I’m not a fan of rap at all, but for some reason I really like Jay-Z and a few of his songs. He is a well known Yankees fan and was invited by the organization to do this special performance.
I thought the song was pretty good, and I liked how everyone playing was wearing Yankee gear…except Alicia Keys. Haha. It certainly got the crowd going. Derek Jeter’s facial expression shown on the Fox broadcast as he watched them play was absolutely hilarious. It seems like the crowd and teams all enjoyed the performance. I think Jay-Z might have blessed the field last night.
Jay-Z also had some words about the experience:
“I felt like a kid,” he said. “The field is beautiful. I’ve never been that close to the field. Walking around, I jumped over the center-field fence and everything, like I was catching a home run.”
“Jeter plays ‘Empire State’ every time he’s at bat. A-Rod does ‘Already Home’ and ‘Reminder,’ ” Jay said. “[Robinson] Cano does ‘Run This Town.’ It’s like the Jay-Z compilation at the stadium. It’s beautiful.
“Incredible,” Jay added. “Beyond explanation. Just the whole fact, being in Yankee Stadium, really interacting, knowing the players. I grew up a fan of he Yankees — Reggie Jackson, Mickey Rivers, Chris Chambliss, God bless Thurman Munson, all these guys. To be there and interact with all these guys [the current Yankee team], they throwing the Roc sign up — it’s fantastic.”
Here is John Legend’s rendition of our National Anthem. I think he did a great job as well:
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I don’t usually comment on blogs but had to on yours. You have a very easy to read writing style. A lot of people don’t have that touch, they just ramble on and on in the most boring way. But not you – thanks! I don’t have time to read everything here right now, I found this site when looking for something else on Yahoo, but I’ve bookmarked your homepage and will visit again real soon to see what’s new. I really like seeing what other people are saying and think of Beyonce K. What is your favorite song of hers? Did you like Jay-Z’s duet with Alicia Keys at the World Series? I thought it was so cool. I love reading other sites my favorite artist, Beyonce. Thanks again!
Alicia Keys is a very intelligent and very talented strong black woman that is a good role model to every woman including myself. She also stay honest to herself and didn’t have to show extra skin to get were she at, but just letting us see who Alicia Keys is
I really want to let you know that I am so happy for you finally having a family …. i love you and your songs. It has really change my life…Alicia Keys you are amazing!