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August 1st, 2009 at 6:47 pm

Jay-Z All Points West Video, Photos, Set-List 7-31-09

Here are the Jay-Z All Points West video, photos, set-list of his live performance at the music festival on July 31, 2009. Roc Boys and No Sleep Till Brooklyn were among the set, the latter in tribute to the Beastie Boys whose headlining performance he replaced at the second annual All Points West Music & Arts Festival Day 1 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Beastie Boys have canceled their tour and postponed their forthcoming album due to Adam “MCA” Yauch cancer diagnosis and treatment. As Billboard reports, the Jay-Z All Points West set-list of 28 songs opened with the Beastie Boys signature hit No Sleep Till Brooklyn, from their debut album, “Licensed to Ill” (1986) and he also dedicated his performance to Yauch, and paid tribute to the Beastie Boys and their legacy, calling them, “pioneers, one of the reasons I’m on this stage.”

The Jay-Z All Points West video reveals also his tribute to King of Pop Michael Jackson, by presenting a montage of video and photos of Jackson and playing a recording of the Jackson 5 classic. “I Want You Back”. Billboard further reports he said:

“If you take one thing from this concert, it should be that we don’t mourn death, we celebrate life,” Jay-Z said, noting his disapproval that Jackson’s album sales hit record-breaking highs only after his death in June.

Source: Jay-Z, Vampire Weekend Kick Off Soggy All Points West

For a full Jay-Z All Points West concert review see: Jay-Z Breaks Out Blizzard of Hits, Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson at All Points West

Jay-Z’s forthcoming and highly anticipated Blueprint 3 album will be released on September 11, 2009 the anniversary of the release of the double-platinum selling first Blueprint album on September 11, 2001.

Here is the Jay-Z All Points West Set-List, as reported by Rolling Stone.

“No Sleep Till Brooklyn”
“Brooklyn Go Hard”
“Say Hello”
“D.O.A. (Death Of Autotune)”
“U Don’t Know”
“Blue Magic”
“My President Is Black (Remix)”
“Beware Of The Boys”
“I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)”
“Show Me What You Got”
“Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)”
“Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…”
“Izzo (H.O.V.A.)”/”I Want You Back”
“Can I Live”
“Swagga Like Us”
“Jigga My Nigga”
“Jigga What, Jigga Who”
“Public Service Announcement (Interlude)”
“Dirt Off Your Shoulder”
“Run This Town”

Encore
A verse from The Blueprint 3
Medley: “Money Ain’t A Thing”/”La La La (Excuse Me Miss Again)”/”Fiesta(Remix)”/”Where I’m From”/”Feelin’ It”
“Can I Get A…”
“99 Problems”
“Big Pimpin”
“Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)”
“Encore”

Link: Jay-Z All Points West Video No Sleep Till Brooklyn -7-31-09