Rapper Jay-Z tops BBC Olympic bill

Rap superstar Jay-Z is to headline BBC Radio 1’s Olympic celebration, the Hackney Weekend 2012.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Mar 2012, 02:16 BST

The star – who has previously topped the bill at Glastonbury – will have the main slot on 23 June at the free event at east London’s Hackney Marshes.