Jay-Z and Kanye West certainly stuck to the cue from the Blades of Glory sample that kicks off their song “Ni**as in Paris”: “We’re gonna skate to one song, and one song only.” Rolling Stone’s Jeff Rosenthal crunches the numbers on the smash hit, which has gotten more than its fair share of play – by its own creators. On average per show, “Ni**as in Paris” was played 4.94 times, and in Vancouver, it was played 11 times in one night, topping the Los Angeles show the night before of 10 plays.
Other stats include:
168: Total number of times “Ni**as in Paris” played in concert.
28: Total number of minutes of Blades of Glory dialogue, when played 168 times.
298.6: Ticketholders per “CRAY.”
$3.50: Cost of a Filet-o-Fish at McDonald’s.
$3,305.00: Secondary-market value for a floor seat to Watch The Throne’s opening night in Atlanta (10/28).
944: Filet-o-Fish’s that could buy.
For the full breakdown, visitRollingStone.com.
—Meredith Olson
