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JAY-Z and Will Smith to Produce ‘Women Of The Movement’ Anthology Series

August 7, 2019

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A new anthology series, Women Of The Movement, which chronicles the civil rights movement from the point of view from the women who stood up for the rights and equal treatment for black people is coming to ABC.... Read Article

JAY-Z to Bring 'B-Sides 2' Concert to Webster Hall for Venue Reopening

Jay-Z’s Foundation Will Take Students On a HBCU Tour

Symone Daniels

April 25, 2019

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Jay-Z’s nonprofit organization, The Shawn Carter Foundation has partnered with Toyota to assist students with visiting HBCU’s across the nation. The annual Bus Tour program began in 2007 and will aid studen... Read Article

Amazon Drops Trailer for ‘Free Meek’ Docuseries

Symone Daniels

March 20, 2019

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Amazon is teaming up with Meek Mill for a six-part documentary series. The series which is being described as "fight for exoneration while exposing flaws in the criminal justice system” will focus on Mill’s lif... Read Article

Roc Nation Gets Charges Dropped Against 6th Grader Who Refused to Stand for ‘The Pledge of Allegiance’

Symone Daniels

March 7, 2019

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After helping Meek Mill with his legal fees and hiring an attorney to assist 21 Savage’s ICE case, Jay-Z and Roc Nation are continuing to assist those who have been wrongfully targeted. Now they have gotten all... Read Article

Dame Dash and Columbus Short Are Exposing Shady Film Industry Tactics

Dame Dash Apologizes to Jay-Z, Jim Jones, and Lyor Cohen

Symone Daniels

February 12, 2019

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While we still aren’t sure what exactly ended co-founder of Roc-A-Fella, Dame Dash and Jay-Z’s friendship and business relationship, what we do know is that Dash is ready to move forward. Judging by teaser he d... Read Article

[Watch]Amber Rose Says Gwyneth Paltrow Is ‘Becky With The Good Hair’, Gets NSFW For New App

Tiffany Hamilton

July 27, 2018

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Amber Rose is always down for a little controversy, so when she decided to put her detective skills to work and reveal who she thought Beyonce was really talking about during the Lemonade "Becky with the good h... Read Article

New Photo of Beyoncé and the Twins Surfaces Online

Roman White

July 26, 2018

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Queen Bey's twins celebrated their first birthday last month and now a new photo of how big they've grown has leaked online. Beyoncé is seen in the photo sitting down holding the twins, Rumi and Sir. https://w... Read Article

5 Memorable Animated Rap Music Videos

Fatima Barrie

March 1, 2018

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Through their bars, style and music videos, rappers express their creativity in a number of ways. Some artists take their creativity to new levels, and incorporate the intricate art of animation into their visu... Read Article

JAY Z Launches Roc Nation Latin, Names Artist Romeo Santos CEO

Ontoneyo

June 9, 2016

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Multi-platinum superstars JAY Z and "The King of Bachata" Romeo Santos have combined forces. As of yesterday Santos has officially been named the CEO of Roc Nation Latin. Although Santos has dominated Latin... Read Article

10 Of Jay-Z’s Best Remix Verses

Ben Berry

May 28, 2016

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Jay Z has this habit of taking over a song that he is tapped to contribute a featuring verse on. In pure New York City fashion, Hov jumped on the official 'All The Way Up' remix alongside Fat Joe & Remy ... Read Article

The Renegade, You Been Afraid: Does Killing Rappers On Their Own Songs Matter?

Akaash

October 9, 2015

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The only artist honoured with a guest appearance on Jay Z's 2001 album The Blueprint was Eminem. This makes it all the more worse for Jigga when fans discuss how he was supposedly killed on his own song. That i... Read Article

2015 Power 30: #3, Jay Z

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October 9, 2015

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Aside from his obvious musical prowess, Jay Z is a major investor and entrepreneur. Roc Nation sports some of music’s biggest names, from Rihanna to Calvin Harris, and Roc Nation Sports has proved to be a force... Read Article

J. Cole Brought Out Drake and Jay Z at Fayetteville ‘2014 FHD’ Tour

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August 30, 2015

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Video: Drake performing "Back to Back" tonight in Fayetteville for Cole's #ForestHillsDriveTour. pic.twitter.com/gnIgVNDw6f— Word On Road (@WordOnRd) August 30, 2015 J. Cole's 2014 Fores... Read Article

Amy Poehler Featured A Not So Funny Joke About Blue Ivy & R. Kelly On Her Show

Miss2Bees

August 19, 2015

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Twitter is dragging comedians Amy Poehler and Julie Klausner through the mud after Klausner made an insensitive crack on Poehler's Hulu show, Difficult People. The joke was: "I can’t wait for Blue Ivy to be 18-... Read Article

The Source Sports Attends Panini NBA Rookie Photo Shoot

Omari White

August 13, 2015

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The rookie standouts in the draft class of 2015 was in attendance to take some dope shots for the trading card company known as Panini... Read Article

[Interview] Mixtape Queen DJ Lazy K Talks Working With Jay-Z, Cooking Up Dope Mix, and Max B

tialong

August 3, 2015

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DJ Lazy K is known as one of the most respected female DJs to break out of the streets of NYC. She ran away from her country to pursue a career in Hip Hop music and since has worked with rappers Max B, Waka Flo... Read Article

Jay-Z Signs a Superstar to Roc Nation Sports

King Jut

July 29, 2015

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Jay-Z was able to add a big player to his Roc Nation Sports division. Soccer star Jerome Boateng of Bayern Munich just agreed to terms to join Roc Nation Sports. This is beneficial for both Roc Nation and Boate... Read Article

Jay-Z & Will Smith Are Cooking Up a Miniseries

Miss2Bees

July 24, 2015

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If you don't know who's Emmett Till you gon' learn today.. Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy who was murdered and mutilated in 1955 in Mississippi for speaking to a caucasian girl. His murder was acquitted d... Read Article

Birdman Is Suing Tidal for $50 Million

Miss2Bees

July 17, 2015

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Another legal battle between the former father-son duo has surfaced. Birdman is now suing Tidal for $50 million for exclusively streaming the Free Weezy Album. Reportedly, Cash Money Records still owns exclu... Read Article

DJ Cassidy Talks Being Found By Diddy And Lying To R Kelly in Annotations for Genius

Khari Clarke

July 15, 2015

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A dapper sense of style, which includes 24-carat gold microphones, color-blocked tuxedos, and cricket sweaters is only a small portion of why DJ Cassidy is such a recognized and famed figure in the Hip Hop. Wit... Read Article

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Female Camaraderie: Does It Still Exist?

JAY-Z and Will Smith to Produce ‘Women Of The Movement’ Anthology Series

Jay-Z’s Foundation Will Take Students On a HBCU Tour

Amazon Drops Trailer for ‘Free Meek’ Docuseries

Roc Nation Gets Charges Dropped Against 6th Grader Who Refused to Stand for ‘The Pledge of Allegiance’

Dame Dash Apologizes to Jay-Z, Jim Jones, and Lyor Cohen

[Watch]Amber Rose Says Gwyneth Paltrow Is ‘Becky With The Good Hair’, Gets NSFW For New App

New Photo of Beyoncé and the Twins Surfaces Online

5 Memorable Animated Rap Music Videos

JAY Z Launches Roc Nation Latin, Names Artist Romeo Santos CEO

The Renegade, You Been Afraid: Does Killing Rappers On Their Own Songs Matter?

2015 Power 30: #3, Jay Z

J. Cole Brought Out Drake and Jay Z at Fayetteville ‘2014 FHD’ Tour

Amy Poehler Featured A Not So Funny Joke About Blue Ivy & R. Kelly On Her Show

The Source Sports Attends Panini NBA Rookie Photo Shoot

[Interview] Mixtape Queen DJ Lazy K Talks Working With Jay-Z, Cooking Up Dope Mix, and Max B

Jay-Z Signs a Superstar to Roc Nation Sports

Jay-Z & Will Smith Are Cooking Up a Miniseries

Birdman Is Suing Tidal for $50 Million

DJ Cassidy Talks Being Found By Diddy And Lying To R Kelly in Annotations for Genius

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