Jay-Z Is A Funny F**ker
Am I the biggest Jay-Z fan in the world? No. Do I like his music? Yeah, I like it, but I don't love it. But, that being said, I didn't see what all the fuss was when he was booked for Glastonbury. Music is music is music and all music played today basically comes from the same source. Just because you don't happen to like a certain kind of music doesn't mean it shouldn't be on a bill.
So, when the Noel Gallagher started spouting off about how Jay-Z (read black people) don't belong at Glastonbury it kind of pissed me off. To me, the best music festivals are the ones that have something for everyone and introduce people to music they otherwise wouldn't have listened to. Plus, with the advent of ipods, everyone has some seriously eclectic crap they listen to and I wouldn't be surprised if people who listened to Oasis also listen to Jay-Z and Kanye. So, Noel as much as you hate the thought of a black person playing at Glastonbury, it happened, and will probably happen again.
The organizers at Glastonbury took a chance on Jay-Z and I think it paid off. The part that I liked best though is in the video below. Sure, Noel will get a little bit of coin for the song performance, but also knows that Jay-Z could buy and sell Noel 50 times and that in the music industry, Noel is Jay-Z's bitch.
