Jay-Z is giving a special gift to his fans who weren’t able to make it out to his eight shows at Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center. “Live in Brooklyn,” an eight-song collection of live cuts, is scheduled to hit iTunes on Thursday (Oct. 11).
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As of Tuesday, the album’s track list had not yet been revealed, although it will include eight songs and eight videos. “Live in Brooklyn” will be Jay-Z’s first live album since “Jay-Z: Unplugged,” which was released in 2001.
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Hova fanatics who didn’t make it out to Brooklyn were also invited to watch Saturday’s performance, which was the last of Jay’s eight crazy nights, via a live YouTube stream. During the performance, Jay-Z brought out his surprise guest/wife Beyonce, who performed “Diva,” “Crazy in Love” and the hook to “Young Forever.”
Next up for Jay-Z following “Live in Brooklyn’s” release: watching the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, of which Jay-Z is a minority owner, begin their first season in less than a month’s time. And there might be some new music on the way too: on Monday, Pharrell Williams posted a photo of himself, Jay and Frank Ocean in the studio on Twitter.