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March 27, 2010 · 5:19 am

Video: Venus vs. Mars vs. Manhattan

Already home.

I look like I need a hole in my head as much as I need to hear Jay-Z and Alicia Keys sing about New York, again. I can’t be completely mad at “Empire State of Mind” because 42nd Street, Tribeca, and a few other parts of the city he’s namedropping aren’t even really neighborhoods anymore, much less places I’d find myself even if they were giving out free real estate. The only place I could ever possibly escape this record is at a Knicks game—where no song will lift their depression—or I could just leave Earth altogether.
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May 29, 2009 · 6:42 pm

Throwback: Private Jet Takes DJ Treats Airborne

G4“I don’t land at a airport, I call it the clearport.” – Jay-Z

It might be a little early to tell, but leaving New York last week to DJ alongside Mickey Factz has been one of the best changes in my career thus far. I’ve always been up for traveling, but other cities just never seemed like an option for deejaying. Plus flying can be expensive, especially on your own dime. Which brings me to August 2007—a taste of the life and times of Shawn Carter. I earned a free ride on a G4 private jet to the sunny, scenic-side of…Idaho. Too bad there wasn’t going to be a detour to Ibiza. But en route to a press convention for Scion, I lucked out on the baller flight when my plane was delayed. See the recap below.
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