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Who Killed Jay-Z's Barber?

By Zach Baron, Monday, Jun. 29 2009 @ 1:45PM
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Categories: Jay-Z, rockstar fashion, video

For a song that's all about killing certain trends (auto-tune, mostly, and skinny jeans) and jumpstarting other, more presumably acceptable trends (wearing black, Versace sunglasses, etc.), what are we to make of Jay-Z's current haircut in the video for "D.O.A."? What to even call it? Is there a word for shaggy and unkempt yet somehow uniform in length, even on the sides? Given that Kanye, the most unshameable star in rap, was essentially railroaded into shaving off his own prodigious mullet out of sheer embarrassment, can Jay-Z buck even the anti-bad hair trend, or will he too give in before all is said and done? (Yes, hopefully.) Anyway, the video involves a card game and some pick-up basketball and also stars LeBron James, Harvey Keitel, and Lyor Cohen, none of whom would be caught dead with what Jay-Z is unapologetically rocking on his head these days. And then, thank god, he shaves it. The end.

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Michelle says:

Did you watch the video to the end? He gets his hair cut.

Posted On: Monday, Jun. 29 2009 @ 3:10PM
Zach says:

yikes. video kept crashing before the end. updated to reflect basic facts...thanks Michelle et al

Posted On: Monday, Jun. 29 2009 @ 3:38PM
sri says:

Solange Knowles sister of Beyonce with her new haircut has become a hot topic or big hollywood gossip. Some people call it is as bald and some people shaved head, some people say it is hot. Check the below link that has all the sites (around 250 sites) related to this (pics, reviews, gossips, hair cut hot or not topics etc.,). Check to see what this celebrity gossip is all about.
http://markthispage.blogspot.com/2009/07/solanges-new-bald-haircut-new-hot-topic.html

Posted On: Thursday, Jul. 23 2009 @ 6:48PM

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