Jay-Z

Some reviews from print.

source: thosegeese (WordPress)

Alarm bells should be ringing when any artist releases an album entitled The Blueprint. It’s hubristic for a musician to set their music on a pedestal above predecessors and peers. It turns it into a competition. But that’s what mainstream hip-hop is all about, being the best right now, and i...

Published Mon, Nov 9

50 Cent On XXL Cover

source: oghiphop.com

Mmh, It’s gonna be interesting to see who made it to the 100 best Hip Hop websites…Similar Posts: Video: 50 Cent And Beanie Sigel On Power99Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre & Jay-Z To Release Albums In December50 Cent Promises to Reinvent the Hip-hop Wheel on New Album Digg, Facebook, Twitter, Share: Mmh, It’s gonna be interesting to see who made it to the 100 best Hip Hop websites…Similar Posts: Video: 50 Cent And Beanie Sigel On Power99 Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre & Jay-Z To Release Albums In December 50 Cent Promises to Reinvent the Hip-hop Wheel on New Album Digg, Facebook, Twitter, Share:

Published Mon, Nov 9

How the illuminati is helping Jay-Z buy the Yankees

source: XXL

Then there’s the matter of why Jay-Z performed at these Yankees events in the first place. Cynical hating mofo that I am, I just figured it was because he has an album to promote. Like when he gave the Pigs in a Blanket Foundation some money to allow him to turn the anniversary of the attacks of 9/...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Born To Use Mics

source: urbanmogullife.com

From the moment then nineteen-year-old Nasir “Nas” Jones began recording tracks for his debut album the hip-hop world was forever changed. Released in 1994, Illmatic, was hailed as a masterpiece and is one of the most influentialalbums in hip-hop history. In Born to Use Mics, Michael Eri...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Wale: new video “Pat Your Weave” w/ UCB, and Rap-Up interview

source: MissInfo.tv

Wale’s album drops tomorrow, and in this interview with Rap-Up Magazine, he shares “the advice he got from his Roc Nation boss Jay-Z, receiving Rihanna’s blessing to sample her song, getting the cold shoulder from Kanye West (“I don’t wait for handouts”)” and more. Wale will also be with m...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Video: Jay-Z x Rihanna at UCLA

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Rihanna surprised concertgoers at Jay-Z’s show at UCLA’s Pauley Pavillion on Sunday night by performing “Run This Town” with Jay and “Hard” from her new album Rated R. If you were there and have better footage, please send it to us. UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who sent in the “Hard” performan...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Rick Ross On Nas As Def Jam President, "I Want Rap N*ggas To Takeover Everything" [Video]

source: SOHH

Three years ago, Jay-Z signed an incentive-based contract to take over the storied hip-hop label, and in 2006, he returned from "retirement" to put out a new album, Kingdom Come. The project was met with mixed reviews but was best known for the controversies that surrounded it. Several art...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Video: Jay-Z x Rihanna - ‘Run This Town’ & 'Hard' (Live @ UCLA)

source: crookfromthebrook (WordPress)

Last night in Los Angeles, Rihanna made a surprise guest appearance on Jigga’s current BP3 tour and performed ‘Run This Town’ and then went into her single ‘Hard’ sans Young Jeezy off her upcoming album Rated R which drops Nov. 23. This was her first time performing the track.

Published Mon, Nov 9