The 40/40 Club is a chain of
sports bar
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s and lounges owned by
Jay-Z. The name is borrowed from the
baseball
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term for the exclusive group of
Major League Baseball
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players who have achieved the rare individual feat of
40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season.
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Overview
The first 40/40 Club opened in New York City in 2003;
this was followed by locations in
Atlantic City in 2005,
in
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
in 2007,
[Jay-Z Opens Vegas Club with Knowles Sisters]
(celebrity-gossip.net, 12/31/2007) at the
Barclays Center in
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
in 2012, and at
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport , also known as Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport, Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield, Hartsfield–Jackson and, formerly, as the Atlanta Municipal Airport, is the primary internatio ...
in 2014.
The Atlantic City and Las Vegas locations have since closed.
The venues are known for their live music, celebrity patrons, and sports memorabilia. The brand gained recognition when JAY-Z referenced his investment in his 2003 song "
Dirt Off Your Shoulder
"Dirt off Your Shoulder" is the second single released from Jay-Z's 2003 album '' The Black Album''.
In 2004, the song was combined with the Linkin Park single " Lying from You" and released as a single for the mash-up album '' Collision Cours ...
" with the line "Now you chillin' with a boss, bitch of course SC on the sleeve / at the 40/40 club ESPN on the screen".
The decor of The 40/40 Club is a mix of memorabilia from the USA's greatest games. The "Hall of Fame" connects the main floor with the upstairs VIP rooms and houses autographed jerseys donated by various sports celebrities. The jerseys hang museum style, as well as decorate points of the lounges along with other sports memorabilia, such as the autographed gloves from the 1974 "
Fight of the Century
Joe Frazier vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as ''The Fight Of The Century'' or simply ''The Fight'', was a heavyweight championship boxing match between WBA, WBC, and ''The Ring'' heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and former undisputed heavyweight cham ...
": Ali vs. Frazier and the WWE championship belt of
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling, and former collegiate wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Total Nonstop Action ...
.
References
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2003 establishments in New York City
40 40 Club, The
Jay-Z