Jay-Z announces 9/11 charity concert

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So, this year the hip-hop artist will hold a charity concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on the anniversary of the attacks. He announced the show, named “Answer the Call,” at a press conference with government officials Monday morning at the Midtown New York venue.

Standing next to officials, including New York Gov. David Paterson and New York City Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, Jay-Z — born Shawn Carter in Brooklyn, New York — outlined his plans to donate the proceeds from the concert to the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund.

“This is my chance to help out and do something,” he told reporters.

Tickets for the benefit go on sale September 8 and will cost $50. Organizers hope to raise more than $750,000 for the widows’ and children’s fund, according to information at the press conference.