Proceeds from Madison Square Garden concert will go to New York Police & Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund. By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Tim Kash Jay-Z at a press conference for the “Answer The Call” charity concert Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images NEW YORK — Eight years ago, during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Jay-Z was several thousand miles away, in California, feeling helpless as he watched his hometown in chaos. “I was Los Angeles shooting a video for ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ and got a phone call,” Jay recalled at a press conference in New York on Monday (August 31) about his September 11 benefit concert at Madison Square Garden.
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Jay-Z Talks About His 9/11 Benefit Concert