Jay-Z

Jay-Z Gallery Spotlight: Fresno, CA - Nov. 7, 2009

source: LiveDaily.com

All the latest news and festival reports from LiveDaily Along side support group N.E.R.D. [ tickets ], hip-hop king-maker Jay-Z [ tickets ] made Fresno, CA, the place to be on Saturday night (11/7) when he kicked off a new tour in support of his 11th studio set, "The Blueprint 3."

Published Mon, Nov 9

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

Mos Def Vs Jay-Z - The Battle Of New Orleans - December 31st, 2009

source: iamnotarapperispit (WordPress)

The Battle of All Battles…A real hip-hop battle of all the elements of the genre. Battle of the Beats: Kanye Vs. Swizz Mos Def (The Ungerground King, team captain), Jay Electronica, Nas, MF Doom, & Black Thought Vs. Jay-z (The Unquestioned King, team captain),? ,? , ?, ?

Published Mon, Nov 9

Why not mix it up?

source: rockmosis (WordPress)

Did you hear that New York bad boy Jay-Z came up on stage last night with U2 before the kickoff of European Music Awards? That’s right, the jiggaman popped up during “Sunday Bloody Sunday” live in Berlin, Germany in front of the Brandenburg Gate giving the 10,000 fans a treat of musical bril...

Published Mon, Nov 9

Beyonce baby plans? We're ready, says tight-lipped Jay-Z

source: OH NO!!

And all that, um, practice must be lighting a fire for the couple, married since April 2008. Backstage Thursday at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin, where both got awards, the husky rapper held his beaming wife in a big bear hug, When she got up to the podium, Beyoncé said, "There is only o...

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 brings out Rihanna to perform “Hard” at his LA show

source: MissInfo.tv

Here’s a twit pic from Vanessa/Amprgroup who had a great seat at last night’s Jay-Z concert in Los Angeles. Along with bringing out Rihanna for her new single, Hov was also joined by J.Cole, and Pharrell (NERD was the opener). (thanks to Ill for the heads up)

Published Mon, Nov 9

Bridget Kelly

source: kamalkamruddin (WordPress)

She was the massive voice filling in for Alicia Keys on Empire State Of Mind, and through similar performances around the world has been gaining a large amount of interest. Signed to Jay’s new management/music-publishing company, Roc Nation, Bridget (a.k.a. BeeKay) is in the process of fin...

Published Mon, Nov 9