Pics: Spike Lee and Jay-Z Filming in Dumbo
August 4th, 2009
As we mentioned earlier, Spike Lee is directing a commercial for Rocawear, starring Jay-Z. Below are a few pics…happening now (12:15pm) on Main Street:

“Spike Lee filming Jay-Z outside the Arena as we speak” (PowerHouse Arena)

“Jay-Z commercial being shot in Dumbo” (Brownstoner)

“Jay-Z filming an advert with new DUMBO resident Spike Lee” (PowerHouse Arena) [ED: Spike's production company is based in Dumbo, but don't think he lives in Dumbo.]
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August 4th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
OMG, let’s all RUSH on over there!! It’s another rapper in Brooklyn! How original.
August 4th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
get a life, rawr.
August 4th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
OMG, another troll comment mocking a post by showing how rawr is cooler than everyone else!! How original.
August 4th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Rawr never claimed (nor insinuated) to be cooler than anyone else. Rawr is simply tired of cliche Brooklyn rap hip hop yada yada yada. Clearly Rawr lives in the wrong place.
August 4th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
For more Spike n Shoot pix check out http://tripill72.blogspot.com/2009/08/spotted.html
August 5th, 2009 at 9:49 am
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August 5th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Bitter blogging…
August 5th, 2009 at 11:06 am
what? spike lee lives in dumbo?
August 5th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Spike’s production company is based in Dumbo, but don’t think he lives in Dumbo.
August 5th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
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August 5th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
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August 5th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
What’s the production co’s name??
August 6th, 2009 at 3:37 am
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August 6th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
On Monday evening, there were no signs up on Water Street between Wash and Adams and therefore my car was still parked on that block on Tuesday. I didn’t know about the Jay-Z shoot until seeing it here on dumbonyc. Anyway, my car was the only one left (again, not sure when signs went up on that specific block – although I did see them everywhere else in the nabe) and it is now featured in the background of the commercial. I was told that Spike didn’t want to tow any cars for his shoot. A shout out to Spike: THANK YOU FOR NOT TOWING.
August 6th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
@JBrooks: http://www.spikeddb.com/
@Anon: How do you know your car is in the commercial? If Spike did say that he didn’t want any cars towed, that’s v cool.
August 6th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
JBrooks – I was sitting in the car this morning with the door open and a guy came by and told all of this to me. I suspect that he works for Spike’s production company. And, he said my car was “the star” of the commercial. I’m just glad it wasn’t towed. I specifically checked that block the night before and didn’t see any signs posted at 8pm. Guess I was naive in presuming that one block would be spared. He did say however that if my car was new it would have been towed. They don’t want new cars in city shoots like this – I suppose its a brand endorsement issue.
August 6th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Sorry, that comment was for dumbonyc, not JBrooks.
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