Jay-Z

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 5 hours ago

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 7 hours ago

“The Roundtable” [PODCAST] 6: Us vs Them…

source: sahboog (WordPress)

Episode 6: Spike Lee on Tyler Perry/Russell Simmons on Bill Cosby/Rihanna & Chris Brown/ Beans vs Jay-Z/ Loyalty and Responsiblity in the Rap Game… piphblu v v v v Rihanna & Chris Brown (14:43) [original link] v v Beans vs Jay-Z (30:17) [original link] v v sah

Published 19 hours ago

Hip Hop Beats

source: hip

have you ever wondered where to download professional rap instrumentals for your tracks? Are you looking to become the next Drake, Ludacris, Jay-Z or Lil Wayne? If so, getting your hands on professionally produced rap beats is what you need to get to the next level and get noticed fast. The...

Published Sun, Nov 8

Jay-Z, His Bid for King of the Hill

source: NYT > Jay

The rap star is shooting not only for popularity with his song “Empire State of Mind,” but also for a symbolic crown: the king of New York music.

Published Sat, Nov 7

Miley Cyrus Has Never Heard A Jay-Z Song

source: topix.com

Miley Cyrus drew headlines when she name checked Britney Spears and Jay-Z in her hit single "Party in the U.S.A.," but the pop singer has admitted she has never heard a record by the rap superstar.

Published Sat, Nov 7

Miley Cyrus Has Never Heard A Jay-Z Song

source: AllHipHop

Miley Cyrus drew headlines when she name checked Britney Spears and Jay-Z in her hit single “Party in the U.S.A.,” but the pop singer has admitted she has never heard a record by the rap superstar.   The track, which was produced by Lukasz Gottwald and written by Gottwald, Claude Kelly and Jessi...

Published Sat, Nov 7

Jay-Z plots early 2010 tour on 'Blueprint'

source: topix.com

The hip-hop mogul, also known by his birth name, Shawn Carter, is currently on the road with rap supergroup N.E.R.D. during the fall installment of his BP3 tour, which continues Nov.

Published Fri, Nov 6