Jay-Z Co-Producing Broadway Musical

Jay-Z is co-producing a Broadway musical about a Nigerian musician and political activist. The 39-year-old rapper is producing ‘Fela!’ - a play based on the life of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, who is credited as one of the founders of ... continue

Philly radio station fires DJ who aired Beanie Sigel’s Jay-Z dis

Twitter is buzzing this afternoon about the firing of 100.3 The Beat DJ Charlamagne Tha God after rapper Beanie Sigel took a few shots at Hova last week on DJ Charlamagne's show. The hashtag #cthagodgotfired is hot on ... continue

Jay-Z opens Game 2 with Alicia Keys, gets dissed by Beanie Sigel

Jay-Z opened Game 2 of the World Series last night with a performance of his new New York anthem "Empire State of Mind," featuring Alicia Keys. (Video below.) Players and fans completely rocked out to the song, off ... continue

Jay-Z’s Wedding DJ Dream

Jay-Z wants to be a wedding DJ. The multimillionaire rapper said he would put on an extravagant show, using a pre-recorded set-list rather than employing professional skills. He said, "I've got a whole plan. I'm gonna get me a ... continue

Jay-Z’s Video Game Rage

Jay-Z used to “mercilessly” beat his nephews at video games, but now he always loses. The 38-year-old hip-hop star was once a talented gamer but now his nephews can “destroy” him. Jay-Z, who is married to 28-year-old singer Beyonce ... continue

Jay-Z on Oprah (video)

Jay-Z was today's guest on Oprah, and he wasn't shy in offering an opinion or two on matters past and present. Oprah asked (among other things) about Jay-Z's drug-dealing past, his marriage to Beyonce and his relationship with ... continue

Jay-Z has defended “passionate” Kanye West’s behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards

Kanye West has come under fire for storming the stage when Taylor Swift was accepting her Best Female Video prize, but his mentor Jay-Z insists the incident has been blown out of proportion. He said: “Kanye is like ... continue

Rumor Claims Kanye West Taylor Swift Interruption was a Setup

An unsubstantiated rumor currently doing the rounds claims that Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift at the VMA's was a setup to make Beyonce look good. The likelihood of the rumor being true is slim at best, but after ... continue

Jay-Z’s new single “Run This Town” dropped today

This is Roc Nation, pledge your allegiance! Jay-Z (Brooklyn, stand up!) dropped a new track at 9:11 AM today- titled Run This Town and featuring Hov's protege Rihanna and frequent Jay-Z collaborator Kanye West. Run This Town ... continue

Jay-Z and Rihanna racked up a $11,500 bar bill during a night out

Jay-Z and Rihanna - who is signed to his record label Def Jam Recordings - partied with friends in the VIP lounge at London club Vendome, in the UK city’s exclusive Chelsea district, on Tuesday night (July ... continue

[Video] Autotune baby is more talented than T-Pain

With Jay-Z's new single "Death of Autotune" (link is to the BET Awards performance last night) slamming the way-overused way to disguise lack of talent audio processing tool, a lot of people want to know what exactly ... continue

Jay-Z says Chris Brown is a dead man walking, Rihanna had bruises in December

Chris Brown now has more than a court appearance to worry about. Jay-Z, who has close to Rihanna and signed her to Def-Jam records, is reported to be enraged by her beating. "He hit the roof," a source close ... continue