that comes after it,” he said while talking to someone behind the camera. Shawn added, “Which is like, who do I call when I am, like, in a panic attack, who do I call when I am, like, f*cking on the edge, you know? And I think that’s the reality that kinda I am on my own now after like, finally I am actually on my own and I hate that … that’s my reality, you know.”
Shawn and Camila‘s split happened in Nov. 2021. The stars seem to
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