ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, August 27th 2010
Get
your Yankees hats here - with a Jay-Z logo.
The hip-hop mogul is teaming up with his favorite baseball team on co-branded
clothes that will be sold exclusively at the Stadium beginning next week. All
the items, from caps to T-shirts and hooded sweat shirts, will feature Yankees
and Jay-Z logos.
The Yankees Thursday said the attire was created to commemorate the first official
concerts at the new Yankee Stadium on Sept. 13 and 14, when Jay-Z and Eminem
will co-headline.
This is not the first Yankee involvement for Jay-Z, a part owner of the Nets.
During last year "s World Series, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed his "Empire
State of Mind" at the Stadium before Game 2.
The new merchandise will be available at the Stadium from Monday to Sept. 14.
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