SWAGGER: 1: to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner; especially : to walk with an air of overbearing self-confidence

As Jay-Z prepares to open his latest 40/40 venture in Las Vegas, he treated the city of sin to a concert unlike any other.

Before the concert, however, there had been rumors that 40/40’s doors would be closed before they ever opened. A claim that a 40/40 publicist confirmed as “not true” to HipHopDX.com.

“Everything is going on as scheduled,” said the source who stated that any issues with certificates and licenses has been resolved. “We’re excited for this club to finally open.”

But before Jay-Z can open 24,000 square foot sports bar laced with 24k gold and platinum floors, he decided to treat Las Vegas to a concert like none other.

What was billed “An Evening With Jay-Z” turned out to be much more than that at The Pearl located in the Palms Hotel & Casino on December 29th. With celebrities such as Suge Knight, Too Short and Kevin Hart scattered in the crowd, Hov crept onto the stage in front of a sold out crowd with an 11-piece band in tow. With the Roots’ ?uestlove on the drums, Just Blaze serving as DJ and backup vocals courtesy of Bilal, it was evident that this would be a pre-New Year’s bash that nobody would soon forget.

As Jay raced through joints like “Hovi Baby,” “Public Service Announcement,” “You Don’t Know,” and “Party Life” (complete with Bilal serving up a smooth Curtis Mayfield rendition afterwards), he pulled some hefty tricks from out of his black button down’s sleeves.

As he mumbled through the lyrics of Fabolous’ “You Make Me Better,” Jay-Z called for someone who could do it better than he can as Ne-Yo appeared on stage and performed that and “Because Of You.” As Jay opened up to the ladies with “Excuse Me Miss,” Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek joined him for the remix and “Change The Game.” Not to be outdone, Kanye West rushed the stage to perform “Can’t Tell Me Nothin” and “Good Life” as Mary J Blige followed behind to join Hov on “Song Cry” and “Can’t Knock The Hustle” before rocking her new single “I’m Fine” and old favorite “Not Gonna Cry.”

As if that wasn’t enough, Jay closed out the show by bringing back all of his Roc-A-Fella family for an amazing closer of “Roc Boys” and “Encore” as the crowd chanted “Hova” until the artists and band left the stage.

Who needs New Year’s when you have Jay-Z?

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Various media outlets reported yesterday (December 28) that Jay-Z’s Las Vegas 40/40 franchise would not be opening tomorrow (December 30) because the club failed its health and safety inspections.

The reports also claimed the club lacked certain licenses and certificates.

Alissa Kelly, a media rep for the 40/40, confirmed to Sixshot.com today that the 40/40 will be opening at the Palazzo Hotel as planned.

“The rumors are absolutely not true,” Kelly told Sixshot.com “As of right now we are moving forward with tomorrow’s grand opening”

The opening of 40/40 in Las Vegas on Sunday will mark the franchise’s third expansion. The other two 40/40’s are located in New York and New Jersey.

Various celebrities expected to attend the Las Vegas 40/40 opening tomorrow (December 30) include Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Barry Bonds, Outkast’s Big Boi, Carmelo Anthony, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels,Gnarls Barkley, Jamie Foxx, Lebron James, Mos Def, Ne-Yo, Talib Kweli and Timbaland, among others.

Opening a 40/40 isn’t the only thing Jay-Z will be doing in Vegas. As reported earlier, the rapper will performing at the Palms Casino tonight (December 29).

Hov, who recently stepped down from his President/CEO position at Def Jam Records, has kept his name in headlines this year with his business moves.

…”lot of speculation
On the monies Ive made, honeys Ive slayed
How is he for real? is that ni**a really paid?”….”For the millionth time askin me
Questions like we**y will**ms, harrassin me
Then get upset when I catch feelings”…
Can I get a minute to breathe? and in that minute you leave…”..”I answer all your questions but then yall got to go
Now the question I ask you is how bad you want to know? blaow!”…..jay z’ a million & 1 questions..1 of his tighest joints…interview him and he’ll set the record straight…..

YOU ARE SO BIASED, WHEN THINGS ARE GOING GOOD, IT’S NOT HIS CLUB. NOW THERE IS PROBLEMS IT’S HIS CLUB, YOU NEED TO PICK ONE AND STICK WITH IT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ if that ain’t the truth…and to all of the people who advise jay z fans to get their panty’s out of a bunch my panties actually fit me very well and they’re cute vicki’s too….@ReadTheBlog—it is raining on jay…he is getting soak n wet from all of that PAPER raining on him….i live in ENy and i have been a jay z fan since he first started…he really is a nice person with a good head on his shoulders which is why he is rich as a mugg and regardless what his hatas say he is widely respected…i don’t know beyonce but i know that he loves her so let them breath sandra….i’ve been reading your site for a minute and I LUV IT…i just get tired of you draggin jay’s name threw the mud crazy…real talk you get 99.99999% of things about him wrong which is why i laughed at this bogus story….1 LUV…