Glastonbury '08: The Best, Worst, and Everything In-Between

VIDEO! Spin's Craig McLean weighs in on the mammoth British festival and of course, Jay-Z's playful stab at Oasis.
Glastonbury '08 / Photo by Alan Green

Among some 100,000 concertgoers braving the typically tumultuous weather this past weekend at Brit mega-festival Glastonbury was Spin's Craig McLean, a seasoned attendee of the seminal event, and our watchful eye through thick and thin, from rain to shine.

Here are a few of his best, worst, most surprising and most notable moments from Glastonbury '08:

Jay-Z vs. Oasis at Glastonbury

Hova's "Wonderwall" performance at Glastonbury has the message boards bangin' like it's Kanye at Bonnaroo all over again. Let's see what folks on both sides of the fence (and pond) have to say.

As has been well documented in YouTube land, Jay-Z reacted to Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher's

The Inquisition: Nas

Rapper talks Jay-Z, Bill O'Reilly, and about the controversy over his album title.
Nas / Photo by Perou/Camera Press/Retna

You gotta give Nas points for trying. After a year in which he caught flak from Bill O'Reilly for participating in a benefit, saw his nemesis turned label boss Jay-Z leave Def Jam, and shot a failed reality show with his wife Kelis, the 34-year-old Nasir Jones lost his long, contentious struggle to name his ninth album Nigger, replacing the title at the last minute.

Hip-Hop Meets Shakespeare Somewhere Between the Street and the Stage

A dozen hip-hop aficionados transform into rapping thespians for the first annual Hip-Hop Karaoke Championship.
Photo by Sean O'Kane

There were makeovers, do-overs, and -- following what would be three lively hours of deft mimicry -- precisely eleven leftovers at the first annual Hip Hop Karaoke Championship Friday night (Jan. 25). NYC's Highline Ballroom played host to the event as some of hip-hop's finest,

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