Jay Z Covers XXL Magazine
Jay Z grabs the cover of the October 2009 edition of XXL magazine. Besides the magazine cover, Jay will be dropping his 11th solo album, The Blueprint 3 which is set to be released September 11.
In this issue, Jay Z speaks on the negative feedback of his track, “D.O.A.”;
“I’m not hating on young people. Like, when people say that, I’m like, What are you talking about? It’s just stupid. I’m not hating on young people… I’m not Bill Russell, [saying] Michael Jordan ain’t shit. I’m saying Lil Wayne and Kanye are like LeBron and Kobe. My job as someone at the forefront of the game is to leave it in a better position than when I came in. Same way that Russell [Simmons] left it to me. ’Cause this thing saved my life. Literally. So I have a responsibility to it karmically. And after that it’s on you. I did my part. I made ‘D.O.A.’ I said it. I made the statement. I made the push. Here, y’all take it from here.”
Read the remainder of the excerpt here.
