JAY-Z usually has no problem signing fans’ vinyl records when autograph seekers stake out his location, but there was one that forced him to pass recently.
The Hollywood Fix captured HOV leaving his NYC office Tuesday night (December 13) where he was greeted by a mob of people holding up vinyl album covers hoping to get the Brooklyn rap god’s signature.
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Jay eventually obliged and signed a handful of vinyl records from his decorated discography such as The Blueprint,The Black Album, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 and more. One fan even broke out into some bars for JAY-Z — which he seemed to ignore.
The last album happened to be what Jay diagnosed as a bootleg and unauthorized project titled The Black Album Revisited, which the Roc Nation boss called out as being fake and didn’t sign. “That one ain’t even real,” Jay said to the embarrassed autograph seeker before walking back to his car.
The rap mogul has been blessing various people in different ways as of late. He recently granted the wish of another young adult who’s looking to continue their path to higher learning at the Roc Nation School of Music at Long Island University (LIU).
A student by the name of Samantha Samaka announced on Twitter that she’s received a $40,000 scholarship to attend the school, which had apparently been her dream. Samaka thanked HOV and his wife, Beyoncé, for the kind gesture while celebrating being the first Black woman from Toronto, Canada to enroll.
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“THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MY TUITION BEING PAID,” she tweeted. “I LOVE @BEYONCE & JAY Z! HONORED TO BE THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN FROM TORONTO TO BE ACCEPTED INTO JAY Z’S SCHOOL OF MUSIC.”
According to her acceptance letter, Samaka — an aspiring singer and rapper — will be taking courses in the university’s Vocal Performance BM program in the Spring 2023 semester. She also received the $10,000 Excellence Award from the Roc Nation School.
According to the New York Post, the Brooklyn-bred billionaire has joined forces with SL Green and Caesars Entertainment in a bid to erect a swanky, boutique-style casino at 1515 Broadway office tower, which is already owned by SL Green, NYC’s largest commercial landlord.
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As part of the partnership, JAY-Z and his team will oversee entertainment programming at 1515 Broadway, as well as at SL Green’s six other properties in Times Square.
