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Jay-Z & Mary J. Blige Lead The NAACP Image Awards ...

November 20, 2017 in Entertainment tagged Entertainment / Jay-Z / Mary J Blige / NAACP / NAACP Image Awards / News by William Carter

In anticipation for her upcoming album, “Kimberly: The People I Used To Know,” K. Michelle has been releasing songs almost every week. This week is no different. K just released her new song “Make This Song Cry.” “You know how I am/ Don’t you forget what, I did for you/I left […]

#NewMusic, K. Michelle – Make This Song Cry

October 6, 2017 in #NewMusic / Entertainment tagged #NewMusic / Jay-Z / K. Michelle / Make This Song Cry / R&B / Soul by William Carter

In an interview with BBC Radio 1 on Friday, Jay-Z shared that he found the Trump presidency to be “a joke,” but remains hopeful looking to the future in that fact that black people are resillant. “I believe that everything that happens in life is for your greatest good,” he said. […]

Jay-Z Calls Trump’s Presidency A Joke; “With All Disrespect”

September 23, 2017 in Entertainment tagged BBC Radio / Donald Trump / Jay-Z by William Carter

During a recent conversation with BBC Radio 1Xtra, fast-rising R&B star Sza said that when she met the legendary emcee and music mogul, he mirrored the insecurities she sings about on her debut album, “Ctrl.” “JAY-Z was the first person to tell me that he thought I was a fluke, to my […]

Sza Said Jay-Z Called Her A Fluke To Her Face, ...

September 21, 2017 in Entertainment tagged CTRL / Entertainment / Jay-Z / Music / R&B / SZA by William Carter

Gloria Carter, the mother of Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, revealed that coming out as a lesbian to her son inspired him to record “Smile” off of his 13th studio album, 4:44. “I just finally started telling (JAY-Z) who I was. Besides your mother, this is the person that I am. This is the […]

Gloria Carter Opens Up About Being A Part of ‘4:44;’ ...

September 7, 2017 in Entertainment tagged 4:44 / Hip-Hop / Jay-Z / Rap by William Carter

JAY-Z‘s new “4:44″ album was only released lon Friday, June 30th, 2017, but the LP has already been certified platinum, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The music industry just recently started counting streams into Gold and Platinum album/single accomplishments, and for an album to go platinum, it has to have […]

Jay-Z’s 4:44 Album Now Platinum, Now Has The Most Platinum ...

July 5, 2017 in Entertainment tagged 4:44 / Hip-Hop / Jay-Z / Rap by William Carter

Entertainment Weekly, Us Weekly and People magazine have all reported the news, but no official announcement from Beyoncé or Jay-Z themselves. The date of birth and gender of the babies are not yet publicly known. Not too long ago, on twitter, Beyoncé’s dad posted a happy birthday message on twitter (seen […]

Mathew Knowles Confirms Beyoncé Gave Birth to The Twins: “They’re ...

June 18, 2017 in Social tagged Beyoncé / Jay-Z / Twins by William Carter

Jay-Z has worked out a plan with National Geographic to produce a docu-series on race with the Weinstein Company called “Race With Jay Z.” The series is set to explore systematic injustices such as incarceration, the wealth gap, social media, activism and family, and more just to name a few. The […]

Jay-Z Is Producing A 6-Part Docu-Series On Race Relations In ...

April 22, 2017 in Entertainment tagged #BlackLivesMatter / Jay-Z / National Geographic / Race / Race With Jay Z by William Carter

From a video from a Lil’ Wayne show at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, it looks like he’s officially signed to Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s label. In the video (below) posted by @Cameron_Waters22, Wayne tells the crowd about the new deal. “Is it cool if I just say it? It’s the Roc,” […]

Lil’ Wayne Says He’s Signed To Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Label

April 12, 2017 in Music tagged Cash Money / Jay-Z / Lil' Wayne / Roc Nation / Wayne / Weezy / YMCMB by William Carter

Frank Ocean premiered his new song “Biking,” featuring Jay Z and Tyler, the Creator, on his Beats 1 radio show “Blonded” Friday night. This is nothing new for the singer, as just last month he revealed his single “Channel” the same way in March. Ocean played “Biking,”at the end of his […]

Frank Ocean Debuted His New Song “Biking” Featuring Jay-Z & ...

April 8, 2017 in New Music tagged Biking / Frank Ocean / Jay-Z / New Music / the Creator / Tyler by William Carter

Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z is setting his sights on another businness venture with Roc Nation, he will begin a new start-up business called Arrive, which helps other start-up business by providing them with brand services, business development, advisory and capital to drive growth in their organizations. “ARRIVE was created to leverage our experience […]

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Announces “Arrive,” A Company to Invest in ...

March 8, 2017 in Business tagged Arrive / Jay-Z / Roc Nation by William Carter

Frank Ocean always has his hands in something. During the surprise broadcast of his new Beats 1 radio show “blonded RADIO,” Ocean aired different excerpts from a conversation between himself and Jay Z. “blonded RADIO” also features tracks by artists such as Prince, Sade, Nao, Outkast, Stevie Wonder, um, Celine Dion, Ocean himself, […]

Frank Ocean Interviews Jay-Z On The Current State Of Radio: ...

February 26, 2017 in Music tagged Frank Ocean. blonded RADIO / Jay-Z / Radio by William Carter

After receiving a nomination in October for the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, Niles Rodgers appeared on “CBS This Morning” on Wednesday (Feb. 22) to announce the honorees, including Jay-Z, Babyface, and more. Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Berry Gordy, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Robert Lamm, James Pankow and Peter Cetera of “Chicago,” Max […]

Jay-Z Becomes The First Rapper To Be Inducted Into The ...

February 22, 2017 in Music / Uncategorized tagged Hip-Hop / Jay-Z / Songwriters Hall Of Fame by William Carter

Jay-Z, along with Beyoncé, has been very vocal in recent years with power and government, it started in 2008 with Barack Obama campaigning to become president in his first term, and it has transcended in years of speaking out more publicly against unfair treatment of all people in government; from #BlackLivesMatter […]

Jay-Z Speaks On Donald Trump Protests & Kalief Browder Mini-series: ...

February 1, 2017 in Entertainment tagged Donald Trump / Jay-Z / Kalief Browder by William Carter

It’s official. After denouncing rumors for 2 years, Sprint has finally acquired a 33% stake in Jay-Z’s music streaming service, TIDAL. The partnership will provide Sprint’s 45 million customers with “unlimited access” to exclusive artist content. Anyone with a preexisting Tidal subscription, meanwhile, will experience no change in their service. “Sprint […]

Sprint Now Has A 33% Stake in Jay Z’s Tidal

January 23, 2017 in Uncategorized tagged Jay-Z / Sprint / TIDAL by William Carter

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