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Eventually, he changed his name to the iconic “Jay-Z,” partly inspired by the J and Z subway lines near his projects. Being a product of his environment, Jay-Z found himself in difficult ...
Jay-Z released his tenth album entitled American Gangster on November 6, 2007. After viewing the Ridley Scott film of the same name, Jay-Z was heavily inspired to create a new "concept" album that depicts his experiences as a street-hustler. [75] The album is not the film's official soundtrack, although it was distributed by Def Jam. [76]
Clip of Jay-Z’s comment first aired in April 2023 but has resurfaced on X
Well, this week, Jay-Z found himself pulled into one of the latest allegations against Combs. On Sunday, the hip-hop mogul, born Shawn Carter, was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with Combs ...
In it, Jay-Z is in a youthful, playground taunt mode, flaunting his wealth as per his own brand requirements. The production – sonar bloops, arpeggiating shivers and tickly beats – grabs the ear even harder." [14] Mike Madden of Consequence of Sound called the song "a relatively bare track dominated by Jay's emphatic flow", also naming it ...
Before leaving, Berry gave Jay-Z a copy of a critical essay she wrote on his albums Reasonable Doubt, Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter, and The Blueprint. [3] [4] It inspired him to write the second verse of the song. [4] The next day, Just Blaze played the beat he had produced to Jay-Z.
JAY-Z is pulling back the curtains on one of the greatest mysteries in his relationship with Beyoncé -- the true story behind their daughter's distinctive name, Blue Ivy. In part two of his ...
In 2008, Roc Nation was founded by Jay-Z with the intent of signing pop and hip hop artists, succeeding his previous label, Roc-A-Fella Records. Unlike Roc-A-Fella, Jay-Z served as the company's sole proprietor. In February 2009, Roc Nation signed its first artist, rapper J. Cole.