Jay-Z

Drake compares writing to Jay-Z, Lil Wayne

source: Digital Spy

Drake claims that his approach to writing R&B songs is similar to the way Jay-Z and Lil Wayne write rap.

Published Sat, Jan 30

Young Jeezy, By The Way

source: happylarry (WordPress)

He also featured on Jay Z’s ‘Blueprint 3′ on the track ‘As hard as it gets’ and shows that Jay Z is too old for this sh*t, and gave Kanye West possibly the best track on ‘808’s and heartbreak’  titled ‘Amazin’. The rapper proves that his name brings heavy weight and is worthy of street status and...

Published Fri, Jan 29

Jay Sean Makes a Name for Himself

source: Oh No They Didn't!

Sean has said that one of his ideal collaborations would be with hip-hop power couple Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z. Sean has repeatedly said that he models himself after hip hop, soul and R&B singers like Justin Timberlake, Ne-Yo, Jay-Z and others. “I have to say this again and again, b...

Published Fri, Jan 29

Has Auto-Tune finally had its day?

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

Flavor's single isn't the first time a rapper has apparently heralded the end of Auto-Tune. Jay-Z did so in literal-minded style on last year's The Blueprint 3 album. "This is anti-Auto-Tune" he proclaimed on the track DOA (Death of Auto-Tune). But given the showbiz gimcrackery of Flavor'...

Published Thu, Jan 28

Hope for Haiti Now Album Makes History Atop the Charts

source: XXL

Right below Shady at No. 31 is Jay-Z. The Blueprint 3 racked up an additional 14,600 in sales this sales cycle, bringing his 20 week total to 1,563,400. Next week look for many artists to get a sales bump due to the hype surronding the Grammy Awards, airing this Sunday, January 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on C...

Published Wed, Jan 27

Drake On Making Hit Records, "The Way Jay-Z & Lil Wayne Write Rap, I Write R&B"

source: SOHH

Young Money's Drake has opened up about the approach he takes to writing hit R&B songs and compared his style to Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. Visit SOHH.com for more information]

Published Mon, Jan 25

Drake Compares His R&B Flow To Jay-Z, Lil Wayne

source: MTV

The way Jay and Wayne write rap, I write R&B. I don't write lyrics down on paper," Drake told Complex magazine in its February/March issue, which features the So Far Gone star on the cover. "The other day, I was in the studio with Alicia Keys, and I wrote two songs just speaking to her. I wish I...

Published Mon, Jan 25

“The Blueprint 3 Was The Most Difficult Album That I’ve Ever Made”

source: The Smoking Section

Jay-Z: Well, what I was trying to do with this album—which is the same thing I was trying to do on Kingdom Come [2006]—is go somewhere that hadn’t been gone before, to try to chart a new territory in rap. The reason I’ve been grounded, though, and able to make albums, is because I’ve allowed my f...

Published Thu, Jan 14