Feb 6th
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| It’s the Rock! Get it? Forget it. In anticipation of the upcoming film, G.I. Joe II: Retaliation film, they aired a special Super Bowl edition featuring Jigga and Kells’ old track. This looks dope! In theaters 6.29.12. |
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3 hours, 28 minutes ago. Feb 6th
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| ‘Soul Train’ Flash Mob Hits Times Square to Honor Don Cornelius [Billboard] Terrell Owens Gets Massive Break in Child Support Cases [TMZ] Lil’ Kim Owes Uncle Sam Over $1 Million [...] |
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| 11 hours, 15 minutes ago. Feb 6th
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| ‘Soul Train’ Flash Mob Hits Times Square to Honor Don Cornelius [Billboard] Terrell Owens Gets Massive Break in Child Support Cases [TMZ] Lil’ Kim Owes Uncle Sam Over $1 Million [...] |
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| 11 hours, 15 minutes ago. Feb 2nd
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| J. Cole talks about how he came up and got his start in the music industry, and how he learned the game. If you’ve watched most of his interviews he goes over his story again, but it’s a good one nonetheless. |
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| 4 days, 3 hours ago. Jan 31st
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| Everybody’s from somewhere and rappers, more than artists in any other genre, always seem to be the first to big up their cities on wax. No matter the state, country [...] |
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| 6 days, 4 hours ago. Jan 21st
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| (Jay-Z and his billionaire pal Warren Buffet) After not-giving-a-cheesy-tabloid-her-first-interview since the birth of Blue Ivy Carter, rumors were buzzing that Beyonce would step out for her first public appearance since the birth….to support her hubby Jay-Z’s 40/40 club re-opening. So many red-carpet watchers were disappointed when Bey did not attend. It seems like a lot of [...] |
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| 15 days ago. Jan 20th
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| The Arkansas rapper and renowned DJ are planning to link up for a new project. |
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| 16 days ago. Jan 19th
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| In partnership with Jeep, VOYR gave five winners from their essay contest backstage access during the Watch The Throne tour and here’s a recap from Vegas to L.A. Write on! We see you, Charles M. |
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| 18 days ago. Jan 19th
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| Jay-Z celebrated the reopening of his 40/40 Club on Thursday night with a star-packed crowd which included Spike Lee, ?uestlove, model Selita Ebanks, Yankees’ pitcher C.C. Sabathia, Ashanti and more. [...] |
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| 18 days ago. Jan 19th
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| Hov and his celebrity friends celebrated the grand re-opening last night of the 40/40 Sports Bar in NYC. Even Warren Buffett stopped by. Weren’t on the guest list? Well, check out some pics after the jump. Pain In Da Ass & Jay-Z Russell Simmons & Jay-Z Megaupload CEO & Grandmaster Flash Ashanti & Irv Gotti Stephen A. Smith Kevin Liles Spike Lee Angela [...] |
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| 18 days ago. Jan 18th
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| Along with the birth of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s first child came a bunch of wild rumors. To take things even further, a fake poem said to be written by Hov, also hit the Internets. In the alleged poem, we were led to believe Jay renounced using the word “b*tch” in his lyrics –a pretty hard [...] |
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| 19 days ago. Jan 17th
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| Last week, we laughed at the thought of Trina posing as the spokeswoman for Tax USA but she’s neither the first, nor will she be the last rapper to appear [...] |
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| 20 days ago. Jan 17th
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| Awwwww man. Well, it appears Jay-Z had a kid and decided to go soft on us. According to the British online music magazine NME, the 43-year-old Brooklyn superstar has released [...] |
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| 20 days ago. Jan 17th
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| Tiffany Luu Jay-Z & Beyonce Donating Their Baby Gifts To Charity [Prefix] 10 Essential Civil Rights Movement Photographers [Flavorwire] Even Thieves Are Ignoring DVDs And CDs As Worthless [Techdirt] Steve [...] |
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| 20 days ago. Jan 13th
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| On Monday, Lupe Fiasco announced that he and Pharrell will be releasing an album together soon. Fantastic news for fans…but all it did was remind us of that now-forgotten Child [...] |
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| 24 days ago. Jan 13th
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| Now that I can definitively look back at 2011 from the objectively removed scope of 2012, the year in Hip Hop still feels as collectively chaotic now as it did during. Trying to single out an individual who ruled 2011, at this stage in the music industry, is nearly impossible. With so much week-to-week variation [...] |
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| 24 days ago. Jan 12th
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| Folks of all races skated to one song and this one song only. Over Hit-Boy’s heavy drums and electrifying bridge, Jay and Ye displayed their balling antics on tilt that made even the poorest man wanna dig in his pocket to cop a bottle of bubbly. The Will Ferrell Blades Of Glory-sample during the break [...] |
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| 25 days ago. Jan 12th
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| Folks of all races skated to one song and this one song only. Over Hit-Boy’s heavy drums and electrifying bridge, Jay and Ye displayed their balling antics on tilt that made even the poorest man wanna dig in his pocket to cop a bottle of bubbly. The Will Ferrell Blades Of Glory-sample during the break [...] |
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| 25 days ago. Jan 12th
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| Before the album even dropped, this song was a movement by itself. Son! Do you remember how this pass-the-mic, soul sample-packed lyrical exchange shook the rap game up? Over Otis Redding’s “Tenderness,” this nigga Kanye told YMCMB to “tuck their whole summer in.” Crazy! Hov’s callin the paps on himself? This shit still give me [...] |
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| 25 days ago. Jan 12th
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| Forget grinding until the gears need grease or selling tapes out of your trunk to get exposure. Apparently, all that’s needed these days to get a hit is being birthed [...] |
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| 25 days ago. Jan 12th
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| Kelsey Alexandra “How To Make It In America” Might Find a New Network [Vulture] Tina Fey and ?uestlove Settle Beef With A Peace Hoagie [Warming Glow] Halle Berry Engaged to [...] |
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| 25 days ago. Jan 11th
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| I won’t front, when I first heard “Glory”, the first thought that came to mind was, “Isn’t Jay-Z suppose to be somewhere changing diapers?”. But then again, he has made his newborn daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, a part of recording history. Then again what would you expect from a kid that has Hov & Beyonce [...] |
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| 25 days ago. Jan 11th
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| Hov’s business ventures keep going and going. During the CES convention in Vegas, it was announced that Duracell Powermat JV has tapped Jay as their new spokesperson and investment partner. Statement from Jay not included. nymag |
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| 26 days ago. Jan 11th
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| Leesa Unique “Red Tails” Is Putting Black Filmmakers In Jeopardy? [The Urban Daily] The Complete History Of Art References In The Simpsons [Complex] 10 Jay-Z Songs Blue Ivy Shouldn’t Hear [...] |
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| 26 days ago. Jan 10th
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| Behind-the-scenes and making-of footage will have me clearing my evenings every single time. And on an especially insightful, nostalgic clip, Kanye West’s cousin and soul singer, Tony Williams (who’s done [...] |
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| 26 days ago. Jan 10th
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| In the latest episode of Tony Williams Road 2 King Of The Fool series, he shares footage of Kanye’s Graduation studio session where Ye plays the original “Big Brother” beat. In this 4th episode of #Road2KoTF, Tony takes us into the studio for the creation of ‘Flashing Lights’, the writing sessions for ‘Champion’ & ‘Barry Bonds’ [...] |
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| 26 days ago. Jan 10th
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| In the latest episode of Tony Williams’ R2KOTF series, he shares unreleased footage of Kanye’s Graduation studio session where Ye plays the original “Big Brother” beat for Jay, which features a Prince sample. In this 4th episode of #Road2KoTF, Tony takes us into the studio for the creation of ‘Flashing Lights’, the writing sessions for ‘Champion’ [...] |
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| 26 days ago. Jan 10th
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| The original Big Brother beat! Plus a young Big Sean (around 2007, so five years ago) in a Graduation studio session. Seriously though, watch it before UMG’s lawyers try to take it down. Previously: Jay-Z ft. B.I.C. – Glory (Prod. by The Neptunes) |
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| 27 days ago. Jan 10th
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| One of the many hidden gems Kanye West has introduced us to over his decade long career is his cousin, singer/songwriter Tony Williams. The man who’s voice we’ve heard on many classics the past 10 years is set to drop his debut album, King or The Fool, on February 14th (Valentine’s Day). Leading up to [...] |
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| 27 days ago. Jan 10th
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| (You may be wondering why the Brooklyn Bridge is covered in denim… the answer lies at egotripland.com) Jay-Z already heralded the birth of his “smarter faster me” Blue Ivy Carter with the song “Glory”….but as the celebratory news of Hov and Beyonce’s new baby daughter broke over the past two days, so too has the ridiculous [...] |
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| 27 days ago. 