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Jay-Z Shut Piladelphia Down at the “Made In America Festival” Where he preformed tracks from 4:44 Album
On Sunday night time at the Made in america festival in Philadelphia, Jay-Z changed into busy directing crowd traffic. There have been two competing mosh pits near the degree, and the rapper advised some revelers to step aside so that the earrings could unite. “I promise you – you may have the time of your existence,” he stated. Moments later, with the target audience arrayed for maximum mayhem, Jay-Z launched into the pummeling scrape of “99 troubles.”
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It changed into a widespread display for Jay-Z: He became anchoring his personal festival, which has grown right into a popular annual occasion seeing that starting in Philadelphia in 2012. more importantly, it turned into the first time the rapper done songs from his currently launched 4:forty four within the U.S., a trial run earlier than he embarks on a national excursion at the quit of October.
4:44 succeeded in commanding attention whilst it came out at the end of June – even Monica Lewinsky, who isn’t always regarded for hip-hop commentary, applauded the album as “fresh and bracing.” The LP opened with a symbolic death inside the shape of “Kill Jay Z,” and this freed the rapper to deal with matters he may have prevented within the past, which include a rocky patch in his marriage with Beyoncé, the eye-opening elements of fatherhood and the importance of supporting the efforts of other black entrepreneurs. “This album is set Shawn Carter, Jay-Z, beginning up,” producer No. I.D.
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Aaron Koenig Releases Ska Anthem for Geeks
Aaron makes music about meaningful topics that rocks and grooves – and sometimes it even skanks on a rock steady beat!
His new song ‘Geeks’ has been released on all major music platforms on November 15th. It is an anthem for the heroes of the digital age: computer nerds, also known as geeks. It is driven by an off-beat ska guitar, a sticky bass line and a groovy brass section. The icing on the cake is a jazzy saxophone solo.
“I have always loved Ska, I even saw the Specials, the Selecter and Madness live in their heydays”, says Aaron. “I chose the topic although I am not a geek myself, but I have a lot of sympathy for them. Geeks are often frowned upon because they can be socially awkward, but they are the ones who are building a better world. So I think they deserve an anthem.”
The music video is mostly made up of typography, minimalistic ASCII graphics and heavily pixelated images – it surely looks geeky! Watch it here:
Aaron writes catchy songs that are made for people who like meaningful, uplifting topics and guitar-driven, hand-made sounds. His musical journey started young but it wasn’t until he discovered Bitcoin and became so invested in it that he used music to express his new found joy.
“It’s mostly rock music, with excursions into funk, soul and other styles I grew up with. In general, it’s guitar-driven and hand-made, often with a punkish energy and beatlesque harmonies. What all my songs have in common are meaningful lyrics about being in the here and now, about transforming disturbing emotions into wisdom, about being in the flow, things like that.” says Aaron in an interview.
“I have always been making music and writing songs, starting with a punk rock band when I was 15. However, I never saw it as a career. I played in several bands in my teenage years and my early twenties, but after my media studies in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro I focused on other things. I first worked in TV production and then founded one of the first Internet agencies in Germany. I discovered Bitcoin in 2011 and became fascinated by it. I wrote five books about it, made lots of promotional videos and educational series for Bitcoin and blockchain companies, and organised events. I even wrote some songs about Bitcoin, which became quite popular in the community, like my Reggaeton about the Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador. People always liked that my songs are catchy and provocative. It was by the end of 2023 that I decided to go full in on music. It’s what I enjoy the most, so now I want to fully follow my passion.”
Since May 2024, his songs have been streamed more than 250,000 times on Spotify and his music videos have been viewed more than 350,000 times on YouTube.
Read more about Aaron King: http://aaron-koenig.net/press/
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