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First Look
January 13, 2012

First Look Inside the Revamped 40/40 Club, Where the Armand de Brignac Starts

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On Monday, we told you Jay-Z would be unveiling his new-look 40/40 Club with a private party on January 18 — it opens to the public on January 19 — and today we get our first look inside. The crew is still finishing with the remodel — including some last-minute modifications to the glass walls that surround the club’s above-bar stadium seating. We still got a glimpse at the bar (stocked with tons of HOV-approved Armand de Brignac Champagne), and a look at some of the private rooms — no sign of any nurseries for Blue Ivy just yet — including one room simply called the “Jay-Z room.” Which raises the question: If the guy owns the place, aren’t they all Jay-Z rooms? Take a look at the space, straight ahead.

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The exterior. The exterior.

The exterior.

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The bar. The bar.

The bar.

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The Armand de Brigna — there's a wall of the stuff. The Armand de Brigna — there's a wall of the stuff.

The Armand de Brigna — there's a wall of the stuff.

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Photo: Cynthia Chung/Cynthia Chung
"I'm liable to go Michael, take your pick / Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Game 6." "I'm liable to go Michael, take your pick / Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Game 6."

"I'm liable to go Michael, take your pick / Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Game 6."

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The "Jay-Z room." The "Jay-Z room."

The "Jay-Z room."

Photo: Cynthia Chung/Cynthia Chung
Photo: Cynthia Chung/Cynthia Chung
Yes, that is an iPod dock installed in the wall. Yes, that is an iPod dock installed in the wall.

Yes, that is an iPod dock installed in the wall.

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Photo: Cynthia Chung/Cynthia Chung
Another view of the Jay-Z room. Another view of the Jay-Z room.

Another view of the Jay-Z room.

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Picture various friends of Jay hanging out here. Picture various friends of Jay hanging out here.

Picture various friends of Jay hanging out here.

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Photo: Cynthia Chung/Cynthia Chung
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