My New Favorite Band: The Tennessee Kids

This is definitely going to be one of THE biggest musical tours of the year.

We know the frontmen, JT and Jay-Z, but I’m really digging the band, The Tennessee Kids.

In case you missed the performance from last weekend … Read More

Jigga Who?

Music fans know Jay-Z and know that he recently held a concert series at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

On his way to the last show in that series Jay took the subway to the venue.

While on the subway Jay sat … Read More

Where Is the Hip Hop Enthusiasm this Election Year?

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording the an article published today by hip hop industry site SOHH, Barack Obama has the same compunction that most parents have when it comes to letting his kids listen to hip hop lyrics.  Of hip hop music, the President … Read More

Jay-Z and Rita Ora – Party and Bullsh**t World Premiere

Jay-Z helped launch the career of new pop artist Rita Ora recently by taking her to the iHeartRadio studies and world premiering her new single Party and Bulls**t.

What do you think of this new track?

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Jay Z “Paints the Sky Blue”

Hip-Hop lyrics, in their truest form, are a window into the soul of the griot.  When you listen to H0v-Baby spit on any one of his many albums, you know he is sharing a piece of who he is on … Read More

2011 VMAs: Top 6 Things To Remember

No fights, no wardrobe malfunctions, and no host…

This year’s MTV Video Music Awards actually went off quite well last night (all except for the guy who tried to bum rush Jay-Z and Kanye during their performance…)

Check out our … Read More

Beyonce is Pregnant

After a great performance, and a walk along the red carpet – Ms. Beyonce Knowles Carter confirmed that she and Jay-Z are expecting.

Congratulations to them both.

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Kanye and Jay-Z Go H.A.M

The latest hot track from Kanye West, featuring Jay-Z is out – H.A.M

Check it out on iTunes here and tell us what you think. The reviews thus far of folks that have purchased it on iTunes have been mixed.

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Pre-order Jay-Z Memoir: Decoded

Shawn Corey Carter, more commonly known as Jay-Z is about to drop a memoir detailing his life and rise to the top.

As reported on rollingstone.com,…Decoded, a book published by Spiegel & Grau that mixes first-person memoir with detailed discussions … Read More

Yes Wii Can…For Haiti

[summarized via Eventbrite] I’m loving this story and this idea.

A hospitality management major at Cal State—East Bay, Kaity McGrath opened the winter quarter with an open-ended assignment: conceive and organize a successful event. And initially, she says, she and … Read More