Miley Cyrus: "I've Never Heard a Jay-Z Song"
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It appears that a Jay-Z song wasn't on!
Miley Cyrus -- whose hit song, "Party in the U.S.A." includes a line about her nodding her head to one of the rapper's tracks -- says she doesn't know which of his songs inspired the lyrics.
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"I've never heard a Jay-Z song," the singer, 16, said in an interview before her Halloween concert -- in which she was dressed as Pocahontas -- in Louisville, Kentucky this past Saturday. "I don't listen to pop music."
Then how did it get in her song -- which was recently No. 1 on the Top 40 charts?
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"I don't know, I didn't write the song, so I have no idea," she said of the tune, which was written by a songwriting team of Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly and Jessica Cornish. "Honestly, I picked that song because I needed something to go with my clothing line. I didn't write it and ... I didn't expect it to be popular, originally. It was just something that I wanted to do, and I needed some songs and it turned out for the best."
Although she said "Party in the U.S.A." is "not even my style of music," she is thankful for its success.
"I'm really blessed for it to have done as well as it has. Totally blessed," she said. "God has definitely put me in an amazing position with amazing people."
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Later, when asked about an artist she has heard before -- her father, Billy Ray Cyrus -- the Hannah Montana star says she has no plans to shout out any of his songs, like the 1992 hit, "Achy Breaky Heart."
"No, no thank you," she said. "That's like covering a Jay-Z song. That's not going to happen."
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177Black, White, Yellow that doesn't exist. People are just people and they all bleed the same regardless!!!
Also the word here is ignorant!!! In this present day, come on skin color!!! Some people just aint' intelligent enough.
miley eres la mejor estrella pop junto con selena gomez t demi lovato soy su fan numero 1 son las mejores la quiero mucho cuidensen adios
miley i wonder did u really say u hate black people?
i just purchased this song and then i find this article about her not even listening to JAY-Z. i wish I can get my $1.49 back. its not the $$ , its just made me think of how fake she is now. i CANT believe i found this article. Jay Z coolest dude on the planet and you want to talk ish about "i never heard any of his songs"
Stupid idiot. Jay-z isn't pop! What kind of RET@RD do you have to be to think that?! He's rap, hip-hop & rock! (Refer to Linkin Park) On the other hand, thank god she DOESN'T listen to Jay-z, otherwise every stupid little tween would be blasting it on their iPod-nano that their moms paid for.
idk why people keep talkin all that junk they r so jealous of u i think u should not listen to what peeps say cause thay r always against u idk why tho but in desgree with people i think u should follow your on lead but u should not talk about jay-z songs cause thats where people will talk abt u so u need to keep your comments to your self cause i like jay-z songs . so u need to take a chile pile pleaz thanx
i like your somg it doesnt matter to me if you have heard a jay-z song or not.what i need to know is why r u tryin to grow up soo fast. you r still a child and still to young to vote. i had disagreed with pp when they kept callin u a trap in party in the usa u cant keep tryin to be a lil gurl u r growin up dnt listen to wat they say u r almost offically grown but please chill out seriously
why dont she like jay-z songs u shoudnt talk about people song u shounldnt neva put his name in your song party inthe usa u r not nice i like his songs and i like yours songs to but idk
Really?? How hard is it to take the time to stop and listen to some Jay z songs, before you have a music single come out basically stating your a Jay z fan. That makes you a poser! Even if she didn't like or listen to Jay z how hard would that interview question really had been to play off?
I promise you she has heard a jay-z song by now lol. Even Micheal Jackson has heard a jay-z when he was living :)
I am black I am not from the hood, I do not listen to rap music. I never heard a Jay-z song. Does that make me stupid? I graduated with my bachelors with a 4.0 GPA and working on my Masters in Finance. Which is way more than most of you haters have and will ever accomplish in you lifetime. She said she did not write the song so why are you all hating on her? She is not ignorant but being honest but most you may not even know how to spell the darn word. She is a kid, if you hate her that much why don't you leave her alone and let her live. If you were allowed to walk in shoes you probably won't even know how to handle it and start acting like the illiterate fools you are.
I look at the comments beneath my and think oh my word.I'm going to cover everything bad everyone has just said.This was not a publicity stunt,no way in heck|She's not annoying,|and whether or not she has heard a Jay-Z song doesn't matter.I'm sure she has now!
I look at the comments beneath my and think oh my word.I'm going to cover everything bad everyone has just said.This was not a publicity stunt,no way in heck|She's not annoying,|and whether or not she's heard a Jay-Z song doesn't matter.I'm sure she has now!
i am seriously getting tired of listening to her ignorant spoiled butt talk crap on other... much more successful people.. she isnt that cool. she is no where near being the coolest person ever.. conceited ignorant self centered brat. does she not read any comments or reviews from people that are over the age of 8? her mindless comments are not making her sound humble like an all american girl. she sounds like she thinks she is too good for everyone... and for miss dianne whom commented on miley taking her precious time away from her incredibly busy schedule to visit children... people.. normal everyday people volunteer all the time...children donate and volunteer all the time... have you not read about young entrepreneuers? they invented items to sell and donated proceeds to charities... admire them. giving a a few hours does not make her special..
Jay-Z is not even pop if that's what she indicating...he's a rapper meaning he is in the rap music genre...DUH dummy...and i used to like Miley Cyrus but now that she publicly dissed "The Twilight Saga" I don't like her very much anymore. Love the idea of her tattoo though..Super Cute BTW!!!
good song? most of her songs are terrible. she deserves to die for not writing her own music
i thought maybe this ONE song would make me like her since shes so snobby but she has to go and make comment like this? like ur an idiot ur bashing the only good song uve written and really you've never heard a jay-z song? do you live under a rock? ughhhh GO AWAY MILEY UR SO ANNOYING !
And u know, I thought she listen to Jay-Z songs. wowowowow
Stupid w.hore