Jay-Z, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have officially signed on as co-producers of "Fela!," a musical about Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti that opens...
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Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Carrie Underwood will be among the diverse roster of performers planning to take the stage at the American Music Awards in Los...
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The New York Yankees have been blasting Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" during their playoff run. Now, the team is having the rap king perform the song live to kick off Game...
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Courtesy of NME.com -- Rapper compares prospect of hooking up with Liam to working with Linkin Park Jay-Z has said that he wants to work with Oasis' Liam Gallagher. The...
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Since the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11, many people have helped rebuild New York City in different ways. Rapper Jay-Z did it his own way: headlining a...
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When Jay-Z released his first "Blueprint" CD on Sept. 11, 2001, the rapper couldn't have known how monumental, and tragic, the day would turn out to be. This week, Jay-Z is...
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Rapper Jay-Z is criticizing scalpers who are selling tickets to his Sept. 11 benefit concert. The Brooklyn-born rapper will perform at Madison Square Garden on Friday....
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Rapper Jay-Z, whose latest album "The Blueprint 3" arrived in stores in Monday, will kick off a 21-date North American tour on October 9 in University Park, Pa. The trek...
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Courtesy of NME.com - 'Enjoy it' rapper tells fans Jay-Z has reacted nonchalantly to the news that his forthcoming new album, "The Blueprint 3", has leaked online. The...
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After DJ AM survived a plane crash last year that killed four people, the last thing Jay-Z had in mind was having the disc jockey play at his concert. But the rapper says...
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Jay-Z will hold a Sept. 11 benefit concert in New York City. The rapper and former record executive is scheduled to make the announcement Monday at Madison Square Garden....
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Courtesy of NME.com Rapper reveals tracklisting and cover art for album Jay-Z has confirmed that his new album “The Blueprint 3” will feature Kanye West, Empire Of The...
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Jay Leno's new prime-time series is going to kick off with a performance by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West. NBC said the three singers will perform...
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Jay-Z will make his U.S. festival debut when he replaces the Beastie Boys at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey. The Grammy winner...
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Rapper Jay-Z will replace headliners the Beastie Boys at the 2009 All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey next weekend in his first U.S. festival debut. ...
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Jay-Z is drawing up a curious date for his latest Blueprint. The Jigga Man's Blueprint³ will drop on Sept. 11, eight years to the day when the first Blueprint...
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Rick Ross sold hit albums rapping about selling crack cocaine but a revelation that he once worked as a prison guard threatened to end his career. For a rapper...
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There will be no encore for Jay-Z and Def Jam. The rapper confirms reports that he has left the record company where he made most of his biggest hits and went from artist...
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HOVA's in the (white) house. Jay-Z has unveiled plans to stage a special one-off gig in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 19, the night before President-elect Barack...
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Jay-Z isn't performing at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, but he is planning to make a big splash on the eve of the event. The rapper, one...
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What's the 411? How about a lawsuit? Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z are among the targets of a federal song-swiping suit by two New Jersey men. Jermaine Jumpp and Michael C....
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Jay-Z has released a new song--apparently to celebrate Barack Obama's election as U.S. president. The Kanye West-produced track "We Made History" has appeared online in the...
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With two days remaining until Election Day, Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs told voters in South Florida not to be scared away from the polls by long lines. "It's bigger than...
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On his home court, LeBron James tried to swing some votes toward a guy who loves to play basketball nearly as much as he does. The NBA superstar hosted a free concert...
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NBA superstar LeBron James and Grammy-winning recording artist Jay-Z want people to get out early to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. James and Jay-Z...
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Where to begin? The Old Hollywood vibe outside the renovated Palladium, with the spotlights, red carpet and swarms of celeb-gawkers and people-watchers? The long-neglected...
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The beats go on. In his first gig since surviving a fiery plane crash, DJ AM is back doing his thing, spinning tunes for more than two hours in support of Jay-Z's...
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DJ AM, who survived a plane crash last month in South Carolina, will appear on tour with Jay-Z. DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, will join the rap mogul Wednesday...
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Jay-Z is doing an encore for Barack Obama. The 38-year-old rapper, a vocal supporter of the Democratic presidential candidate, is performing Saturday at a free concert in...
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Jay-Z is temporarily trading Beyoncé for Barack. The hip-hop heavyweight announced he'll perform two free shows this weekend in Detroit and Miami as part of a...
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After undergoing renovations for more than a year, the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles will open its doors October 15 with a concert by Jay-Z. The rapper will be...
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The tents are packed up and most of the 140,000 music lovers have made their weary way home, but memories of this year's Glastonbury festival, and its headline act...
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With three days to go before Glastonbury there are still tickets available, an unusual situation for the annual celebration of pop music and mud which many people blame ...
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As a string of high-profile hip-hop artists near the end of their record contracts, a question looming over their pending free agency isn't which major label ...
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A picture is worth 1,000 words. But that's apparently nothing compared to what a whisper is worth. A peeved New York rapper is suing Jay-Z for $88 million, claiming the...
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What's more embarassing for a rap legend such as Jay-Z? That some have suggested he can't sell tickets to the Glastonbury music festival as fast as some...
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First comes crazy in love, then comes marriage. Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z, a match made in musical heaven, tied the knot in New York Friday, just three days...
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Jay-Z is close to reaching a $150 million deal with Live Nation Inc. that will give the concert promoter a stake in virtually every aspect of the rapper and entrepreneur's...
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It turns out Jay-Z has more than one partnership on his mind these days. The possibly engaged hip-hop mogul is close to inking a 10-year, $150 million deal with...
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Universal Music Group said on Monday
that rap artist and hip-hop mogul Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is
stepping down as president of its Def Jam Records unit,
effective by the end...
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Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter said Monday that he will leave his post as president of Universal Music Group's Def Jam Records label after his contract expires this year.
The rapper,...
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The Jigga's up...and out the door.
Jay-Z will be having lots more time to spend with Beyoncé this New Year's, after it was announced Monday that he would be...
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This American Gangster is fit for a King.
Jay-Z's latest album debuted on top of the pop charts, giving him 10 number ones in 10 years and tying him with Elvis Presley...
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Jay-Z has paid tribute to fellow rapper Kanye West's mother, who died Saturday (November 10).
West's mother Donda passed away in a Los Angeles hospital over the...
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She might be a tad indecent for Malaysian tastes, but Beyoncé Knowles is not too bootylicious for China.
The singer will be taking her tour to Shanghai Nov. 3, per...
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Jay-Z is in the frame to sponsor his own stadium, as he confirms details of a new album.
The rap mogul made his comeback to the world of hip hop earlier this year with...
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Jay-Z has announced a rapidly approaching release date for his latest album, but this time around, the drop won't carry with it the threat of early...
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Jay-Z wins all around, says Forbes.com. He's got Beyonce on his arm — and more millions than 50 Cent and Diddy.
The rap icon, aka Shawn Carter, is No. 1 on the site's...
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Hip-hop star Jay-Z's talent for
extending beyond rap to the executive worlds of music, fashion
and other businesses has earned him the top spot on Forbes
magazine's...
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What do Jay-Z and Diddy have in common besides being hugely successful hip-hop superstars and masters of their very expansive domains? Both of their clothing lines are...
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Sure he lords over the album charts, designs a clothing line (Rocawear), runs a record label (Def Jam), owns sports bars and even a minority stake in the New Jersey...
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Jay-Z may have 99 problems, but keeping quiet a secret wedding ain't one.
A rep for Beyoncé Knowles, the recently unretired rapper's significant other for the...
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Beyonce and Jay-Z are rumored to be getting married in the Caribbean this weekend.
The rap don and his pop superstar girlfriend have been dating for a number of years, but...
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Authorities closed a big Manhattan nightclub a half-hour before it was to host a party with hundreds of people celebrating hip hop titan Jay-Z's new album Wednesday night, a...
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Jay-Z celebrated his return to the game with a seemingly impossible trek: seven 30-minute concerts around the country in 24 hours. He hit up Atlanta, Philadelphia,...
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In a new documentary, Jay-Z is reminded of his early life in the Brooklyn projects as he sees children playing near open sewers in an Angolan slum.
"In my business, we...
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Jay-Z makes his long-awaited return to the world of rap later this month and this week Yahoo! Music was one of a select few to hear Kingdom Come.
Below we present a...
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Talk about your hard knocks.
The Chinese government has
canceled a Jay-Z concert set for Shanghai's Hongkou Stadium after ruling
the rap superstar's lyrics were too...
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China's Culture Ministry has nixed a concert this month by rap artist Jay-Z at Shanghai's Hongkou Stadium, citing a need to protect local hip-hop fans from nasty lyrics, a...
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Jay-Z will be joined by Chris Martin live onstage at London's Royal Albert Hall this week, according to reports.
The Coldplay star, who appears on the comeback album from...
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Don't call it a comeback--'cause he never really went away.
Jay-Z has made the rather superfluous announcement
that he is returning to the music world he allegedly...
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Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z wants to use
his influence on young people to get them to conserve water at
a time when poor nations cannot get enough safe drinking water.
Jay-Z told...
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Jay Z's return to music is expected to be confirmed shortly, with the news that he's back in the studio with Timbaland.
The retired hip-hop superstar has been linked with a...
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A few weeks ago, Jay-Z announced he was boycotting Cristal at his clubs after the champagne company's president indicated that he wasn't thrilled about the brand's...
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Jay-Z and DMX are reported to have ended their business relationship, after the rapper left Def Jam.
DMX is understood to have been working on a new LP with the retired rap...
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Beyonce's beau is switching brands of bubbly.
Cristal,
the champagne that has been name-checked in songs by rappers like Lil'
Kim, Snoop Dogg, Sean "Diddy" Combs and 50...
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Rappers have long proclaimed their love for Cristal, frequently mentioning the high-end champagne in songs and popping the corks of the clear, gold-labeled bottles in music...
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Jay-Z has claimed the head of Cristal champagne is racist and insists he will lead a boycott of the company.
The retired rap don is understood to have been left furious at...
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Although its been almost a year since the disastrous R. Kelly-Jay-Z Best Of Both Worlds tour, the two men are still squaring off in court--and Kelly just hit Jay-Z with...
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Shortly after Jay-Z took the stage for his final hometown performance on "The Best of Both Worlds" tour — now down to just one world after the acrimonious departure of...
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Jay-Z and R. Kelly attempted to re-launch their Best Of Both Worlds tour this fall after a similar venture was scrapped two years ago, and now it appears that it wasn't such...
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At the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards--held this evening (Sunday, August 29) at Miami's American Airlines Arena--Jay-Z and Outkast were the big winners, with four moonmen...
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Jay-Z, at long last, is now officially part-owner of the New Jersey Nets. The NBA board of governors yesterday (August 12) approved the sale of the pro-ball team to a group...
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The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards nominations were announced this morning (Tuesday, July 27), and in somewhat of a surprise, Jay-Z leads the field with recognition in six...
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Could it be that Grammy-licious Beyonce Knowles won't end up being Mrs. Jay Z after all? RWDmag.com reports that, despite Jay-Z telling Lyor Cohen at his recent farewell...
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Rapper Jay-Z and singer Beyonce Knowles have been dating for almost two years, but the duo has been meticulous about keeping their relationship private. That is, until last...
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Producer Danger Mouse has taken all of the vocals from Jay-Z's Black Album and recorded them over music from the Beatles' 1968 set The White Album, to create The Grey Album,...
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Beyonce, OutKast, Jay-Z, and Pharrell Williams each received six Grammy nominations Thursday (December 4) during the press conference held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in...
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Final Nominations List
46th Annual GRAMMY® Awards
For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003
Record Of The Year
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Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z utilized some of the marketing lessons he's learned in his years in the entertainment business on Wednesday (October 22) when he provided a...
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Tickets for Jay-Z's benefit concert scheduled for November 25 at Madison Square Garden in New York City sold out in less than eight hours after going on sale on Saturday...
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Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z will release his last full-length album, the Black Album, on Friday, November 28. The set will be produced by Rick Rubin, Just Blaze, and Kanye...
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Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was at New York's Madison Square Garden on Wednesday morning (September 24), with Russell Simmons, Reverend Run, Memphis Bleek, and...
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Jay-Z wanted to be the only performer to join Beyonce on stage during her performance last Thursday (August 28) at the 2003 MTV Video Awards, according to the Jamaica...
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Jay-Z and Lil' Kim lead all nominees with five nods each when the nominees for the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2003 were announced at the Millennium Hotel in New York on...
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Jay-Z, Damon Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke collectively own the Roc-A-Fella empire which includes the label Roc-A-Fella Records, the clothing line Roca-Wear, and the vodka...
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Roc-A-Fella Records recording artist Beanie Sigel (Dwight Grant) was denied bail in a Philadelphia federal court on Monday (July 14) despite the fact that his friend Jay-Z...
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Msemji Granger, 24, of Hamilton, Ontario, was shot several times at close range by two unidentified assailants while leaving the Roc The Mic concert at Toronto's Molson...
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Jay-Z is going all out for the grand opening of his sports bar 40/40 in New York City on Wednesday (June 18) at 9 p.m. ET. The rapper will be handing out some pretty...
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The members of Destiny's Child performed together for the first time in a year and a half and the group's Beyonce Knowles previewed songs from her upcoming solo album on...
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Ving Rhames has been tapped to narrate, Beef, a new documentary which will focus on classic hip-hop battles and feature exclusive performances from 50 Cent, DMX, Ja Rule,...
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Former Spice Girl, Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham, has been selected to join Naomi Campbell in a multi-million dollar advertising campaign for Roc-A-Wear clothing which is...
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Rapper Jay-Z continues to diversify his business interests. The rapper, who owns a record label, clothing line, and vodka company, will be opening a sports bar in Manhattan...
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Roc-A-Fella Records co-owner Kareem "Biggs" Burke was arrested earlier this week and charged with manufacturing drugs after police discovered 24 marijuana plants in his...
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Jay-Z, Loon, the Notorious B.I.G., Carl Thomas, Black Rob, 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake, Fat Joe, Nelly, Lenny Kravitz, and Beyonce Knowles are among the artists featured on...
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50 Cent and Jay-Z will co-headline the 1st Annual Rock The Mic Tour, scheduled to kick off on June 25 at ctnow.com Meadows Music in Hartford, Connecticut. The event will...
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Jay-Z's signature athletic shoes for Reebok are the fastest sellers in the company's history. While the footwear giant has not actually released official sales figures, the...
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Jay-Z and Reebok are pleased by the buzz and the huge demand for the hip-hop superstar's signature athletic footwear collection, the "S. Carter Collection by Rbk."
Jay-Z,...
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50 Cent and Jay-Z, two of the biggest rappers in the country, are attempting to work out details for a joint tour. According to an announcement 50 Cent made on Monday (April...
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Blueprint 2.1, Jay-Z's revision of his The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse album, comes out Tuesday (April 8). The new collection features 11 songs from 2002's Blueprint 2...
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European sensation Punjabi MC has enlisted one of the hottest rappers this side of the Atlantic, Jay-Z, to make a guest appearance on the remix to his smash hit, "Beware Of...
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Damon Dash, Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records partner, was briefly jailed on Wednesday (March 26) because of a child-custody dispute involving his 11-year-old son. The arrest in...
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Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles's on-again, off-again relationship appears to be on again. The pair was spotted having lunch at Downtown Cipriani in New York City on Saturday...
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Eminem was named the most important artist making music right now by Spin. The magazine's "Ultimate List" featured their choices for the 40 most important artists working...
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Hip-hop heavyweight Jay-Z is set to release The Blueprint 2.1--a new, retooled version of his most recent album, The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse--on April 8. The...
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Eminem, Mariah Carey, and Jay-Z landed in the top 10 of Rolling Stone's "Rock's 50 Richest 2003" list. The list was topped by Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, and the...
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Uncensored videos by Eminem, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Shaggy, Jadakiss, Sir Mix-A-Lot, and others are included on the new DVD compilation, Hardware: Hip-Hop. The DVD features raw and...
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Rapper Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles reportedly began dating last August while in St. Tropez, but the pair never officially confirmed they were a couple. The pair did record a...
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Superstar rapper Jay-Z recently added his vocals to a remix of Aaliyah's "Miss You." The song was the lead single from the deceased singer's latest album, I Care 4...
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Def Jam Records co-founder and activist Russell Simmons and Benjamin Chavis, president of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, sent a letter to President Bush on March 10th,...
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Fred Durst is currently in New York City mixing the new Limp Bizkit album, Bipolar, and he's open to last-minute collaborations. He described one such collaboration with...
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Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles, Nelly, B2K and P. Diddy, and Justin Timberlake are just some of the artists featured on Now That's What I Call Music! Volume 12, due out March 25....
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Sheryl Crow, Jay-Z, and Missy Elliott are just some of the many artists who have come together in a new group called Musicians United To Win Without War.
Russell Simmons...
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Hip-hop's Jay-Z is set to make his "commercial" acting debut. The multiplatinum rapper, who has previously been heard but not seen in ads, will appear in a spot for Heineken...
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Jay-Z, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Crooked I, Juvenile, Danny Boy, Kurupt, Michel'le, Eastwood, and N.I.N.A. (the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes) are among the artists featured on the...
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Brooklyn-based rappers and sometime collaborators Lil' Kim and Jay-Z will be featured on two new episodes of VH1's Driven next month.
Jay-Z's episode of Driven is scheduled...
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In what has almost become cliche for him, Jay-Z has once again suggested that his next album will be his last. The rapper told the U.K.'s New Musical Express, "My plan is to...
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Two of Brooklyn's finest, Jay-Z and Mike Tyson, will do what they do best on cable's Showtime February 22. That night, Jay-Z will air a live telecast of his concert at the...
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Multiplatinum rapper Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) has inked a deal with Reebok to market and design his own line of Reebok sneakers, dubbed the S. Carter Collection by RBK, in 2003....
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Jay-Z has set his first major European concert dates for next year, including stops in Paris and London, with more expected to be announced.
The multiplatinum rap...
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Eminem and Jay-Z, two of rap's biggest stars, shared the stage in Detroit on Thursday night (November 21). Jay-Z was in town on his "Principal For A Day" tour, performing at...
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New albums from Jay-Z and Toni Braxton contain remakes of the late Tupac Shakur's 1996 song "Me And My Girlfriend," an issue that upsets Braxton, who accuses Jay-Z of...
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Rapper Jay-Z has debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 album sales chart with his latest effort, The Blueprint 2: The Gift And The Curse. More than 545,000 copies of the...
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Superstar rapper Jay-Z is expected to debut at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart for the fifth time in his career with his new release, The Blueprint 2: The Gift...
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Jay-Z takes a verbal shot at Los Angeles Times journalist Chuck Philips and Fox's The O'Reilly Factor host Bill O'Reilly on the song "Back In The Day" on Missy Elliott's...
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Snoop Dogg hosted an album listening session Monday (November 11) for his sixth album, Paid The Cost To Be The Boss, at the Priority and Capitol Records office in...
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Jay-Z will appear on CBS's news magazine program 60 Minutes Wednesday (November 20). The segment, hosted by correspondent Bob Simon, will capture the rap mogul (born Shawn...
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Superstar rapper Jay-Z recently launched a tour unlike his previous tours--the rapper will spend the road trek visiting numerous schools as the "principal for a day" and...
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Mixtape DJ and producer DJ Envy, who is currently on the Nellyville tour with Fabolous, will release his major label debut, DJ Envy Blok Party - Volume 1: The Desert Storm...
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Rap superstar Jay-Z and singer Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child have released a duet, "Bonnie And Clyde," as the first single from the rapper's forthcoming album,...
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Thirteen-year-old Young Steff is being primed as the first teen R&B act for Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. The South Jersey-based artist is expected to release his debut album...
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The soundtrack for Eminem's film 8 Miles will feature contributions from Jay-Z, Nas, Gang Starr, Rakim, Xzibit, Macy Gray, and new Aftermath act 50 Cent, among others. The...
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Jay-Z has joined the growing list of hip-hop artists attacking the Los Angeles Times stories that ran on Friday (September 6) and Saturday (September 7), alleging that late...
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Jay-Z was among those paying tribute to Aaliyah on the first anniversary of her death.
During his headline set at the Sprite Liquid Mix tour stop Sunday (August 25) at the...
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Jay-Z and 311 headline the Sprite Liquid Mix Tour, which kicks off Tuesday (August 20) at Wantagh, New York's Jones Beach Amphitheater. Others on the bill include Nonpoint,...
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Jay-Z and Dame Dash may own two-thirds of Roc-A-Fella Records--the very profitable label, with an artist roster that includes State Property, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, DJ...
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Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Films is preparing to release the movie Paid In Full on September 6, and the accompanying soundtrack on September 10.
The movie, set in Harlem in the...
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Nelly and the St. Lunatics, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Redman, Cam'ron, Foxy Brown, and several other top rappers contribute new songs to DJ Envy Blok Party Vol. 1: The Desert...
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Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam recording artist Jay-Z and partner Damon Dash have purchased Armadale Vodka, spokespersons for the music moguls and the wine and spirits company...
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Jaz-O (formerly the Jaz), who was Jay-Z's mentor when the superstar rapper began his career in the late '80s, has had a highly publicized falling out with his onetime...
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Carmen Bryan, mother of Nas's 7-year-old daughter Destiny accused Jay-Z and Cam'ron of being cowards for verbally assaulting her child while involved in lyrical battles with...
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Jay-Z will headline the 15-date Sprite Liquid Mix tour that kicks off in mid-August and features Los Angeles's alternative rockers 311 as the co-headliners.
Jay-Z's...
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Queens-based rapper Mic Geronimo is set to release his third album, The Long Road Back, in August on his newly founded label, Rebellious Music. The Long Road Back will...
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Sara Arnell is suing her neighbors, Lynn Fisher-Hill and Lewis Taffer, for allegedly sabotaging the sale of her $6.5 million penthouse to rapper Jay-Z.
Arnell, the wife of...
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Jay-Z, Korn's Fieldy, Xzibit, the X-Ecutioners, and members of Limp Bizkit and Static-X helped merge rap and rock for the extreme sports crowd as part of the second annual...
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Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, Cam'ron, and Philadelphia-based newcomer Freeway will release a collaborative effort under the Dream Team moniker in August, according to...
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Queensbridge, New York MC Nas set the House Of Blues stage in Los Angeles ablaze Wednesday (March 27), performing songs from each of his five albums and taking numerous...
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The Now That's What I Call Music various-artists franchise has once again proven to be a sure thing, with the latest installment, Volume 9, featuring hits by U2, Shakira,...
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Members of Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Static-X will serve as the backing band for a performance by hip-hop powerhouse Jay-Z at the second annual ESPN Action Sports & Music...
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Jay-Z and R. Kelly have moved the release date of their new album, Best Of Both Worlds, from March 26 to March 19, to combat the heavy bootlegging of the album. A bootleg...
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Rapper Jay-Z, Reverend Al Sharpton, actor Bill Duke, former boxing champ Zab Judah, turntablist Kid Capri, and many other stars turned out for Brandy's album-release party...
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Jay-Z and Nas have been involved in an ongoing feud that was made public at last year's Summer Jam event in New York, where Jay-Z told the sellout crowd, "Ask Nas--he don't...
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In a scene befitting the union of two musical icons, R. Kelly and Jay-Z met members of the press at New York's elegant Waldorf Astoria hotel yesterday (January 24). The two...
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Jay-Z has released a new Irv Gotti-produced song, "Super Ugly," in response to Nas's "Ether," which is included on the Nas's forthcoming album, Stillmatic, due out Tuesday...
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It's been a good week for hip-hop king Jay-Z. On December 6, he received a three-year probation sentence, as opposed to jail time, for pleading guilty to stabbing music...
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Jay-Z received a three-year probation sentence Thursday (December 6) from Judge Micki Scherer for stabbing music executive Lance "Un" Rivera in December 1999, according to a...
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Queensbridge, New York-based rap duo Mobb Deep is set to release its fifth album, Infamy, on December 11. The set is the follow-up to the pair's platinum-certified 1999 set,...
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Jay-Z taped a performance for Unplugged on Sunday (November 18) and was joined by Mary J. Blige, who made a surprise appearance to help Jay-Z out during his set. Fans can...
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Jay-Z protege Beanie Sigel stars in the film State Property, which is scheduled to hit 400 screens worldwide on December 7 via Lion's Gate/Roc-A-Fella Pictures. With the...
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Rapper Jay-Z was hit with a copyright-infringement lawsuit from singer Demme Ulloa on Wednesday (October 31). Ulloa allegedly sang the chorus on Jay-Z's hit "Izzo...
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Hip-hop king Jay-Z has quietly been cleaning up his legal affairs. The rapper had a charge of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree charge dismissed in...
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Jay-Z's The Blueprint remains at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a third consecutive week on sales of nearly 174,000 albums. Alicia Keys's Songs In A Minor...
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Jay-Z's The Blueprint remains at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second consecutive week on sales of nearly 271,000 albums, according to industry sources....
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Jay-Z's clothing company Roc-A-Wear has designed a patriotic T-shirt that is expected to go on sale by next week. "The T-shirt just has an American flag, and [the...
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Jay-Z's sixth album, The Blueprint, debuts at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart after selling of more than 426,500 units, according to industry sources, marking...
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Rapper extraordinaire Jay-Z is set to release a second single--"Girls, Girls, Girls" featuring Slick Rick, Q-Tip, and Biz Markie--from his new album The Blueprint. The New...
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The price for Jay-Z's CD The Blueprint, in stores Tuesday (September 11), has been upped to $19.98, about a dollar above the average retail price for a compact disc. The...
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Jay-Z will release his latest album, The Blueprint next Tuesday (September 11), a week ahead of its scheduled release. The set had been due September 18, but the rapper and...
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Reigning rap king Jay-Z will hit the road to support his new album, The Blueprint, due out September 18, but unlike his previous tours the rapper has decided to take his...
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Rapper extraordinaire Jay-Z is currently putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming new album, The Blueprint, which is due out September 18. The set, which will...
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Jay-Z, whose assault trial was scheduled to begin Monday (July 16), will now have to wait until September 5. Once again, the rapper's trial was postponed due to the busy...
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Paper Soldiers, a movie to be released on Jay-Z's Rocafella films, is currently in post-production, according to Damon Dash, Jay-Z's business partner who co-directed the...
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Roc-A-Fella Records CEO and rapper Jay-Z has two upcoming court dates, both scheduled for the 16th of their respective months. On July 16, the rapper is scheduled to face...
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There seems to be no end to the Death Row Records catalog--Death Row Records Presents: Tha Dogg Pound: 2002, a collection of never-before-released tracks by Tha Dogg Pound,...
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Rap superstar Jay-Z will have a busy June since he has two upcoming court dates. The rapper is scheduled to appear in court on June 14, which may be the beginning of jury...
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Rap superstar Jay-Z hosted a special Mother's Day dinner in his hometown of Brooklyn on Saturday (May 12). The rapper invited 150 moms from his neighborhood and surprised...
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Rapper Jay-Z, who was arrested anew and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree last Friday (April 13), will have to wait until May 16 for jury...
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Rapper Jay-Z was released on $10,000 bail late Friday evening (April 13) after being arrested in New York City early Friday morning and charged with criminal possession of...
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Grammy Award winner Jay-Z was arrested early Friday morning (April 13) in New York when police found a loaded gun inside the vehicle in which he was riding. The rapper was...
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Rapper Jay-Z is currently at work on a new album that should be in stores this August. The rapper's latest album, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia 2000, is currently Number 95 on...
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'N Sync's new album Celebrity is scheduled for release on June 26, according to Jive Records. The group's fourth album is the follow-up to its multiplatinum effort, No...
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Jay-Z used his acceptance speech at the 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards to convey his appreciation to "all the women" in his life, despite the dismissive comments he...
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Jay-Z is headed to Los Angeles next month to shoot the video for his next single, "Not Guilty" featuring R. Kelly. The video will be directed by Paul Hunter, who has worked...
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Rapper Jay-Z will have to wait a couple of months for his day in court, as his lawyer Murray Richman is presently tied up defending rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow against...
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Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Redman, and Nas are among the high-powered guests featured on DJ Clue's latest offering, The Professional, Part 2. The set is...
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The second single from Jay-Z's The Dynasty Roc La Familia (2000 - ), "Change The Game," is in stores now and is enjoying increasing radio play on stations across the...
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Rap superstar Jay-Z's trial is set to start on Valentine's Day (February 14), 2001. The rapper is facing charges of first and second degree assault, which stem from the...
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Jay-Z recently wrapped up shooting his new video, "Change The Game" featuring Memphis Bleek, which was directed by Dave Meyers. The song was produced by Rick Rock and is...
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Mase may have retired from hip-hop in 1999, but that didn't stop the Harlem rapper and his friends from being dissed by Jay-Z on a song from Memphis Bleek's new album, The...
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Jay-Z (aka Sean Carter) has secured an agreement for a new label called Carter Faculty, which will operate independently of the Roc-A-Fella Records label he owns with...
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Rapper Jay-Z's latest Dynasty--Roc La Familia 2000 claims the Number One spot on the album sales chart in a week that saw four new albums debut in the top five. Behind...
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(10/27/00, 1 p.m. ET - Two huge albums will hit the stores Tuesday (October 31)-- Stankonia by Outkast and The Dynasty: Rock La Familia 2000 by Jay-Z. Kevin Liles, vice...
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Jay-Z's fifth album, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia 2000, is scheduled for an October 31 release. The album's first single, "I Just Wanna Love You (Give It To Me)," was...
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Jay-Z and Kurupt are among the guests who appear on the sixth album from Scarface, Last Of A Dying Breed, which is scheduled for an October 3 release.
Jay-Z guests on "Get...
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Jay-Z is among the guests who appear on the debut album from his protégé Amil, All Money Is Legal, due out September 19. Jay-Z and Amil trade rhymes on "Heard It All" and...
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Jay-Z will release his fifth album, The Dynasty, on October 31. Originally scheduled to be a compilation album featuring Jay-Z and other artists on his Roc-A-Fella Records,...
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This year's Reggae Sumfest promises to be like a scene out of Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin" video, as the rapper is headed back to the Caribbean to perform at the event--a Jamaican...
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Jay-Z, T-Boz, Eve, LOX, Da Brat, OutKast, Redman, and Ja Rule are among those featured on the forthcoming soundtrack for Backstage Hard Knock Life, which is scheduled for...
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Jay-Z is joined by Pamela Anderson as well as proteges Memphis Bleek and Amil in the forthcoming video for "Hey Papi."
The song, which also features vocals from Bleek and...
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Jay-Z may be riding high on the success of his fourth album, Vol. 3 ... Life And Times Of S. Carter, but he's preparing for what is being hyped as one of the Brooklyn...
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Jay-Z
plead not guilty to first and second-degree assault charges inside a Manhattan courtroom in New York Criminal Court on Tuesday (Feb. 22).
The charges stem from the...
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Spice Girl Victoria Beckham stole the limelight at the London Fashion Show at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington yesterday. She hit the catwalk wearing...
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Jay-Z was indicted today (Jan. 31) on attempted assault in the first degree and assault in the second degree. The charges stem from Jay-Z's alleged involvement in a Dec....
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Jay-Z's latest business venture includes a two-picture deal with Miramax, which will release a backstage documentary of the rapper's Hard Knock Life tour. The film will...
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Following in the footsteps of fellow rappers DMX and the late The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z debuts on top of the Billboard 200 albums chart, according to Soundscan sales...
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A little more than a month after the incident saturated national newswires and sent shockwaves through the music industry (LAUNCH, 12/3), much hasn't been officially stated...
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Rap icon Jay-Z has had a change of heart regarding the original track list for his new album, Vol. 3...The Life & Times Of S. Carter. According to his spokesperson, Jay-Z...
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Rap star Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter may be off the hook for his alleged stabbing of rap music mogul Lance "Un" Rivera. A videotape has surfaced that helps prove that Jay-Z...
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Last Wednesday's (Dec. 1) stabbing of rap record executive Lance "Un" Rivera, during former A Tribe Called Quest frontman Q-Tip's album release party at the Kit Kat Klub in...
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Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Records, home to rapper Jay-Z, have issued a statement denying that the star was in any way involved in the stabbing of rap record executive...
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A stabbing at former A Tribe Called Quest frontman Q-Tip's album release party at the Kit Kat Klub in New York on Wednesday (Dec. 1), marred what might have been a great...
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New York City's glitterati came out last night (Oct. 14) for a party honoring platinum-selling neo-soul crooner D'Angelo thrown in conjunction with Emporio Armani and...
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Def Jam Records plans to give $1 million to some lucky hip-hop fan in its new "Are You Hip-Hop's Biggest Fan?" contest. The contest requires fans to answer a series of...
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Grammy Award-winning hip-hop star Jay-Z, born Sean Carter, plans to release his fourth studio album, tentatively titled Life From The Hood, on Dec. 26. Super-producer...
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Red-hot rapper Jay-Z, born Sean Carter, has teamed up with British pop/ R&B quartet Another Level on its single "Be Alone No More," which is featured on the act's...
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Late Night With Conan O'Brien - Bare Jr. is the musical guest. (To read a Bare Jr. feature, click here.)
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If all you want for Christmas is new albums by rap's biggest stars, consider Def Jam the new Santa Claus. As part of the "Def Jam For 2000" millennium campaign, the label...
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It's not Memorial Day until next week, but Jay-Z and DMX are already making their plans for the Christmas holiday season.
Today Island Records announced that the...
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Jay-Z dismissed the connection between rap concerts and violence, and mixmaster DJ Clue announced he is working on a compilation that may feature all of the participants on...
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As usual, the Grammys aren't without controversy. Jay-Z won best rap album for Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life, but lived up to his promise to boycott the Grammys (LAUNCH,...
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Life is looking pretty good for Def Jam Records these days, despite the title of its new tour, Hard Knock Life, which begins Feb. 27 in North Carolina. The lineup of...
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What do Hanson, Hole, Canibus, and Sheryl Crow have in common? They're all part of the newly restructured Universal Music Group, which now encompasses the combined...
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It's not a coincidence that Jay-Z's Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life has been the No. 1 album in the country for five consecutive weeks, says Jon "Big Jon" Platt, VP, Creative West...
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Jay-Z just won't give it up. Volume 2...Hard Knock Life managed to hold on to the top chart position this week, despite serious heavyweight competition on the new release...
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His latest album maybe titled Volume 2...Hard Knock Life. On Jay-Z's next effort, however, he may be rapping about the good life, as the Volume 2...Hard Knock Life logs its...
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Rapper Jay-Z is proving that his success is no fluke, as Volume 2...Hard Knock Life tops the Billboard 200 for the third consecutive week with sales of 186,000 copies,...
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If you thought last week's dominance of the top 10 by hip-hop acts was a fluke, think again. This week, hip-hop titles once again account for half of the top 10 and the top...
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Jay-Z, whose album Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life debuted at the top of this week's Billboard 200, will be among the performers at the MTV Sports & Music Festival, which will be...
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Hip-hop continues to be bigger than ever, with three rap albums debuting at the top of the chart and hip-hop titles accounting for half of the top 10, according to sales...
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The soundtrack to the forthcoming Jackie Chan/ Chris Tucker film Rush Hour
, due September 15, features a potent mix of R&B and hip-hop acts, including Dru Hill, the...
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