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July 18, 2008
Jay-Z and super producer Timbaland are joining forces for Jay's upcoming album, and Timbaland says the album will shock his hard-core hip-hop fans. He says, "We want to go to the world. Some of the songs are gonna sound like (world music artist) M.I.A. "You're gonna be like, 'Whoa!' But it's Jay on them. That means it reaches everywhere. "I'm gonna have songs with bagpipes too. The music is gonna be...
June 20, 2008
Rumor on the block is that newlyweds Jay-Z and Beyonce might be dueting together at a summer festival. There are reports that the two will be hitting the stage at the O2 Wireless Festival in London. A source reveals, "Jay-Z is planning a spectacle to end of spectacles. He knows all eyes will be on him when he headlines Glastonbury but he's actually planning on whipping up something special for Wireless too. "He's been talking to...
June 19, 2008
Rapper The Game says he's been "subliminally" insulting Jay-Z in a bid to get him to work with him on an album. He says, "Even though me and (Jay-Z) don't talk or do songs, he knows. He listens. He heard the 'You're 38, and you're still rappin', ugh' (from It's Okay (One Blood)). He came back on 'Kingdom Come' and I was like, 'Yeah! Jay listens to my s**t! (When Jay said) '...
May 21, 2008
It's been confirmed that Amy Winehouse will join Jay-Z on the roster for this year's Glastonbury Festival. In fact she'll be performing right before Jay-Z goes on stage. Can you imagine how great a show that will be? Two huge acts back to back!
May 15, 2008
Jay-Z is defending himself after Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher said hip hop isn't suitable for the Glastonbury Festival, which Jay-Z is set to headline. When Gallagher heard that, he said, "I'm sorry, but Jay-Z? No chance". And Jay-Z is calling for respect amongst musicians of all different genres of music. He spoke out directly to Gallagher, saying, "We don't play guitars, Noel, but hip-hop has put in its work like any other...
May 07, 2008
Mark Ronson is really coming up in the world. Ronson has just been added to the line up for Jay-Z's forthcoming UK arena tour in July. Holla! The dates in full are: O2 Wireless festival, London (July 3) Bournemouth BIC (July 15) Cardiff CIA (July 16) Manchester MEN Arena (July 19) Glasgow SECC (July 20) Aberdeen AECC (July 21)
April 15, 2008
Rush and Malloy are reporting that Beyonce might be retiring after her next album. She is currently working on an album but her cousin says that it will be her last album ever. Ya, how many times have we heard that before? Angelica Knowles says that Beyonce wants to retire and start scouting new fresh talent for her man's upcoming record label, The Carter Music Group. Beyonce retire? Highly doubt it!
April 03, 2008
Can someone say cha-chinggg! Jay Z is the latest musician to sign with music promoter Live Nation. Live Nation will be paying him A LOT of money. To be exact we're talking $150 million dollars. His $150 million dollar contract will be over a 10-year period where he will get $25 million up front and $10 million for each album. Besides that, he will get $25 million for concert tours and $50 million for his other investments. "...
February 07, 2008
Expect one of the best tours of 2008 to be Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige who have just announced a 2-date North American tour that kicks off on March 22 in Miami. The tour will be called "Mary J. Blige & Jay-Z: Heart of the City," and the press release stated that it will be "the first time in more than 15 years that African American male/female [artists] of this stature have co-headlined a national concert...
January 30, 2008
What happens when you have a lot of cheddar (cash) to blow? You make bets and don't care about the winnings. In Jermaine Dupri's biography, "Young, Rich & Dangerous: The Making Of A Music Mogul," Dupri recalls, "Me and Jay-Z bet on basketball games all the time. One time I lost $15,000 to him. The next week, when he saw me backstage before a performance, the first thing he asked me was, 'Where's my money?' I...
January 04, 2008
Who needs Def Jam Records when you have a giant like Apple on your side? Jay-Z may have lost his job as the CEO of Def Jam Records, but don't feel too bad for him because he's already struck a deal to launch a new record label with Apple. Jay-Z has teamed up with the suits over at iTunes to become the head of the company's hip-hip division. Def Jam who?
December 26, 2007
Rapper turned mogul Jay-Z has been 'Big Pimpin' since he stepped up as the CEO of Def Jam Records two years ago, but he's giving up his title by the end of this year. There were reports earlier this month that Jay-Z wanted more money and the company couldn't promise him what he felt he deserved. There were also rumors that Jay-Z was unhappy with the fact that Def Jam appointed producer/performer Jermaine Dupri...
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