JAY-Z’s Roc Nation has announced a partnership with Brooklyn’s Long Island University for the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment. The school is set to launch in the Fall of 2021 and will award 25% of the incoming freshman class Roc Nation Hope Scholarships. Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez told The Hollywood Reporter […]
The NFL has released a Public Service Announcement detailing the death of Stephon Clark, an unarmed 22-year-old man who was fatally shot and killed in his grandmother’s backyard in Sacramento, California by two officers from the Sacramento Police Department. The PSA will be aired on ESPN, NBC, and the NFL Network later this week. The PSA […]
Ready for a wild story? For some reason, Faizon Love took aim at JAY-Z and called him a fake drug dealer. We all know Hov won’t respond to Love but who did for him? Cam’ron. Love was on the Hip-Hop Uncensored podcast and stated that he does not believe the drug raps, even though he […]
Some of your favorite black celebrities are linking up to call for the reopening of a 10-year-old case that resulted in the death of an unarmed Black man at the hands of Pleasantville police. On October 17th, 20-year-old Danroy “DJ” Henry Jr was shot and killed by a white officer, Aaron Hess, in New York. […]
Bun B joins the list of emcees who have launched their own podcasts. The Houston legend shared stories behind five songs, and the most notable story was the one about Beyonce’s “Check On It” music video. “This is in New York. So we’re on the set and we’re filming the video, and if you look […]
Yo Gotti and JAY-Z are continuing their fight to change Mississippi’s prison system. A few months ago, the duo along with Team Roc, helped inmates at Mississippi State Penitentiary secure legal representation so that they could sue for neglect, due to insufferable living conditions. Now, the duo and Team Roc, have secured legal representation for […]
Another music festival planned for 2020 has been canceled, this time in the form of Jay-Z’s Made in America festival. The announcement came roughly two months before the concert takes place in Philadelphia. Made in America will instead take place Labor Day Weekend 2021 in the city of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. In a […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 16th for police reform in front of the public while surrounded by uniformed police officers and military officials. But it might come to a surprise to many that Van Jones had a hand in it. Jones, the chief executive of JAY-Z and Meek Mill’s REFORM alliance […]
New York City Housing Authority thanked JAY-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation, and Jack Dorsey’s Start Small Foundation for their generous donation to its residents. “Thanks to a generous donation from @ShawnCarterSF and #startsmall, every household at Marcy, Sumner, and Tompkins Houses received a supermarket gift card to assist in purchasing the food they need. Thanks for […]
On June 25, 1996, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Dame Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke embarked on a creative journey that has morphed into a billion-dollar movement today with the release of the Reasonable Doubt LP. Released courtesy of their independent Roc-A-Fella imprint, Jay’s premier album was promoted and sanctioned by the streets, with previews of the […]
Ironically two years following the release of Beyonce and JAY-Z’s joint album, Everything is Love, they’ve been hit with a lawsuit over one of the records. Dr. L’Antoinette Stines filed a lawsuit claiming she provided the couple with dancers in 2018, and they interviewed her for “promotional purposes only,” but the recording was featured on the […]
It takes a GOAT to know a GOAT right? Eminem was challenged by YouTuber No Life Shaq in his Direct Messages to answer who he thought was the best to touch the mic. “I had to try with Em. I had to try with Em. Of course, Em not gonna respond,” Shaq said about the […]
Over this unpredictable weekend, when New Yorkers were just calming down after a week of rioting and protesting racial discrimination, Funk Flex took to the airwaves to express his opinion about protest kneeling, Colin Kaepernick and Jay-Z. In his regular bomb-dropping tirade on Saturday, the Hot 97 flagship DJ delved into the circumstances that led […]
Jay-Z certainly is in tune with the rhythm of our times. On Tuesday, the rapper turned business mogul dropped a new playlist titled Songs for Survival 2 — the sequel to his exclusively made playlist Songs for Survival on TIDAL. The playlist features classics from R&B, Funk, and Soul icons including Nina Simone, Eddie Kendricks, […]
As the matchups for Verzuz battles become a regular topic of conversation among music heads, the argument of who should go up against DMX is one either one of the two greatest to touch the mic; Eminem of Jay-Z. In a recent convo caught on video, DMX boasted, “Eminem don’t want it,” and he added […]
JAY-Z has curated a playlist that features a few stars you know. It has been featured on TIDAL called Jay-Z: Couple Songs From 2020 (So Far). It includes songs from Beyonce, Megan Thee Stallion, Drake, Lil’ Baby, and more. Couple Songs From 2020 is a part of T-Mobile promotion, where new users get a free […]
With Swizz Beatz seemingly playing the role of Don King in the Verzuz world of battles of the hits, the matchups and the challenges keep on coming, but this potential Queens-boro battle between the generations might be something of a legend. While on IG Live with Swizz, rap icon LL Cool J was asked about […]
DMX said that he would only have battled JAY-Z but a new opponent has entered the arena, Eminem. N.O.R.E. hit Instagram and stated the next VERZUZ match-up will bring Slim Shady and X to Timbaland and Swizz Beatz’s Instagram battle stage. “This moment is so Legend !!! 3 minutes before this @therealswizzz CALLS X and […]
Well this came out of nowhere. While Jay-Z is the father of three beautiful children, Blue, Sir, and Rumi, a 28-year-old Maryland woman, La’Teasha Macer, is claiming that she is Hov’s long lost daughter, BOSSIP reports. Of course, her claims should be taken with a major grain of salt. She claims that she has been […]
A common question that is regularly asked during interviews with most rappers is “Who is your top five rappers dead or alive?” Drake took some critics by surprise after revealing his top 5 DOA, however, he made sure to include his mentor. In an IG comment, Drake let the world know who he thinks is […]