From Marcy to scoring Hollywood films, Jay-Z never ceases to amaze us with all of his projects.
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Brooklyn MC Jay-Z has been enlisted to executive produce the highly anticipated Hollywood film The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Jay-Z will not only executive produce the soundtrack, he will also contribute original content and music to the collection.
Jigga Man will be working alongside composer Craig Armstrong who will assist Jay in arranging the coveted project.
Composer Craig Armstrong revealed interesting details about Jay-Z’s role as executive producer, stating:
“Luhrmann and Jay-Z were introduced by Leonardo DiCaprio (Jay Gatsby), and this led to a two-year collaborative effort.
“During this time, Jay-Z worked with Luhrmann and his team to capture, translate and contrast the feelings of Fitzgerald’s decadent era with that of our own, using hip-hop and jazz, music contemporary and period, to bring two distinct American moments to simultaneous life.”
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Surprisingly, The Great Gatsby project has a cool fun fact regarding Leonardo and Jay-Z’s budding friendship.
During the pre-production phase of The Great Gatsby, Leonardo was present during a studio session with Jay-Z and Kanye West when they recorded their Grammy award-winning song “No Church In the Wild” featuring Frank Ocean and The-Dream.
This isn’t Jay-Z’s first time around the executive producers block. The “Heart Of The City” rapper executive produced the soundtrack of the video game NBA 2k13.
The Great Gatsby is set to hit theaters May 10.
SOURCE: Hypetrak
