Jay-Z MTV VMA Performance 2009

A wise man once said, “I’m the new Sinatra.” That man was Jay-Z, and he said it at the MTV 2009 Video Music Awards. While no one really knows how well he can croon, his accomplishments have certainly put him in the well-deserved spotlight. Creating the environmental graphics for Jay-Z’s VMA performance, we were tasked by event-graphics-producing guru and friend Lee Lodge with making Jay (and the whole of NYC) look good. Like, DeNiro-Yankees-Empire State Building good. Let’s hear it for New York.