Jay-Z

By J. Edward Keyes Well, Grizzly Bear’s entré into hip-hop is officially complete; first Jay-Z shows up at a Brooklyn show, now Kidz in the Hall are rapping over “Two Weeks.” Be honest: did anyone see this coming? And if you did, is there any way we can solicit your insight on, say, the next 15 World Series?

By Daniel Kreps See pictures of DJ AM with Travis Barker, Fergie, Jay-Z and more. The Goldstein estate is reportedly seeking $20 million in the lawsuit, which will go to trial in March 2010. According to People, Learjet has denied any wrongdoing in the crash. Related Stories:

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By Rolling Stone Who will it be? Timberlake or Radiohead? Jay-Z or Beyonce? Springsteen or U2? You can only vote for one song, one album and one artist of the decade, so think long and hard before casting your vote. The balloting stars today and runs until Monday, November 30th, giving you 20 days to make thes...

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By Rolling Stone • U2, Jay-Z Team Up at MTV Europe Awards • Rihanna Details Chris Brown Assault on GMA • Zemeckis Wants Beatles for Yellow Submarine • Britney Upset Over Lip-synch Controversy • Weekend Rock List: New York City Songs • Jackson Doctor Speaks About Star’s Drug Use • Pixies Rock Doolittle at L.A....

By Rolling Stone Photo: Winter/Getty With Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ New York anthem “Empire State of Mind” blasting over stereos worldwide, we asked our readers to tell us what track puts them in a New York groove. Jigga, Nas, the Beastie Boys and some other Gotham natives came close, but in the end it was Long I...

By Rolling Stone Just yesterday in Berlin, Jay-Z was rapping his ode to New York, “Empire State of Mind,” at the MTV Europe Music Awards (see photos here!) and today he was back in Manhattan doing his Blueprint 3 hit at the Yankees’ World Series victory parade. “Empire” has gone global, and Jay-Z and Keys’ so...

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By Daniel Kreps Just hours after Jay-Z joined U2 onstage in Berlin at the MTV European Music Awards, Jigga announced dates for the second leg of his Blueprint 3 tour. Jay-Z still has four more shows left on his run on college campuses in November, but he’ll return to the road in 2010 starting February 22nd in...

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By Christopher R. Weingarten Like many of the musicians who appeared on Guitar Hero, Jay-Z sees DJ Hero as a great gateway for kids to begin performing music for real. In fact, Jay-Z seems to be already taking some musical inspiration from the game himself. “I think after a year with DJ Hero, I’m gonna start DJing parties l...

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...

Review: Cam'ron may never match his wacked-out 2004 masterpiece, Purple Haze. His feuds with Jay-Z, 50 Cent and former Dipset comrades Juelz Santana and Jim Jones have failed to make him a star. But on his sixth album, the Harlem MC remains one of hip-hop's most compelling eccentrics, enli...

By J. Edward Keyes The only downside to this recording of Jay performing “Heart of the City” over “Sunday Bloody Sunday” in Dublin two years ago is the possibility that Bono will hear it and try to do it himself. As Noel Gallagher has taught us, it’s best not to jock Jay-Z.

By Rolling Stone Jay-Z “I Know” Hova breaks out of his post-retirement slump with this 1970s funk ode to heroin and busts out his best rhymes since The Black Album. Listen]-[Review]