Jay-Z

Drake, Q-Tip & Keri Hilson React To Grammy Nods, "I Belong To The Youngest Grammy Nominated Crew"

source: SOHH

R&B singer Beyonce led the field of Grammy contenders with 10 nominations, followed by teen country sensation Taylor Swift with eight, organizers of the music industry's top awards said on Wednesday. Black Eyed Peas, R&B singer Maxwell and rapper Kanye West each had six nomina...

Published Thu, Dec 3

Jay-Z says Rihanna umbrellas would have been a hit

source: TopNews

London, December 3 : Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z laments not coming out with a range of brollies when Rihanna''s track Umbrella was a hit. The 39-year-old rapper has enjoyed tremendous success with his clothing line Rocawear. We really should have had some Rihanna Rocawear umbrellas," the Daily...

Published Wed, Dec 2

Freeway Addresses Jay-Z/Beanie Sigel Beef

source: hiphopwired.com

With Stimulus Package on the way, however, fans should expect to hear more from the rapper as he did on Free At Last when he aired his grievances about not receiving input from Kanye West or Just Blaze and how much the Roc had shifted since their dominance.

Published Wed, Dec 2

Kanye West Gives Props To Eminem's Complex Covers, "These Are All History In The Making"

source: SOHH

Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West has taken moment out to pay homage to Eminem's recently revealed Complex Magazine cover features and called them "history on the making."... Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West has taken moment out to pay homage to Eminem's recently revealed Complex Magazi...

Published Wed, Dec 2

Freeway To Address Jay-Z/Beanie Sigel Dispute On "Love Is A Battlefield"

source: SOHH

Former Roc-A-Fella rapper Freeway has revealed plans to drop a new song called "Love is a Battlefield" this week which will discuss his views on the current Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel dispute.... Former Roc-A-Fella rapper Freeway has revealed plans to drop a new song called "Love is a Battlefiel...

Published Wed, Dec 2

Podcast: The Making Of… 50 Cent’s “How to Rob”

source: XXL

The Madd Rapper, a comedic act and MC alias of former Bad Boy producer Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie, was added to the song’s hook for levity, saying, “This ain’t serious/Being broke can make you delirious/So we rob and steal so our ones can be bigger/50 Cent, how it feel to rob an industry, nigg...

Published Tue, Dec 1

Beanie Sigel Looks to Reawaken Aggressive Nature

source: hiphopwired.com

Whether closure is found between Beans and Jay or not, the rapper intends to stay on his own course of revealing the truth.  Stating that his next album will be titled The Closure, the project is set for a 2010 release and aims to find answers to truly part ways with his history on Roc-A-Fella a...

Published Tue, Dec 1

Baby Says Drake Cannot Match Lil Wayne's Stardom, "[Maybe] 20 Years From Now"

source: SOHH

Cash Money Records' Baby recently talked about Drake's star power compared to his artist, Lil Wayne, and said the Young Money rapper has a long way to go before reaching Weezy's level.... Cash Money Records' Baby recently talked about Drake's star power compared to his artist, Lil Wayne, and...

Published Mon, Nov 30