Akon and Tracey Edmonds attend Young Jeezy’s “Presidential Status” Inauguration Ball at Club Love on January 18, 2009 in Washington, DC

Young Jeezy (L) and Jay-Z attend Young Jeezy’s “Presidential Status” Inauguration Ball at Club Love on January 18, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Angel Lola Love attends Young Jeezy’s “Presidential Status” Inauguration Ball at Club Love on […]

Putting aside reports that Obama’s administration asked several Hip Hop stars to stay away from events starring the President-elect, Jay-Z has decided to celebrate Obama’s historical day with a full show prior to the inauguration.
Jay-Z and his Live Nation partner are planning a show featuring a live band on January 19th at the Warner Theater, […]

Incarcerated rapper Prodigy continues his fight to speak out for government reform and his disbelief regarding politics. In a new statement with URB, P spits the truth on Uncle Sam and a popular rapper: “I was crying for all of humanity, but mostly for my black people ’cause I then realized it was all a […]

The Rocawear clothing line, that Jay-Z sold to Iconix for $204 million in 2007, is one of the only fashion label to profit during the economic downturn.
With the help from Jay-Z’s involvemnt, Iconix profited more than $18.3 million for the third quarter of 2008, reports Allhiphop.com.
According to Iconix CEO Neil Cole, Jay-Z’s direct involvement with […]

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DJ AM, who survived a plane crash last month in South Carolina, will appear on tour with Jay-Z.
DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, will join the rap mogul Wednesday at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, said Jenni Weinman, the celebrity disc jockey’s publicist.
Source: ABC News

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Jigga kill rumors of any beef with fat Joe and DJ Khaled stating that he did the song 7 years ago and he didn’t even know Khaled existed then. Watch video below.

Fat Joe was also asked to to respond to the alleged beef. He not only took the high road, he also made sure this […]

Rapper Jay-Z, who has been doing a lot for his people quietly, was recently honored in New York for his charitable work in Africa.
Jigga man has helped to bring clean water to poor parts of the continent, and was praised at the United Nations Global Leadership Awards Gala at the Waldorf-Astoria October 1, 2008 […]

Rapper Jay-Z is playing his part in the voter registration process for presidential hopeful Barack Obama by playing two free concerts this coming weekend.
The first show is set for Saturday (Oct. 4) at Detroit’s Cobo Arena. Jay-Z will play Miami’s Bayfront Park Amphitheatre the following day. Voter registration for the upcoming election ends Monday.
In Michigan, […]

Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter has been named in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by sports clothing company I Will Not Lose, LLC over there slogan used in a 2007 Rocawear apparel advertising campaign.
I Will Not Lose, LLC CEO Reggie Tucker claims Rocawear’s marketing executives used his trademarked phrase “I Will Not Lose” to promote their line […]

“Get Rich or Die Tryin’” wasn’t good enough?!?!?!?!?! Why another biopic? Is it that serious?
Rapper 50 CENT is to turn his new album, BEFORE I SELF-DESTRUCT, into a hard-hitting biopic, which he’ll direct and produce.
Inspired by his acting role opposite Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Righteous Kill, the In […]