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August 3, 2009

Closing Bell: Jay-Z's 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn'


As you may have heard, Jay-Z filled in for the Beastie Boys at All Points West on Friday when the Brooklyn's most famous white rap artists had to bow out for health reasons. Fans did get a dose of Beasties, however, when Jay-Z delivered his own take of their hit "No Sleep Till Brooklyn," which you can watch above.




Posted by Brownstoner at 4:00 PM | Comments (19)
Categories: Arts, Closing Bell

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ummmm, thats fucking awesome.

Posted by: march1 at August 3, 2009 4:16 PM

Booooooo. Can't pinch hit for BB.

Posted by: BSD at August 3, 2009 4:19 PM

They chose the right person to fill the spot!! Jay-Z is a legend and from Bed-STuy

Posted by: mysideofstuy at August 3, 2009 4:27 PM

Beastie Boys are overrated.

Posted by: crimsonson at August 3, 2009 5:25 PM

fantastic!

Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 3, 2009 5:32 PM

The Beastie Boys are not from Brooklyn. One of them is from Brooklyn, but the group itself is Manhattan all the way. I second crimsonson- overrated.

Posted by: orestes at August 3, 2009 5:35 PM


Jay Z is also overrated.

Posted by: East New York at August 3, 2009 5:37 PM

Not to mention that the concert was in JERSEY!!!

Posted by: denton at August 3, 2009 5:59 PM


The B-Boys started as a spoof rap band and somehow still sellout stadiums. . .

Posted by: IronBalls at August 3, 2009 6:04 PM

Dudes - hate to break it to you, the Beasties got their start in Manhattan, but they're straight outta Howard Beach, Queens.

Posted by: batman at August 3, 2009 6:58 PM

only mca is from the bk. and while the beasties may be graded on a curve(they have moments of brilliance) jay-z is undeniable. along with his own wordplay it takes skills to take another man's rhyme and make them your own. brooklyn we go HARD!!!!!

Posted by: ramona at August 3, 2009 7:25 PM

also, while it is certainly true the beasties are more than just white rap artists. they are rap artists.

Posted by: ramona at August 3, 2009 7:27 PM

I love the Beasties, but I would take Jay-Z anyday.

Posted by: AracelyC at August 3, 2009 7:31 PM

JZ did his thing, but he cant rock it like the Beasties.

Posted by: jack slade at August 3, 2009 7:58 PM

Whether they're from Brooklyn or not: The Beasties always repped Brooklyn back when it wasn't fashionable to do so, "Paul's Boutique" was named after a real store in Brooklyn after all, they also did the same for White Castle, Brass Monkey, and Angel Dust but that's another story.

Posted by: Crownlfc at August 3, 2009 8:22 PM

Never was a Beastie Boys fan...I couldn't listen to them back in the day their voices irritated me, But Jay-Z I have been listening to him since he came out on Can I Get Open with Original Flavor.have been a fan ever since Jay Z is hands down The Best MC in Hip-Hop History, this is my opinion.

Posted by: mysideofstuy at August 3, 2009 9:31 PM

so many great Jay-Z songs about BK to choose from, but this might be my favorite:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QftcJtvLr8g

although this is pretty great, too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDjH1vDmz2Y

Hey Mr. B - how about a "name your favorite Brooklyn tribute song" thread?

Posted by: Rookie at August 3, 2009 9:38 PM

That was fierce.
Or to quote march1 "fucking awesome".

Its not a contest, its Jay-Z shoutin out(and filling in) for a fellow artist thats sick.

Now watch it again and tell me you dont feel anything.

Posted by: jasetheace at August 3, 2009 10:23 PM

Tributes to the missing Beastie Boys were popular this weekend. Coldplay closed out the festival - I'm not a big fan but it was nice to hear this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw0VVRqlf3U

And, from the various shoutouts I heard from bands, it seemed like 90% of the people at All Points West were there from Brooklyn, so it's not entirely inapproapriate for this site. (Except when Tool played - that brought out a lot of people from Jersey. No comment on that one...)

Posted by: sdrubbins at August 4, 2009 12:45 PM

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