Jay Z spent the weekend campaigning in Virginia and South Florida.
Inspiring and celebrating Presidential candidate Barack Obama's run at the White House and the historic number of youth voters, Jay-Z says "Obama's Running So We All Can Fly" (video below).
While in Miami, Fla. Jay Z was joined by Beyonce, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Russell Simmons, Kevin Liles and Mary J. Blige.
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on 10/06/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: Hip Hop News, Jay_Z
In what may become the biggest December to date in terms of Hip Hop album releases, Jay-Z joins Kanye West, 50 Cent and possibly Eminem with the release of 'Blueprint 3' on December 2nd!
By inking Dec. 2 Jay-Z gets a head start against his competition and kicks off a month full of releases that includes 50 Cent's "Before I Self Destruct, out Dec.9; Kanye West's "808's & Heartbreak," out ...Read
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on 09/26/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: Hip Hop News, Jay_Z
It's official, Jay-Z and Stargate have confirmed the launch of a new record label entitled StarRoc.
"Stargate were like a secret weapon. We had great success with Rihanna and Ne-Yo. In only 2 years, they've generated 10 singles in the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and 3 of those singles hit the # 1 position. This has been a rewarding partnership and it was time to take the creative ve ...Read
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on 09/18/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: Hip Hop News, Jay_Z
Jay-Z's rumored record label StarRoc may be a reality by years end.
According to reports, the "Blueprint 3" star has linked up with hitmaking production house StarGate to form the label.
Last year, a rumor began to circulate around Jay-Z's departure from Def Jam to form a new label. This new label had also been rumored to pull the star's top acts in ...Read
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on 08/08/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: Hip Hop News, Jay_Z
Jay-Z confirmed rumors that he is busy at work on his 11th album this week, according to ‘Jigga’ his new album will be titled ‘The Blueprint 3.’
According to Billboard, Kanye West has been working with Jay-Z for what will be his last album on Def Jam and 11th album overall. Wednesday, the MC appeared as a guest during Kanye West's Glow in the Dark concert at New York City's Madison Squar ...Read
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on 06/29/08 | By Njai Joszor | Filed Under: Hip Hop News, Jay_Z
Appearing on stage with a guitar slung over his shoulders, Jay Z opened his Glastonbury set despite the controversy surrounding his headlining of the festival. Issuing the statement "For anyone who didn't get the memo, I'm Jay-Z and I'm f*****' awesome” the Hip Hop star performed a well received set according to the BBC.
As previously reported on Singersroom, the “99 Problems” star became ...Read
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on 05/14/08 | Singersroom News | Filed Under: Hip Hop News, Jay_Z
Hip Hop MC Jay-Z has reportedly broken his silence over his controversial headlining appearance at Glastonbury, and insists the Gallagher should be more open-minded about rap music.
Noel Gallagher, guitarist for Oasis, caused a stir when he said including a hip-hop artist on the bill was "wrong" because the festival has a "tradition of guitar music."