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Background information
Birth name Shawn Corey Carter
Born December 4, 1969
Born place Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Years active 1988—present
Label(s) Atlantic Records
Sony Music
Roc-A-Fella Records
Roc Nation
Associated acts Rihanna
Kanye West
Eminem
Memphis Bleek
Big Daddy Kane
Big Jaz
Beyoncé
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Jay-Z: 'U2's Bono Taught Me How To Perform Live'

November 4, 2009
Jay-Z: 'U2's Bono Taught Me How To Perform Live'Jay-Z says he learnt how to become a great live performer by watching U2's Bono.

The rap megastar, who plays a sold-out show at London's Alexandra Palace tonight, claims he was awful before he took inspiration from the U2 frontman.

He explains: "These days, I'm the shit, but I used to be a horrible performer. I was terrible. I'm not really an animated guy so I had to figure out a way how to convey my message and talk to people in compact movements, all the while, being entertaining.

"There is a very thin line between not moving and being boring. Bono knows how to exaggerate his movements and he knows how to have that conversation, without moving around much. He's a dynamic performer."

(by Scott Colothan)



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