Jay-Z And E.S. Posthumus “Run This Town” During The Super Bowl
This year’s Super Bowl may have featured aging rock icons during halftime, but genuinely relevant pop and hip-hop stars seemed to run the rest of the show. Beyoncé was snatched up by a claw for Vizio and T-Pain peddled Bud Light during the commercial breaks, and even Young Jeezy got into the game by penning his own “Who Dat?” ode to MVP Reggie Bush. But the musical highlight of Super Bowl XLIV had to be its opening: a smoldering Jay-Z performance of “Run This Town”, mashed up with the CBS NFL theme song and accompanied by classical/electronic group E.S. Posthumus. Check it out below.
Jay-Z, Rihanna and E.S. Posthumus – “Run This Town” (orchestral arrangement)
Sadly, Kanye West and his verse were left out once again. (Rihanna’s not featured in the vid either, but her vocals remain intact.) Is he voluntarily sitting out all these events, or is he simply seen as too unstable to invite? Actually, the even bigger question is: when are they releasing this awesome mix as a single?
