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.

56 Responses

  1. Posted by: Mi J on August 23, 2009 at 10:39 pm

    @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?

  2. Posted by: Fran on August 23, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    Kanye killed it!!! Dope video, but nothing to go crazy over..

  3. Posted by: illiminati on August 22, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    i got one word: ILLIMINATI

  4. Posted by: slimydog on August 22, 2009 at 9:55 am

    anybody else see that this is wack?

  5. Posted by: Viktor Wiberg on August 22, 2009 at 7:39 am

    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.

  6. Posted by: soopafly on August 22, 2009 at 5:35 am

    Death of autotune I guess?
    Jay ‘n Kanye haha, wow.
    I SEE NOOOW, I listen to that track all day everyday

  7. Posted by: StopBNgroupies on August 22, 2009 at 1:39 am

    fuck the blueprint 3..only built for cuban linx is on the way.

  8. Posted by: MrRight on August 21, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    It was great to see J wearin OLIVER PEOPLES, Daddy B in the Video
    And Kanyes look with the MOSLEY TRIBES shades killed it.

  9. Posted by: cincinnati_SOLE_ on August 21, 2009 at 8:00 pm

    kanye west killed, I love how it wasn’t auto tuned btw haha
    rihanna kinda ruined it though…..
    other than that it was sick

  10. Posted by: FashionHead on August 21, 2009 at 1:24 pm

    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.

  11. Posted by: hmmmmmmmmmmm on August 21, 2009 at 11:08 am

    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.

  12. Posted by: VoodooChile on August 21, 2009 at 8:44 am

    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.

  13. Posted by: miki on August 21, 2009 at 5:43 am

    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

  14. Posted by: Ian on August 21, 2009 at 2:58 am

    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.

  15. Posted by: wilder on August 21, 2009 at 2:23 am

    woah J killed it

  16. Posted by: Max G on August 21, 2009 at 1:43 am

    yes nice and i usually love jay but those were 2 traaaaaash verses, was looking forward to bpds but i dunno now

  17. Posted by: Sweet on August 21, 2009 at 1:25 am

    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.

  18. Posted by: justt on August 21, 2009 at 12:06 am

    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 >>??

  19. Posted by: Starless No relation to Suge Knight on August 20, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    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.

  20. Posted by: ren20 on August 20, 2009 at 11:26 pm

    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?

  21. Posted by: thomas on August 20, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    lacocaanthony said it best…
    everyone elses posts on this page suck and can all lick it.
    roc nation.

  22. Posted by: yes i hoop on August 20, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    you guys need to open up your eyes, this is a great track and a great song. the blueprint3 is gnna be major.

  23. Posted by: addictedculture on August 20, 2009 at 7:20 pm

    I agree that Kanye’s part didn’t really fit in here.

  24. Posted by: Ken Masters on August 20, 2009 at 7:09 pm

    You niggas are either deaf or Rav4 owners cos Rhianna is sick in this and Kanye’s verse is immense…Jigga’s were meh!!

  25. Posted by: jamario on August 20, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    kanyes reebok diss was hilarious.

  26. Posted by: pete on August 20, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    All kanye talk about is shoes and clothes wat the hell sneakers wit no laces got to do wit eneything

  27. Posted by: FullMetal on August 20, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    this video is tuff Kanye n J killed it

  28. Posted by: Johan on August 20, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    Rihanna ruined this song for me, Kanye’s part is ok but he really isn’t as good as he used to be.

  29. Posted by: Mo' on August 20, 2009 at 5:39 pm

    Dope artist, dope song, dope clip. Good job for Hova

  30. Posted by: WTF? on August 20, 2009 at 4:47 pm

    rihannas part sucks

  31. Posted by: Dots on August 20, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    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.

  32. Posted by: kickfiend212 on August 20, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    SONG IS DOPE AND SO IS THE VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIHANNA IS SSEXY AS HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  33. Posted by: NOO [[ P.A.U. ]] on August 20, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    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.

  34. Posted by: hate me on August 20, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    sound like this so0ng is for some crazy new mad max movie

  35. Posted by: mr bert on August 20, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    the video is so wack the song was so dope its like they went to 1 location and that was it wackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

  36. Posted by: G. Fayette on August 20, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    Make me wanna throw on a black trenchcoat n punch a cop in slow motion lmao

  37. Posted by: F*CK SWAG on August 20, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Ye takin’ jabs at Reebok,lol…i guess he ddn’t direct this one cuz cinematiically it was on point!

  38. Posted by: BRAN ONE on August 20, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Jay-Z and the apocalypse look, don’t go together.

  39. Posted by: SUBMiT on August 20, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    yeah..this is illumitanti esque…

  40. Posted by: pshhhhh on August 20, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    damn. rihannas voice is annoying as fuck. sounds like a 15 year old girl at a talent show when she is singing the hook.

  41. Posted by: Mr.West on August 20, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    i agree with fitty but ye is the man, sick song rhianna is the best on it

  42. Posted by: Stefan on August 20, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    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”.

  43. Posted by: Carson on August 20, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    Yeah I don’t think Kanye’s bit was very good..

    Boys and girls we are getting awfully close to The Blueprint III

  44. Posted by: LaCokaAnthony on August 20, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    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.

  45. Posted by: Coolin' Out on August 20, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    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

  46. Posted by: J. on August 20, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    That video and song is dope

  47. Posted by: oma on August 20, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    all about illuminati…

  48. Posted by: johnG on August 20, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    this video is pretty cool. i enjoyed it. thank you.

  49. Posted by: greg on August 20, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    haha nice someone else peeped Jay throwin some Zedong imagery in there. he should link up with freshjive for the revolution thats coming haha

  50. Posted by: Elohino on August 20, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    Love the song
    Jigga’s verses were sick
    and you know yeezy is always gonna kill it.
    Rhianna was good too

  51. Posted by: Mike on August 20, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    Video’s crazy !
    The ” I Run This Town ” tees are crazy tooo!!

  52. Posted by: cts on August 20, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    mmmmmm rhirhi

  53. Posted by: fitty on August 20, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    kanye’s verse does not fit the song at all. the video is dope tho.

  54. Posted by: Milan T on August 20, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    dope song, but they use way to much stuff to make her voice sound clean. Nice outfits though

  55. Posted by: Lithal on August 20, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    lol @ the mao jacket

  56. Posted by: melvin on August 20, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    i push a rav 4 haha