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Old 09-16-2009, 07:57 PM
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Who is Jay-z's bassist?

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Does anyone know who has been playing bass for Jay-z lately?
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Old 09-16-2009, 08:14 PM
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Snoop Dogg.
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Old 09-16-2009, 08:16 PM
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Old 09-16-2009, 08:58 PM
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+1 Tony Russell from Chicago
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Old 09-16-2009, 09:00 PM
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Snoop Dogg.
HAHAHAHA. That was hilarious. I almost spit my water all over my computer.
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Old 09-16-2009, 09:04 PM
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Whoever it is, Kanye West says someone else should have won the job.
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I'm just glad to hear that the bassist is a human and not software!
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Old 09-17-2009, 02:20 PM
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I just watched the Concert Live from Madison Square and Jay-Z's bass player is a beast. I'm not a big hip hop fan but the entire band was really tight. Gotta give props where their due.
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Old 09-17-2009, 05:48 PM
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Snoop Dogg -> Ha ha


Dude, it's funny cause.. eh never mind..

It's the randomness of it.
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That. That's funny.

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Old 09-17-2009, 05:52 PM
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What happened in this thread?
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Old 09-17-2009, 05:53 PM
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Um... Apparently Snoop Dogg... and bad humor being frowned upon.
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Old 09-17-2009, 06:17 PM
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Damn teenagers all hopped up on goofballs.

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Old 10-18-2009, 01:08 AM
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Tony Russell is the bass player for Jay-Z.

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Old 11-10-2011, 01:12 PM
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Jay-Z has a great live band, specifically his Drummer Tony Royster Jr. incredible
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Old 11-10-2011, 01:18 PM
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Jay Z and Snoop have killer bands. Snoop has Robert 'Bubby' Lewis on bass! Bubby is as nasty as they come!
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jay z's backing band is astounding. instruments in hip hop seems to be coming back and i dig it.
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jay z's backing band is astounding. instruments in hip hop seems to be coming back and i dig it.

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Old 11-11-2011, 10:14 AM
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Angie Stone (not HipHop but...) also has a killer band with TB'r Jackie Clark! Killer bassist and equally as good on keyboards! He's also played for Howard Hewitt among other well known artists!
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