Eminem’s new album Recovery topped the Billboard charts the first week of July, slowly creeping up on friend and leader Jay-Z for the most chart topping albums in history. Instead of attacking each other in their latest lyrics, the two musicians are collaborating on the new Home and Home Tour. The few September dates went on sale June 25 and sold out within minutes, prompting promoters to offer several more shows for New York’s Yankee Stadium and Detroit’s Comercia Park. Support the number one album seller, who beat out Elvis Presley with his The Blueprint 3 album last year, with Jay-Z tickets online.

In celebration of their five-date promotion, Jay-Z and Eminem took over the Ed Sullivan building for “The Late Show with David Letterman” June 21, rocking Eminem’s new single “Not Afraid,” Jay-Z’s “On to the Next One” and their first collaboration ever, “Renegade,” from Blueprint. The late night performance was an effort to excite audiences about their new tour, which was originally slated for just two dates.

“These shows are like a dream come true. I’ve always hoped that hip-hop could play any stadium like other genres of music. How perfect is it that Eminem and I get to play our hometowns Brand Levitra and show how far the live rap experience has come? Fun and historic, a great combination all around the board,” said Jay-Z.

New York native Shawn Corey Carter was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and is the leading rap mogul of the 21st century. With his hand in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Fela!,” former CEO of Def Jam Records, founder of the Roc-a-Fella label and reigning king of Billboard number one albums, he is the biggest name in the biz. The former street hustler began rapping as “Jazzy” at a young age and met up with local star Big Jaz who helped put through the initial record deals. Though he followed in the footsteps of Jaz-O for a while, Jay-Z stood out on his own with the creation of Roc-a-Fella Records, distributed by Priority Records. His debut, Reasonable Doubt, was released with the help of the label.

An underground rapper, Jay-Z saw Billboard success with the single “Ain’t No Nigga” and collaborations with notable names like Notorious B.I.G. and DJ Premiere. His next few albums jumpstarted his career – the sophomore In My Lifetime landed on the third spot on Billboards chart with hits like “Can I Get A…” and “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem).” All the while he maintained a strong presence in the rap world with a variety of collaborations, most prominently with his 1999 album Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter, which featured 10 guest vocalists and producers Dr. Dre and Timbaland.

Yet it was 2001’s The Blueprint that really shot Jay-Z to rap fame. The number one set showed a rough side to the Brooklyn boy, who began lyric catfights with other acts like Nas and Mobb Deep. The follow-up to that album came in 2002 and led the charts with singles like “03 Bonnie & Clyde.” That album spawned the first collaborations with Beyonce, who would later become his wife. Though he announced his retirement in 2005, it didn’t last long – in 2007 he returned with American Gangster, followed by the third and final album in the Blueprint series, The Blueprint 3 in 2009.

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