Archive for the ‘Jay-Z’ Category

1325123147 19 Celebrity News: Was Beyonce drinking at the holiday partyOf course not but it sure makes for a good headline.  And please don’t ask where’s the preggo picture…she looks much better in this one.

Beyonce and Jay-Z hit the streets of New York City this weekend for a little holiday partying and dancing. the superstar couple was spotted spending some QT together at New York City’s W.I.P. Work in Progress in the lower level of club Greenhouse, reports PEOPLE.

With all due respect to a certain Lil rapper from new Orleans, rap’s reigning champions are Jay-Z and Kanye West. Word that they would collaborate on a joint album and blockbuster tour was about as huge as hip-hop news can be.

1320029888 17 Jay Z, Kanye West Kicking Off ‘Watch the Throne’ Tour in Atlanta

After setting up shop in Birmingham, AL for two weeks during stage rehearsals, Jay-Z and Kanye West–now collectively known as the Throne–are headed to Atlanta, where they’ll kick off the fall leg of their highly anticipated Watch the Throne tour. the inaugural show is on Friday night (October 28) in the city’s Phillips Arena.

1319978278 41 De La Soul + Soviet soul and jazz = De La SoulvietThe first mash-up era is dead. That was the period roughly between 2004-2007, when Danger Mouse's alchemy of Jay-Z and the Beatles inspired irate threats from the major labels, while Girl Talk sold out concerts across America despite doing little more on-stage than pressing the space bar, dancing maniacally and stripping nude.

1319789271 45 Jay Z Will Release Paperback Edition Of Decoded Next Month

When longtime rapper and rising business mogul Jay-Z to added the title author to his growing list of accomplishments, fans snatched up his debut book Decoded in droves – which helped to make the part biography and lyrics cheat sheet a bestseller on the New York Times list.

 New Coldplay album buzz; Jay Z & Kanye West sued; Soulja Boy arrestedColdplay

MANILA, Philippines – Alt-rock heroes Coldplay is gearing up for a brand new musical assault on the charts with release of their brand new album “Mylo Xyloto.”

The band’s fifth album, produced by veteran rock producer and avant garde musician Brian Eno, is slated to be released on Monday in Britain and Tuesday in the U.S.

 Jay Z: The college courseJay-Z is now the subject of a Georgetown University course. Study hard and you might get a v-to-the-izz A. (Ricky Carioti – The Washington Post)

It’s not yet possible to declare Jay-Z as a major. but at Georgetown University, a group of lucky students is taking a course devoted to intense Hova study.

1318854444 66 Studying Jay Z: Rapper is source material for Georgetown course

LOS ANGELES – Professor, author and radio host Michael Eric Dyson has long been an ardent proponent of hip-hop, and now he’s teaching a course on one of the genre’s biggest purveyors: Jay-Z.

the course, “Sociology of Hip-Hop: Jay-Z,” is a three-credit, twice-weekly lecture in session at Georgetown University, where Dyson has been a professor since 2007.

1318668455 67 Nets owner Jay Z straw that slurs the drinkPhil Mushnick

Last week was a big preview time for the Brooklyn Nets and their part-owner and, for now, their prime attraction, Jay-Z. why not? the Nets referred to Jay-Z as a “cultural icon.” Any relation to Carl Ichan?

Jay-Z is so powerful he’s the only NBA team owner who can regularly, publicly and profitably call black men “n****rs.”

1318451733 42 Billboard Bits: Taio Cruzs New Single, Jay Zs Decoded Update, Mitch Winehouses Charity Gig For Amy

Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip.

Taio Cruz Drops new Single Featuring Flo Rida Today, Taio Cruz dropped “Hangover,” the first single off his upcoming third album, “TY.O.” the UK pop singer-songwriter teamed with producer Dr. Luke and club veteran Flo Rida on the new track, an absolute party anthem. Check it out below.