For more information on the business of hip-hop, check out my new Jay-Z biography, Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office.
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For more on the business of music, check out my Jay-Z biography, Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office.
For more on the business of Jay-Z, check out my new biography of the rapper: Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office.
"It's like (Jay-Z) and Timberlake are like the new 'Watch The Throne' 2013, " Johnson said, referring to the hit album and tour from Jay-Z and fellow artist Kanye West in 2011.
Of course, soon-to-be-father Jay-Z has a certain advantage, thanks to his partner in the family business.
On the evening before the Super Bowl a mix of celebrities (including home run king Barry Bonds and hip-hop impresario Jay-Z), high rollers and rabid fans crammed into the 12, 000-seat arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
His first book, a business-focused biography of Jay-Z, is due out in March.
Such hip-hop heavyweights as Jay-Z, Linkin Park and Nas are pushing out new vinyl at a record clip, so to speak.
Jeweler Jacob Arabo became a rap icon for his garish made-to-order pieces for A-list clients like Jay-Z, Kanye West and 50 Cent.
Then we called the king of hip-hop, Jay-Z, who grew up in the Marcy projects of Brooklyn and was starting to give back to the neighborhood.
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Which underscores the point that Baz Luhrmann and Jay-Z (not to be confused with Jay Gatsby) picked the wrong literary giant to mess with when they saturated the soundtrack of the latest filming of Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" (1925) with rap and hip-hop.
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Pop star Beyonce - who is married to Jay-Z - revealed in a recent interview that she is working with Timberlake on the follow up to her 2011 album, 4.
This elite group of tech moguls, hedge-funders, athletes and entertainers is hovering under billionaire status with a strong chance of breaking into the Forbes 400 ranks this decade, including some well-known names such as Jay-Z, Jerry Seinfeld, Tiger Woods and James Cameron.
Over the past five years, I've reported on topics from tourism in Sierra Leone to flying boats in British Columbia to the earning power of Hip-Hop Cash Kings like Jay-Z, interviewing personalities from Dr. Ruth to 50 Cent in the process.
Ja Rule had chart success with singles like Always On Time and Ain't It Funny, after making his name guest-starring on a single with Jay-Z.
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When you're a 6-foot-8 billionaire who graces billboards alongside Jay-Z, it's a little hard to blend into a crowd, especially when that crowd is assembled at your invitation.
Some less-famous Twitter users turned to humor, and Jay-Z lyrics, to address the situation.
But if you were there for the pre-show -- or watched it streamed online -- you would have heard Rihanna, Drake, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Usher, Beyonce and Paul McCartney win Grammys.
The pact covered recordings, tours and endorsements, and provided funding for Roc Nation, a joint-venture record label and talent management agency over which Jay-Z would preside.
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The Nets were an un-starry team with an absentee Russian owner, and Jay-Z was clearly the biggest name associated with the club far bigger than Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and all of their teammates combined.
Had I walked out of the Porta-Potty ten seconds earlier, I might have inadvertently hit Jay-Z in the face with the door.
Eminem may be the odds-on favorite for Album of the Year, but he trails Jay-Z and Alicia Keys for Record of the Year.
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For more on the business of hip-hop, see my book Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office.
The three-day event won best major festival as well as most memorable moment for Jay-Z's mocking of the Oasis classic Wonderwall.
Williams has become a behind-the-scenes mastermind, producing, writing and appearing on hits for rap royals like Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg and less expected acts, such as Britney Spears and garage band the Hives.
The resulting back-and-forth between members from both teams sparked an idea from "NBA 2K13" executive producer Jay-Z.
For more, check out my upcoming Jay-Z book, due out this winter for Penguin.
Superstars Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake had to team up to book 14 stadium shows this summer.
Note to Jay-Z, first on our adjoining list of top-earning rappers: Write a good will.
So, relax and show some personality and have some confidence (hint: listen to Jay-Z).
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