While Hip Hop has permeated the fabric of popular culture, the presence of Rap music has not particularly been felt in the realm of concert grosses. This year, however, Jay-Z has continued to conquer the Hip Hop genre in tour grossing, and has kept up with some Rock ‘n Roll acts notable for their concert success.
Billboard Magazine recently tallied the top 35 grossing shows since January. Hov’s Blueprint 3 tour made the list eight times, with his highest-selling concert landing at No. 10, grossing $1,322,831 (Australian rock band AC/DC grossed the highest with over $27 million for three concerts at one venue).
Jay’s 360-deal with promoting-giant Live Nation has assisted him in his success on the road, starting with 2008’s jaunt with Mary J. Blige, which grossed $34.5 million. “With everything else going on in his career, maybe he hadn’t focused on tours as much as he could have,” VP of touring for Live Nation, Faisel Durani told Billboard. “But we always knew he was an amazing live artist and the kind of artist we could work with to get to where we needed to be on the live side.”
Jay-Z is scheduled to headline Coachella on Apr. 16 before making his way to Europe and Japan for other tour dates.
HOVA’s a don.
Hov, the main man. Get ’em Jay. My Favourite rapper.
He’s killin y’all jive turkeys!
Fuck Hov….he aint shit!!!…
hi hater!
Hov Loves the HATE, LOL. Check his track Hate with Kanye West. Hes talking to U! He needs you to hate!!! Keep up the good work. Jay-Z is killing the game, no one on his level in all genres.
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jay stay winning..
THAT ONLY BECAUSE LIL WAYNE IS LOCKED UP!!!
I saw Wayne with HOV last year at the Meadowlands and let’s just say that after the show, hardly anyone had anything good to say about Weezys performance. Drunk, sloppy, short and downright uninspired.
Like the little bitch that he is….
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actually they talking bout since jan wayne killed it and i heard the damn show was boring as hell
I like hov but truthfully who else is really just touring right now .. ok who else is as big as him that’s tour nobody so it’s easy to outsell no one
EX ACTLY!!!! people are so gullable , like babies or sumin.
Ask yourself why nobody else is touring?…50cent flopped and Weezy is in jail…that’s two big artists right there that couldn’t capitalize because of their stupidity…
50 is going on a big European tour. If you cant sell out the Garden in your own city, then it’s time to break it to your fans that you ARE NOT the king of NY.
If anyone in hip hop was touring right now, do you really think they would out do Jay-Z? Lets be serious. The line up he has covers all types in hip hop and r&b. Jeezy, the new ‘street guys’, Trey takes care of the ladies. Hov himself crosses the OG’s, new school, progressive listeners and back pack. Not to mention the people that may just happen to appear depending on the city they are in.
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no one else is touring.. he hit the list eight times.. and his highest was eighth.. ac/dc is pretty legendary group..
it’s smart marketing.. it’s what’s seperated jay-z for some time now.. he adds another artist to bring in fans to ensure that his concerts are never the same.. geezy gives you a reason to go see Blueprint III tour AGAIN!!!! Same way he was touring with T.I. He knows when he needs assistance and he knows when he can sell out a show on his own.. he keeps learning and growing.. that’s why he’s worth HUNDREDS of millions.. not just millions.. we’re typing on computers taking in pennies, working for peanuts, this dude cash checks like we breathe oxygen.. ALL DAY, EVERYDAY.. you gon’ learn to respect the King, don’t be the next to get tested on that Summer Jam screen…
I agreed with everything you stated except for the dickriding “KING” part. Get off Jayz dick
Dude aint ridin Jay Z’s dick,he jus statin tha facts,say or thnk wht you may but hova be the KING of hiphop,never has an artist traversed all avenues thru his music,frm fashion,to clubs,to C.E.O. status,to co- ownin’ b ball teams(n dnt even thnk of memtionin’ diddy coz he aint even on the same league)……..dude,nigga has set the bar 4eva,there will neva be anatha KING LIKE HOVA,n thts the truth.
No one else is touring is saying a lot about YOUR favorite artists…..
At this point, does Jay-Z really have to Tour? No… His reputation is huge, he’s known all over the world. Jay Z is touring for his fans. Do you really think he need’s this tour money? No, like someone else said, he’s worth 100’s of millions….
This is why he is my favorite rapper…
Other rappers tour so they can eat because their albums are not really moving out of stores… He always goes platinum, has money coming in from other businesses, and yet he still tours……
As much as I love Outkast, they always go platinum, but never really tour, which sucks because I would love to see them Live……
Think about it, this dude doesn’t just sell out concerts, he sells out Tours. Some cats can’t even sell out at a club.
Ridiculous!! U niggas and ur bitch ways. I understand not likeing some shit these rap niggas put out, but u niggas act like u know niggas personally, whether or not its Jay, Wayne, 50 or Ross.. Me myself I aint feeln shit 50 put out lately but I know what he has done in the past, but I don’t go off past shit niggas put out, gave them props back then. Right now, he aint relevant. Unlike the other 3, they on there shit!! Regardless of what niggas think!!
i feel you. ppl still on 50 and he aint did shit lately. somebody should tell these fools you only as hot as your last single. some of 50 shit is good but it doesnt compare to what jay wayne and kanye do.
Regardless if you love J, or hate J, got to respect his professionalism, and the quality he brings to his shows, his shows are on some next level shit with the live band and vocal clarity in a 20,000 seat arena, abosolutely was the hottest ticket in town, and most talked about tour when he came through Detriot
more power to you Jay. I didn’t really care for BP3 honestly, but it’s moving crazy and Jay is a business-man haha. Much success to you, even if you wish me the opposite.
You cant bootleg or download a concert. This dude sold out….his concerts every night!!!! HOVA!!!!!
Jay still doing it big… but what happen to 50 i believe he did more tours did then him?
50 not touring hard as Jay …. he off making movies
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was @ the joint @ the izod center in jersey!!! that concert was bananas!!!! ..HOV’s music catalog is crazy from the first song on “reasonable doubt” to the last song on “blue print 3” …. GOAT!!!!
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I live in Denver and this year I traveled to Aspen for the XGames where Vitamin Water hosted a 30 minute concert outside for 50 which was very very packed. There was like 25,000 people lined up to see it. I also went to the Pepsi Center for the BP3 tour concert and that was jam packed as well with about the same crowd. They both ripped it without a doubt. I wish I can see 50 indoors though it would have been even crazier with that crowd. Jay-z has star power! had the whole crowd doing the ROC sign like the wave! he went for like almost 2 hours. Definitely a good show by both but jay-z live band and the sound system in the pepsi center was a nice experience. I ain’t feelin BP3 when I listen in my car but when he did some tracks live it was a different feel….