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9/11 10 Years Later
Why Jay-Z's music still mattered on 9/11
Craig Johnson, Special to CNN
September 8, 2011 10:07 a.m. EDT
Jay -Z performed at The Concert for New York City at Madison Square Garden to benefit the victims of 9/11 in October 2001.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Rapper Jay-Z was one of a few artists whose album dropped on September 11, 2001
"The Blueprint" sold more than 420,000 copies that first week
Professor says fans of hip-hop have a special relationship to the genre
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