Jay-Z

By By BEN SISARIO The rap star is shooting not only for popularity with his song “Empire State of Mind,” but also for a symbolic crown: the king of New York music.

By yungmogul Grammy-winning rapper Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 took a slight six-position dip but managed to land at No. 10 with 40,700. After two months on store shelves, Hovi’s 11th number one album has sold 1,200,100 pieces to date. Rap veteran Tech N9ne’s K.O.D. debuted onto the charts this week securing a s...

By Cyrus Langhorne Rap pioneer Rakim recently shared his thoughts on Jay-Z being a popular candidate for the "Greatest Rapper Of All-Time" title and how Hov's success is a key sign of his talent.... Rap pioneer Rakim recently shared his thoughts on Jay-Z being a popular candidate for the "Greatest Rapper Of All...

By Karu F. Daniels U.S. rapper Jay Z receives the Best Urban Award at the 2009 MTV European Music Awards in Berlin, Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) AP AP AP U.S. rapper Jay Z performs at the 2009 MTV European Music Awards in Berlin, Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

By Daniel Kreps Beyoncé was the show’s big winner at Berlin’s packed O2 Arena, grabbing three Euro Moonmen for Best Song (”Halo”), as well as Best Female and Best Video for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It).” During her acceptance speech for Best Video, Beyoncé shouted out her husband, saying, “There is on...

By Crac 04. R. Kelly Feat. Tyrese – Pregnant [Exclusive] 08. Mario – Come Around [Not On Album][Exclusive] 10. Rihanna – Russian Roulette [New Single] 11. Chris Brown – Crawl [New] 19. Timbaland Feat. Keri Hilson & Jay-Z – Rumor [New] 26. R. Kelly Feat. Keyshia Cole & T-Pain – Number One (Remix)

By Bol Never mind a record deal with G-Unit. Beanie Sigel might need to see about getting a book deal with the same imprint as Rawse’s baby’s mother. He may not have been lying, when he said he’s been a fly on the wall for some shit we don’t even know about. I still want to know what he was talking about, whe...

By Cyrus Langhorne Grammy-winning rapper Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 took a slight six-position dip but managed to land at No. 10 with 40,700. After two months on store shelves, Hovi's 11th number one album has sold 1,200,100 pieces to date. Rap veteran Tech N9ne's K.O.D. debuted onto the charts this week securing a s...

50 Cent, 2-Part Interview In this new conversation, Beanie breaks down the whole Rocafella debacle...and the lies. "I'ma keep my foot on his neck until he [Jay-Z] respond... - Beanie Sigel 50 Cent – “The Money And Power” Video Trailer 50 Cent, 2-Part Interview

By Cremat0r Previous Editions: 1. Slaughterhouse – Slaughterhouse 2. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3 3. Royce Da 5′9″ – Street Hop Rankings Board: Blueprint 3 Troubadour Water For Mars Attention Deficit [Coming later this week] Street Hop Slaughterhouse

By mzrocklanta Poor Beyonce: First Malaysia Now Egypt. They are up in arms that she will be performing in their country, describing her as a sinner possessed by Satan: Beyonce is set to perform for the first time, this Friday in North Africa at the Red Sea Resort of Port Ghalib. But the queen of Pop is been desc...

By Bol The theory that Jay-Z called the TIs on Charlemagne seems reasonable enough, in that hip-hop radio in general can’t be making very much money for them. A mere matter of days before Charlemagne the God was let go from 100.3 The Beat in Philly, an entire hip-hop station here in St. Louis, also cal...

By droopyroof If we are to take The Blueprint III as the third part of a trilogy, then a reviewer is inevitably enticed to rank it on a hierarchical scale. It’s difficult to do, but let’s see where it takes me. TB3 isn’t as big as The Blueprint III, nor is it as enjoyable a listen. TB2 is an album I personally lov...

By Dino-Ray Jay-Z’s 11th album, The Blueprint III, which dropped September 8, was the most anticipated rap album of the year. In this album, Jay-Z does what he does best: talk highly about himself as well as what others are doing wrong. Although he’s not saying anything new, the new way in which he says ev...

By Cyrus Langhorne Rap newcomer J. Cole recently discussed his recent signing to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label and admitted he feels pressure to generate his own success.... Rap newcomer J. Cole recently discussed his recent signing to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label and admitted he feels pressure to generate his own succe...

By kidgidi Jay-Z — or “Jay,” as his keepers called him — was picking at his sandwich. Cool as ever, dressed in a heavyweight hoodie and a Yankees cap, one had to wonder if he’d ever actually be booting up DJ Hero to battle Beyoncé (not a featured artist, by the way). “I was really, really heavy into video gam...

By TJ Artist: Jay-Z + DJ Danger Mouse (With A Little Help from The Beatles) Album: The Grey Album Released: February 2004 Jay-Z + Danger Mouse – 99 Problems (samples “Helter Skelter) (YSI) Artist: Jay-Z + DJ Danger Mouse (With A Little Help from The Beatles) Album: The Grey Album Released

As big as it gets: Jay-Z won the BET Hip-Hop Awards' MVP of the Year trophy, beating Lil Wayne, Drake, T.I. and Kanye West. Hov also opened the show with a performance of "As Real as It Gets" with Young Jeezy. Taped earlier this month in Atlanta and aired Tuesday night (October 27), the ceremony sh...

By Cid D. Simply cause updates are moving slow lately. Check out this amazing mix of the Jay-Z, American Gangster, track. From the Hindustani Gangster Remix Album (DL it!). Simply cause updates are moving slow lately. Check out this amazing mix of the Jay-Z, American Gangs

By Michelle Cho Karen O and the Kids – Igloo Free the Robots – La Lune Warpaint – Billie Holiday Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind (Feat. Alicia Keys) Love of Lesbian – Univsersos Infinitos Eartha Kitt – C’est Si Bon (It’s So Good) Jill Scott – Gettin’ In The Way

Birdman says there's no way Hov is number one in the game because Weezy "makes more money."

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By locuststreet At the start of 2009, I honestly felt that it could be the year where hip-hop stole the limelight from other music scenes. Jay-Z’s latest studio album was heavily promoted, rumors ran around Dr. Dre dropping a new album, and Kanye West was potentially going to release a proper rap album durin...

By thenosyneighbor The Blueprint was a rarity in music.  You could press play and let it ride, no skipping.  Unfortunately, the BluePrint 3 will get you reacquainted with the button resting to the right of play. The Blueprint was a rarity in music.  You could press play and let it ride, no skipping.  Unfortu

By elmundotech DJ Hero Renegade album - JAY-Z's disc track list: Ain't No N***a - JAY-Z Featuring Foxy Brown Where I'm From - JAY-Z Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) - JAY-Z Jigga My N***a - Ruff Ryders Featuring JAY-Z I Just Wanna Love U (Give it 2 Me) - JAY-Z Izzo (H.O.V.A.) - JAY-Z 03' Bonnie & Clyde - JAY-Z Fe...

By Cyrus Langhorne Fat Joe recently addressed Jay-Z's appearance at his J.O.S.E. Part II album release party in New York last month and said the two have no conflicts despite media speculation.... Fat Joe recently addressed Jay-Z's appearance at his J.O.S.E. Part II album release party in New York last month and said th...

By mklo88 After two post-retirement releases, Kingdom Come and American Gangster, Jay-Z announced the third installment to his Blueprint Saga. The first, The Blueprint, was deemed an instant classic with the hit “Izzo (H.O.V.A.).” The second was deemed a critic and commercial failure. One cannot won...

By Cyrus Langhorne State Property's Young Chris and Young Neef recently announced plans to drop a third group project together and discussed the possibility of signing to Jay-Z's Roc Nation imprint.... State Property's Young Chris and Young Neef recently announced plans to drop a third group project togeth...

By lolitzdo Hip-Hop Block Reviews “Blueprint 3” by Jay-Z Other notable names on this album are Kid Cudi, J. Cole, Drake, Pharrell, Mr. Hudson, and Rihanna. These are the up and coming names in hip-hop and in ten years, being a part of Jay-Z’s last contracted album will be on their resume’s.

By mbenjic The sad truth about the Blueprint III, which I’ll admit I haven’t heard yet, is that it probably won’t – almost can’t -  live up to it’s pedigree. The happy fact of the Blueprint III is that I will never care as long as all the singles are this brilliant. Here, Jay declares himself “the New Sina...

This is straight marketing advice: Your product has to be a purple cow—it has to be distinct to have any success. You have to be clear on your product: What are you? What are you putting out there? For years I never did an ad for [my company] Rocawear, because I cared more about the quality than t...

By Daniel Kreps Jay-Z has performed live on the VMAs and The Jay Leno Show, sold out Madison Square Garden and traveled to the U.K. to hang out with Coldplay on his current promotional tour for The Blueprint 3. But there was one stage left to conquer, and Jigga tackled it yesterday: Oprah. Winfrey came out firin...

By TC The power of influence is a lethal weapon. Relevancy, one of its key components, has the parallel advantage to cause irrelevancy strangely enough. This sparkling piece of philosophy was exercised in full some three odd months ago when Jay-Z declared Auto-Tune to be dead as a lead-off for h...

By John Greene Fall in Step, Jay-Z and Radiohead (Minty Fresh Beats) And this one that brings him together with Coldplay (more specifically, with Chris Martin’s lyrics off of the song “Homecoming” by Jackass… er, Kanye). Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z (feat. Alicia Keys) Jay-Z is far and away my favorite ra...

Mama walked onstage uninvited during Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' performance of "Empire State of Mind." Her intent was to root Jay-Z on, not disrupt the production, the Brooklyn native said. Related Videos MTV News Raw: Lil Mama Tells Her Side Of The Jay-Z/ Alicia Keys VMA Performance VMA 2009:...

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By Lorin I’m not sure why Jay-Z insisted on having a Blueprint trilogy. Sure the first one is a classic, but he already did this three album cycle shit back in the 90’s. And it’s not like The Blueprint 2 was screaming for a finale. I like that album fine, but the criticisms of a bloated nature are not at all o...

By Latifah After a two year album hiatus, Hip-Hop heavyweight, Jay-Z is back with his 11th album, “The Blueprint 3″. The album (which was supposed to be released next week but pushed up due to constant leaking), finds the rapper/entrepreneur telling you that he is bored with the current state of hip-...

By BRIAN New material from Jay-Z’s hotly anticipated album, The Blueprint III has leaked with fan-favorite Drake. The track was produced by none other than Timbaland, who produced a couple of songs on the album. The Blueprint III will hit stores and online September 11th.

By KatEye Beyoncé’s ability to seamlessly weave her hits into an all out stage extravaganza, complete with dancing and live vocals proves that artists and performers are not mutually exclusive. As she just released her CD/DVD collection Above and Beyoncé, fans can relive every moment at home, bu...

By ANGEL Check out the new Jay-Z song, “D.O.A. (Death Of Autotune)” that Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex premiered on Friday night. The track was produced by No ID and Kanye West and word is “D.O.A.” is just Jay’s official street track. His first official song from the new album will be “Off That” featuring the ever...

By Sean Michaels Jay-Z's highly anticipated Blueprint 3 will be an "anti-Auto-Tune album," producer Kanye West – and one of the reigning kings of Auto-Tune – has declared. The follow-up to 2001's The Blueprint and 2002's The Blueprint 2 was initially expected in January, but has been delayed as the rappe...

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Method Man He talks a lot. Method Man is a very interesting character. He's a beast in bed, he likes to spank and tell you to lay down, do this, do that. He's got a nice size. He's the real one. Very controlling. He likes to hit it from the back while he pulls your hair.

By rss@youtube.com (LivingForce) Part 1 of Piano tutorial for "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" by Jay-Z which samples "Heart of the City" by Bobby Blue Bland... Author: LivingForce Keywords: R+B Hip Hop Tutorial sample how to play piano keyboard jay-z Bobby Blue Band Added: February 4, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (LivingForce) Piano tutorial for Jay-Z's "Feelin' It" .... Author: LivingForce Keywords: Reasonable Doubt Jay-Z Piano 90's Hip Hop Added: January 27, 2009

By universoulproductions 01 - DJ Spinna feat. Busta Rhymes "dillagence" 03 - Declaime "the movement" 04 - Pete Rock "made man" 07 - Busta Rhymes & Raekwon "baggage handlers" 09 - Jay Dee "in yo face" 11 - BR Gunna "get cha guns" 12 - Jay-Z vs Madvillain "get that blunt off your shoulder"

Album of the week: American Gangster-Jay-Z. Drink Tip of the week: Tequila Squirt. Recipe Ingredients 0.5 Lime 6 Crushed Ice 1 Salt 1 shot Jose Cuervo Tequila or Casadores or Patron Instructions: Add ice to big glass. ...

By Rizoh Oh yeah, Beans is still a beast on the mic. A severely underrated one for that matter. [See post to listen to audio] ::Jay-Z ft. Beanie Sigel - “Ignorant Sh*t” A lot of people criticize Jay-Z for not addressing socio-conscious topics like, say, Nas or Talib. Funny thing is, he does…on his own ter...

By trikc Sources say Jay-Z promised Beyonce "the biggest diamond she can fit on her finger". "This will be the hip-hop wedding to end all hip-hop weddings." What the hell is a hip-hop wedding? Sources say Jay-Z promised Beyonce "the biggest diamond she can fit on her finger". "This will be the hip-hop...

By Black widow info@sixshot.com Hip Hop Weekly broke the story about Jay-Z's secret 5 year-old son two issues ago and now has the exclusive interview with a source very close to the Trinidadian model rumored to be the mother of Jay-Z's child. "Jay-Z is definitely the ...

By Adam Hoff DJ Premier, anyone? Just one Kanye West song? (Although, it should be noted that “Do U Wanna Ride” is a good one – a subtler version of Kanye.) Even 9th Wonder or Bink would have been a welcome addition at this point. 1. The Blueprint 2. Reasonable Doubt 3. The Black Album 4. Hard Knock Life