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Jay-Z Calls Beyonce 'Michael Jackson's Second Coming'

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Celebrating the release of his 'Watch the Throne' album, Jay-Z did it bigger than ever this weekend, performing at a mobbed pop-up shop in downtown Manhattan to hype his record, spending a reported $250,000 on champagne at a release party and even finding time to make some "blasphemous" claims about his wife.

Several hours before attempting to set the bottle-popping record at Miami's LIV nightclub on Sunday (August 14), Jay-Z had some equally extravagant things to say about Beyonce, whom he compared to Michael Jackson in an interview with local radio station 99 Jamz.

"What I've learned from her is similar to what I learned from Mike [Jackson] - and I know that's blasphemy to compare the two because Mike was such an innovator -- but I think she's like the second coming," Jay said. "You know, the hard work and dedication that she puts into her shows. It just makes you want to work harder at your own craft. She's like a machine."

Jay also discussed his attempt to break the record for bubbly, which he apparently managed to do, leaving the waitstaff with a whopping $50,000 tip at the end of the night.

"I'm just coming to hang out," Jay joked in the interview. "I'm gonna break the record for bottles popped in one night. I don't know what the record is but I'm assuming since it's Miami, it's gotta be somewhere around 75 bottles. I'm going that way."

Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Watch the Throne' is in stores now. Pop a bottle.

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Tracie Thompson

shes a copycat aqueen icon and legend dont copy michael ,janet ,did not copy beyonce shouldnt be in the same category with them and quit clearing these comments looking for someone to agree it aint hapning wearing that fake booty pad

November 21 2011 at 2:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Hairston

There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY that Beyonce could EVER compare to MJ!!! Her husband popped way to many bottles to be making that statement....he was still feeling it for real. As far as no one working harder than her, please, how do you even make a statement like that, there are some Major, Major artists in the industry, male and female, working as hard or harder than Beyonce. She is no queen in the industry....I will choose what music I like and not allow the music industry to pick and choose who they will "blow up" and have the world go crazy about. I am no puppet following the masses. I will listen to a real Diva, a real songstress, some one that would have done Etta James' "At Last" true justice- Jennifer Hudson all day long....
As far as them contributing to charities, who cares...go into the communities, real neighborhoods, and throw that type of money around. Put it where it can be seen, and not going to some administrative overhead in these so-called charities. $250,000 on some champagne.....YES, that is a shame, and a shame to boast about it too.....only black folk....smh forever at those two....

September 24 2011 at 12:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Harold

YOUR WORDS LIVE ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TODAY IS FEBRUARY 20, 2013!

February 20 2013 at 4:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jjhuntley10

First of all tell me an artist who works harder on stage then Beyonce !! NOBODY and Beyonce does write a lot of her own music , but people write for her as well just like MJ. And before you start talking about how they spend their OWN money ,please be a little educated about all the charitable work both of them do . So STOP HATING!!

August 20 2011 at 9:58 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Harold

HAIRSTON WAS NOT HATIN'! WHEN IS THE TRUTH HATING?

February 20 2013 at 4:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tbracker2

people are out here starving, families suffering without a pot or a window. and her goes my brother jigga spending a whopping 250,000 dollars on champagne. Champagne, really champagne. Damn people dont know what to do with their mony

August 19 2011 at 8:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Harold

FABULOUS COMMENT! THANK YOU!

February 20 2013 at 4:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tbracker2

I NEED MONEY

August 19 2011 at 8:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dshw783

Don't know what was in the bottles Jay-Z was poppin', but they must've been laced with a very powerful hallucinogenic! The second coming of MJ..............REALLY?? His screamin' Mimi banshee of a wife could not come anywhere near Michael Jackson's talent....................NOT IN THIS LIFETIME!!

August 18 2011 at 2:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Harold

LET EM KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

February 20 2013 at 4:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
te722

no way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! michael is a genious he does his own music,songs.dances she doesnt do any of that he is forgetting all the other stuff besides getting high ratings on videos she is a copycat the biggest one in the world .maybe all the artist out now should copy like beyonce thats the only way beyonce or anybody else is going to do it and there are alot of black artist sing better and dance better than beyonce could get on the internet and follow michael like jay`z and beyonce they can follow him all they wont beyonce copies copying dont count not next to michael jackson

August 17 2011 at 2:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Harold

LET EM' KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

February 20 2013 at 4:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mrs. Russell

Im popping a bottle of Skinny Girl Sangria as soon as I get home....$13.99, and I'm sure the buzz will be equally fabulous!

August 17 2011 at 11:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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