Jay-Z Delivers Career-Spanning Headlining Set at Roots Picnic in Philadelphia
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Steven J. Horowitz
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Jay-Z delivered a triumphant headlining performance at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, marking his grand return to the stage. The show served as a career retrospective, with Jay-Z paying homage to Philadelphia while infusing it with New York flair. He had been setting the stage for months by changing his name back to JAŸ-Z on streaming and digitizing his singles catalog, signaling a focus on his enduring musical legacy amid recent controversies.
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He'd changed his name from Jay-Z to its original spelling, JAŸ-Z, perhaps a wink and a nod that it would be a tried-and-true career retrospective.
Those songs have shelf lives that stretch back...
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