It’s free to visitors and runs until fall.
A circle of rapper have hailed from New York City , but few over the course of their career have systematically put fans in an " Empire State of intellect " quite like JAY - Z.
Born and raised inBed - Stuy , the recording artist and entrepreneur excellently add up up in the ' 80s and ' 90s where he tempt the local sound . He base his first record label Roc - A - Fella Records in the mid-90s and later his current recording label Roc Nation in the ' 00s , and ever since , has continued tap about his experience of roll and thriving in the " concrete jungle that dream are made of . "
As this class nock the50th day of remembrance of hip - record hop — which is being keep with concerts and fete across the globe , TV event , podcasts , and more — it was all but inevitable that Brooklyn would do something to honor HOV himself .
The Book of HOV: A TRIBUTE EXHIBITION HONORING JAY-Z at The Brooklyn Central Library|Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation
Today , the Brooklyn Library unveiled an exhibit , organized by Roc Nation , that abide by the rapper at itsCentral Librarybranch in Grand Army Plaza . It arrives just days after the outside of the library was covered in the rapper ’s lyrics , including songs like " Encore , " " Hovi Baby , " " Justify My Thug , " " Smile , " and others , which manyBrooklynites noticedand sharedonline .
The exhibit , titledThe Book of HOV , cross multiple elbow room and storey of the Central Library location , with the grand foyer clothe in a wall painting of the artist born Shawn Carter . The solicitation feature rarefied photos and footage , memorabilia , awards such as his Grammys , the artwork installment from hisThe Blueprint 3album cover , his master key , vinyl donated to the library by Roc Nation ( including all of his albums and about 220 disk he ’s try out across his discography ) , and more . It even includes a recreation of his iconic , former Midtown Manhattan recording studio Baseline Studios .
The Book of HOVis free , does not require tag in advance , and is open to the world from now until capitulation . Christine Schonhart , music director of the Central Library , explained during a press spell that curating the ethnic experience in a location where anybody would be able to attend was a antecedency to Roc Nation , which is why they chose to partner with the library .
She added that it also made sentiency , given how it depicts a " unambiguously Brooklyn news report at a uniquely Brooklyn establishment . "
The Brooklyn Library ’s director of communication theory , Damaris Olivio , also shared , " The overall tarradiddle is betting on yourself , so we ’re really hope Brooklyn youth will be inspire by this story and determine more about the subroutine library has to offer , " noting the depository library offers instruments available for check mark out , that there ’s even a transcription studio apartment alone for teen to allow at the Martin Luther King Highway Library , and thatThe Book of HOVmay master of ceremonies recording info sessions shortly .
you’re able to take the exhibit home with you , too . The Roc Nation - donated vinyl , as well as copies of script that JAY - Z has in his nursing home , and his life story are usable to be check out .
The Book of HOV: A TRIBUTE EXHIBITION HONORING JAY-Z at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library|Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation
And if you ’re able to visit the showing or the Marcy Branch soon enough , you may even be capable to check them out with limited edition library scorecard featuring his iconic album covers . ( If you ’re lucky , you’re able to really collect all 13 subroutine library cards that will roll out over the next couple of weeks , but only one can be used as an active card at a sentence . )
While the Marcy Library near the Marcy Houses that the knocker grew up in was n’t big enough to house the exhibition , in addition to the special library notice there , you may also check out copies of book that belong to Jay there , and more programing will be announced at a late date .
Plus , New York rosehip - hop heads will be happy to know that there ’s many other way to celebrate Hip - Hop 50 across the five borough this summer . There ’s afestivalheadlined by Queens legends Run DMC featuring an array of Bronx and Queens natives being held at Yankees Stadium this August , and so much more that you could learn .
The Book of HOV: A TRIBUTE EXHIBITION HONORING JAY-Z at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library|Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation
