Drake follows up the release of "One Dance" by sharing "," which features The Throne a.k.a. Kanye West and Jay Z, a name the two rappers created with their 2011 collaborative album, Watch the Throne. The Toronto native has worked with both Hov and 'Ye in the past, but never on the same song, which makes this a monumental moment for all parties involved. The connection with Kanye on Views […]
The music streaming wars have just stepped up in intensity as JAY Z, owner of TIDAL, removed all three albums from his The Blueprint trilogy from other streaming services. As of now, they've been pulled from Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon and even from the iTunes store. Last year, JAY removed his debut album Reasonable Doubt. Now, aside from these four albums, the rest of his work still remains […]
Hov lends his voice to one of four animated specials for Hub TV. Jay-Z has lent his voice to the first of four specials titled Secret Millionaires Club, premiering this Sunday on Hub TV. On the show, Hov acts as a "business professional and mogul who promotes financial literacy for kids." Additional guest star Warren Buffett will appear on a future episode, "spread[ing] the important message that it's never too […]
The former Murder Inc. mogul sounds off on his former artist. After severing ties with Ashanti and Lloyd, Irv Gotti ended up with ill feelings towards the latter. During an interview with MTV RapFix Live’s Sway Calloway, the former Murder Inc. honcho said that Lloyd turned around and disrespected his name after they amicably severed ties. “Ashanti is cool. Ashanti is one thing. Me and her had our little thing […]
J. Cole speaks on getting props from just about everyone in celebration of his latest album. J. Cole is having quite a week, as the Roc Nation emcee's Cole World: The Sideline Story not only debuted at No. 1, but also sold over 200,000 units in its first week. In a brief interview with Angie Martinez, the North Carolina artist spoke about all the praise he's been showered with. "Blink-182, […]
Hov and 'Ye's collaborative album becomes the highest-selling digital album in history for first-week sales. Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album Watch the Throne, which was released exclusively to iTunes last Monday (August 8th), has broken a record for the online store. According to reports, the LP has become the highest-selling album in the store's history for first-week sales, moving about 290,000 copies to break Coldplay's previous record with 2008's […]
Hov speaks on what the title of his collaborative release with Kanye West means. Jay-Z recent spoke on his collaborative release with Kanye West, Watch the Throne, explaining that the release is intended to help sustain the culture. Speaking with 99 Jamz's Lorenzo Thomas a few days ago, Hov explained that he didn't bow to popular trends to launch his latest LP. "No super over-the-top, big singing chorus or anything," […]
Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings list has been released for 2011, and Jay-Z tops off the list for his fourth year in a row. Also, Nicki Minaj is on the list this year, and is now the first female to ever do so. Forbes has announced its annual Hip Hop Cash Kings list. The leader of the pack is none other than Jay-Z, while additional Hip Hop stars to make […]
Hova and Usher took top spots in Forbes's list of the 25 highest earning musicians. Forbes's Zack O'Malley Greenburg recently listed the top 25 highest paid musicians of the past year. Now, two of Hip Hop/R&B's biggest stars, Jay-Z and Usher, can officially count themselves as the tope earners in their respective genres. On a list headed by stadium-filling rock acts U2, Bon Jovi and Elton John, Hova and Usher […]
