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Waka Flocka Flame has had an interesting past year and a half as he took the deep dive into EDM and some odd sponsorship and promotional opportunities. However, it appears he is making his way back to hip hop as he took to Twitter to announce some of the features on his upcoming album Flockaveli 2 and the release date. -
Beyonce, Jay Z Album for 2015: 'Drunk in Love' Producer Detail Teases First LP for the Carters in Grammy Interview
The Grammy for Album of the Year may have eluded Beyoncé in 2015, but next year could see the big award for the "Drunk in Love" singer, with some help from her husband Jay Z, of course. Last night (Feb. 8), record producer Detail revealed that there are some big plans for the Carters in 2015, including that long-rumored duo album. -
Solange's Saint Heron Site Pays Tribute to D'Angelo's 'Voodoo' with Beyoncé, Janelle Monae, A-Trak and More
Jay Z paid tribute to D'Angelo's classic album Brown Sugar on his track "Lucifer" but his wife Beyoncé was paying tribute to the R&B star's other classic album, Voodoo, as part of a 15th anniversary collection on her sister Solange's website. -
Grammys 2015 Best R&B Performance Nominees, Who Should & Will Win: Beyoncé's to Lose, Jennifer Hudson and Chris Brown to Compete
The R&B/Urban Contemporary Grammys are Beyoncé's to lose, if you take most experts' advice into play. Other nominees—including Jennifer Hudson, Chris Brown, Usher and Ledisi—would like to suggest otherwise however. -
Rick Rubin Annotates Kanye West, Johnny Cash, Jay Z Songs on Genius
Rick Rubin took up residency on Genius yesterday, Feb. 2, and the results are amazing. The super producer broke down the back stories of several famous songs, most notably tracks from Kanye West, Jay-Z and Johnny Cash. -
Drake, Blake Shelton, Wiz Khalifa and More Read Mean Tweets on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" aired its second installment of Mean Tweets Music Edition last night, Feb. 2, and it was pretty brutal. Twitter users hurled their best insults at artists like Wiz Khalifa, Drake and Blake Shelton. Also included in the segment were Katy Perry, Josh Groban and 5 Seconds of Summer. As always, the segment provided plenty of laughs at the expense of the celebrities. -
Jay Z Out to Challenge Dr. Dre and Beats Audio? New European Purchase Suggests Yes
Jay Z may not have bought Hot 97 but he did purchase the Norwegian streaming service Wimp, paying nearly $70.8 million for the company. It's obvious that the emcee and his company Project Panther Bidco have been looking into the music streaming industry for some time now. -
Dame Dash Discusses Jay Z Vs. Funkmaster Flex Beef: HOV Too Corporate to Respond
The Jay Z-Funkmaster Flex beef has cooled off somewhat, but that does not mean it has gone away entirely. There were some pretty serious accusations thrown out there by Funkmaster Flex, including that Jay Z does not let anybody play Dipset at the 40/40 Club and HOV had used an interview for his website "lifeandtimes.com" as a rouse to try and get information on building an app. Jay has not commented on the situation yet and probably will not for some time, if ever, as his former manager and business partner Dame Dash discussed the situation in a recent interview, saying that Jay was too corporate to respond. -
Kanye West Receives Visionary Award at BET Honors, Jokes About Kim Kardashian During Speech [WATCH]
Kanye West received the Visionary Award last night (Jan. 24) at this year's BET Honors ceremony. Dame Dash, who had some words for Yeezy back in July, introduced the rapper and presented him with the award. There was no bad blood to be had at the event and West accepted the award with a dynamite speech. Jay Z, Common, Kendrick Lamar and West's wife, Kim Kardashian, paid tribute to the artist in a video montage. -
Jay Z is Big Fan of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and His "Bold" Reform Package
While there are certain politicians who have not been trying very hard to put themselves in Jay Z's good graces, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is doing a great job of it thanks to his newly announced criminal justice reform package. -
ESPN Counts Every Jay Z Athlete Shout Out; Michael Easily Dominates Competition...As Always (Kudos to Bo Outlaw)
No genre incorporates pop culture as much as hip-hop and few genres of music embrace professional sports as much as hip-hop (shout out to '90s rockers representing Seattle and Los Angeles). Few rappers have catalogues as deep as Jay Z's, so ESPN decided to track down every reference made to an athlete across Jay's discography and graphed it out for viewers. No surprise that Michael Jordan is the most popular topic. -
Jay Z Is Not Buying Hot 97: Funkmaster Flex Introduces Show On 'Hov 97'
The rumor mill ran off the tracks the past few days with speculation that Jay Z joined a group of investors that included Carmelo Anthony (what else is he going to do now that the Knicks are so bad) to buy major New York City hip-hop radio station Hot 97 from its parent, Emmis Communications after he was attacked on air by popular and influential host and DJ Funkmaster Flex. This rumor, which came from homophobic gossip blog MediaTakeOut.com who vehemently defended their "rock solid source," has proven to be very false. We reached out for comment and a spokesperson for Emmis Communications, Kate Snedeker denied the story, stating plainly, "it is false."
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