Thanks to a molten motivational Rihanna chorus, it's pop-friendly as hell, without compromising Jay's fundamental hardness. (Death of Auto-Tune)' left the impression that The Blueprint 3 might be a cantankerous grumpy-old-man rap album, but 'Run This Town' totally obliterates that. "The new Jay-Z/Rihanna/Kanye West track from 'The Blueprint 3', leaked this morning, and it bangs. Following the leak of the song, Tom Breihan, Pitchfork gave a positive review. "Run This Town" received mixed reviews from music critics. Rihanna's contribution was her first musical appearance following her February 8 altercation with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, earlier that year. The CD single release followed on August 31, 2009, in the UK. "Run This Town" was officially released to urban radios in the United States on Aug and was released via iTunes worldwide two days later on August 11. It's pretty much it." The song made its radio debut on July 24, 2009, at 9:11 am to coincide with the album's release date, September 11, 2009. Jay-Z confirmed the release in an interview with Tim Westwood, saying, "We basically run this town. The second official single from the album, The Blueprint 3 was originally planned to be "Off That" featuring Drake but "Run This Town" was decided upon instead. "Run This Town", a hip hop song, samples 1970s Greek band The 4 Levels of Existence's song "Someday in Athens", appearing at the 1:02 mark, and lasting thereafter. "Run This Town" features singer Rihanna ( right) and rapper Kanye West ( left) both also co-wrote the song.
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"Run This Town" was performed by Jay-Z, West, and Rihanna on the series premiere of The Jay Leno Show in the United States. The song's accompanying music video, directed by Anthony Mandler, depicts the trio in a post-apocalyptic environment, featuring scenes involving angry protesters surrounding them. "Run This Town" won Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. It additionally made top ten chartings in ten other countries including in Australia, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. The song was a commercial success, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in the United Kingdom. "Run This Town" was released as the second single from Jay-Z's eleventh studio album, The Blueprint 3. Production of the track was made by West and Wilson (also known as " No I.D."). It was written by the performing trio, with assistance from Ernest Wilson and Jeff Bhasker. The song also features Rihanna and Kanye West.
" Run This Town" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z.
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