Jay-Z feat. Kanye West & Rihanna – Run This Town (Video)
by L.A. Ruano, August 20, 2009
Following up on yesterday’s preview, Jay-Z drops the official video for “Run This Town”, featuring two of the biggest headliners in music today, Kanye West and Rihanna. The single is yet another highly successful track from the long awaited Blueprint 3 album, set to drop on September 11th.
@miki
Damn, that’s funny. lol
Rhianna’s my girl, but she doesn’t sound too great in this. Dare I say I would have preferred to hear Beyonce in this?
Kanye killed it!!! Dope video, but nothing to go crazy over..
i got one word: ILLIMINATI
anybody else see that this is wack?
Kanye killed it. I wish Kanye and Jay-z would do something together without involving rihanna and some “made to fit radio”-beat. I hope Jay-z album has some real stuff to.
Death of autotune I guess?
Jay ‘n Kanye haha, wow.
I SEE NOOOW, I listen to that track all day everyday
fuck the blueprint 3..only built for cuban linx is on the way.
It was great to see J wearin OLIVER PEOPLES, Daddy B in the Video
And Kanyes look with the MOSLEY TRIBES shades killed it.
kanye west killed, I love how it wasn’t auto tuned btw haha
rihanna kinda ruined it though…..
other than that it was sick
All three of these artist have swag and the video is all around dope. Kanye and Jay are hot to death! Rihanna looks good too, she always rocks some pretty fly shit.
to all the people who say kanye > jay-z on this track.
i strongly disagree. kanye doesn’t really have better verses *maybe maybe* better punchlines, (rav 4 is nice) but that’s it.
jay-z’s flow is what gets stuck in my head, and what i remember about this song.
Kanye has been a gay fish the last year or so, but he kills this one with the mood ring line. Otherwise, the video is pretty dumb… Not Jay’s best verse by far.
Middle aged man playing dress up, accompanied by girl who can’t hold a tune to save her soul, and a self pitying narcisist sidekick. Awesome
Rhianna’s voice sounds like it was AutoTuned, which is funny considering Jay-Z’s other track from this upcoming album.
Song was OK. If it wasn’t for the video, the song wouldn’t have much replayability.
woah J killed it
yes nice and i usually love jay but those were 2 traaaaaash verses, was looking forward to bpds but i dunno now
Like pretty much everything about it. Best part was the direction and the editing, dope. Jay needs to give lessons on how to stay relevant in rap so long because he is old as hell but still schooling the rap world. Kanye of course always has his clever verses, I’m a big Kanye listener. Rhianna, I think she brought a nice aspect to the video. They had a triangle of “influence” going on and it made complete with Rhianna’s presence.
DOPE DOPE DOPE…..
dopest dope i ever smoked.
its justt dope. um really feelin this tho.
say wat u want but Jay ripped and Ye killed it…..
am i the only 1 who noticed Jay at the end of Kanye verse – he had to really like wat ye was sayin cuz he was lippin the words wit him. ahaha
bt seriously. nice o n wat the fucks up wit rihannas hair – she’s sexy of course but really >>??
Song is very much hella dope! Video wasn’t bad but it just dont feel like a good fit for the song. And to all the supporters lets just let the haters hate. They are just doing their job.
i know they rock shades cuz its a video but how do people wear shades inside a club not only does it look stupid but how the hell do you see?
lacocaanthony said it best…
everyone elses posts on this page suck and can all lick it.
roc nation.
you guys need to open up your eyes, this is a great track and a great song. the blueprint3 is gnna be major.
I agree that Kanye’s part didn’t really fit in here.
You niggas are either deaf or Rav4 owners cos Rhianna is sick in this and Kanye’s verse is immense…Jigga’s were meh!!
kanyes reebok diss was hilarious.
All kanye talk about is shoes and clothes wat the hell sneakers wit no laces got to do wit eneything
this video is tuff Kanye n J killed it
Rihanna ruined this song for me, Kanye’s part is ok but he really isn’t as good as he used to be.
Dope artist, dope song, dope clip. Good job for Hova
rihannas part sucks
After watching The video,Jay-Z’s verses were very….correct.Kanye’s verse was hot,but it barely did anything for the actual topic,he was just saying his “I’m a superstar” thing all over again.
SONG IS DOPE AND SO IS THE VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIHANNA IS SSEXY AS HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yo That Stefan Kat Needs to Shut the F** up cause HOv Was gettin at SUmmin Toooooooootally Different with That Line. You F** Toy ass N*****. SMh.
And Word BRan I Feel you son. That Whole apocalypse Theme & J-Hova… hmmm. smh. lol. Its Crazy Bro.
Its a dope Video Tho. I Like Rihanna came in at the Start. I Don’t really Get Ye` Role Tho.
Jay’s The LEader… I Guess Rhianna is holding it down for the lady’s… I don’t get wtf Kanye’s Doing. lol I Guess he’s just chillin.
sound like this so0ng is for some crazy new mad max movie
the video is so wack the song was so dope its like they went to 1 location and that was it wackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Make me wanna throw on a black trenchcoat n punch a cop in slow motion lmao
Ye takin’ jabs at Reebok,lol…i guess he ddn’t direct this one cuz cinematiically it was on point!
Jay-Z and the apocalypse look, don’t go together.
yeah..this is illumitanti esque…
damn. rihannas voice is annoying as fuck. sounds like a 15 year old girl at a talent show when she is singing the hook.
i agree with fitty but ye is the man, sick song rhianna is the best on it
Yo Jay – It ain’t “Mason” Martin Margiela. Its Maison (say “May-zon”)…Its a french word. You sound silly. Jada did the same thing on By My Side with Ne-Yo which is presumably where you jacked the reference from. I forgave jada cause the man is gully and can spit whatever he wants (ha!). You, on the otherhand, get a “tisk tisk”.
Yeah I don’t think Kanye’s bit was very good..
Boys and girls we are getting awfully close to The Blueprint III
Two points that need to be made.
1. Rihana is smoking fucking hot.
2. Jay-Z and Kanye are two of the best to ever do it.
Video is hard.. but come rihanna’s voice i don’t know.. i can’t stand it..
Kanye’s verses are extraordinary gotta love it
That video and song is dope
all about illuminati…
this video is pretty cool. i enjoyed it. thank you.
haha nice someone else peeped Jay throwin some Zedong imagery in there. he should link up with freshjive for the revolution thats coming haha
Love the song
Jigga’s verses were sick
and you know yeezy is always gonna kill it.
Rhianna was good too
Video’s crazy !
The ” I Run This Town ” tees are crazy tooo!!
mmmmmm rhirhi
kanye’s verse does not fit the song at all. the video is dope tho.
dope song, but they use way to much stuff to make her voice sound clean. Nice outfits though
lol @ the mao jacket
i push a rav 4 haha