So Much More [3]

Taken from the Roc With Me News Post:

◊ Pics: Jay catches Ne-Yo show in Times Square

◊ Pics: At Emporio Armani Fashion Show (more, bigger ones later)
---Fall/Winter 2008/09 men's collections during Milan Fashion Week January 13

◊ Listen/Download DJ Green Lantern Sweet Remix [via RealTalkNy]

♥ Pics: Jay and Bee check out Versace Fashion Show in Milan [1/12/08]
------via BeyonceWorld

◊ Pics: Jay-Z Out in NYC [1/10/08]

♥ Pics: Out and About in Manhattan

♥ Pics: Jay-Z and Beyonce check out Sonics vs. Nets Game

◊ "I Know": Bubbling Under Hip Hop/R&B Singles [Billboard]
----Week of Jan. 19: #11

◊ Jay-Z: The End Or The Begininng? [Pt. 2] Hip Hop DX

◊ Jay-Z: The Prelude Pt. 1 [Hip Hop DX]

◊ Jay starting a record label with Apple ? (Some say yes, some say no)

◊ The Show [YN Review of Jay-Z @ The Pearl]

◊ Jay-Z Steps down as Def Jam President // *I was so hoping he would.

◊ Vegas Details [Luxe Life]

♥ Pics: Jay-Z and Beyonce enjoy Nets vs. Cavs game

◊ [PART 1] Jay-Z Talks Exit Rumors, Grammys, 360 Deals

◊ [PART 2] Jay-Z Talks Exit Rumors, Grammys, 360 Deals

◊ American Gangster reaches Platinum status! [Billboard Chart]

◊ Rolling Stones: The 100 Best Songs of 2007

◊ Jay-Z Closes $66 Million New York City Real Estate Deal

◊ Change The Game [Excerpts: Stop Smiling Magazine]

◊ Checking in With Jay-Z [Exclusive: The artist and Def Jam prez on his label's 26 Grammy nods and his ongoing contract]

◊ Jay-Z to perform at The Pearl in Las Vegas on December 29

------Tickets go on sale Sat. December 15 [Ticketmaster]

◊ Jay-Z Recieves 5 Grammy Nominations! Full list of nominations.

---Best Rap Album (KC), Best Rap Sung (SMWG) , *Best Rap Sung Collaboration, *Record of the Year, *Song of the Year [*Umbrella]

♥ Jay-Z Celebrates Birthday with Beyoncé in Paris [People Mag]

------Pics (leaving hotel or restaurant ?) Pap. Video (leaving Crazy Horse Cabaret)

◊ Video: Jay joins Kanye on stage in Manchester, UK [Part 1] [Part 2]

◊ [PT. 4] Jay-Z, Behind The Rhymes: Hov Explains How To Make An LP 'Tell A Great Story With The Music'

◊ Jay-Z Rigs a Slot Machine

◊ DL: R.O.C All-Stars: The Street Leek / Tracklisting [via Nahright]

◊ [PT. 3] Jay-Z, Behind The Rhymes: Hov Recalls Lyrical Showdown With Biggie

♥ Pics: Jay and Bee leaving The Spotted Pig *I believe Hov has stake in this restaurant.

◊ American Gangster pushes 87k this week.

◊ [PT. 2 ] Jay-Z, Behind The Rhymes: Hidden Britney Spears Reference Is Just One Trick Of Hov's Trade

◊ Jay appears on TRL Today!

◊ [PT. 1] Jay-Z Talks Lyric-Writing Process

◊ Rolling Stone Scans [credit to samedifference]

Jay-Z Video Premiere on TRL Next Week

Girls Rule as TRL Kicks Off 'Spankin' New Ladies Week' February 25th-28th at 3:30-4:40pm (ET/PT)

Live Performances by Janet Jackson, Jordin Sparks, Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles and Special Appearances by Ashlee Simpson, Ashanti and More...'Spankin' New Ladies Week' To Feature Jay-Z Video Premiere, First Look Videos From Ashanti, Kid Sister, Teyana Taylor, Kate Nash and a Sneak Peak From Snoop Dogg

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV's Spankin' New Music Week is back! TRL will bring music fans "Spankin' New Ladies Week" beginning Monday, February 25th and join hosts Damien Fahey and Lyndsey Rodrigues as they celebrate the year's best female artists with live performances and behind-the-scenes first looks at new music videos from all your favorite artists. TRL airs Monday through Thursday from 3:30-4:30PM (ET/PT).


Source: PR Newswire

Jay-Z still chills without Cristal

Music mogul Jay-Z's war with a French champagne giant continues to bubble.

A year and a half after Jay-Z called for a boycott of Cristal, the luxury brand produced by maker Louis Roederer, "I guarantee they got what they wanted," he said.

The rap megastar told Vegas Confidential on Sunday that Cristal's business in the rap and hip-hop community "is definitely not where it was. Drastically. They really don't want our business."

Cristal, which has a cult following in the celebrity world, sells for $700 to $1,000 at many clubs in Las Vegas.

Stung by what he considered racism, Jay-Z has replaced Cristal in his three upscale 40/40 Clubs with Armand de Brignac's Ace of Spades, Dom Pérignon and Krug.

Jay-Z, who was in town to watch the Super Bowl at 40/40 Las Vegas with his girlfriend Beyoncé, called for the boycott in June 2006 after Roederer's new managing director, Frédéric Rouzaud, told a British magazine, The Economist, that Cristal's popularity in the hip-hop community brought "unwelcome attention."

Rouzaud said the champagne producer viewed Cristal's association with rap "with curiosity and serenity."

When the newspaper asked whether he thought the association would harm the brand, he replied, 'that's a good question, but what can we do? We can't forbid people from buying it. I'm sure Dom Pérignon or Krug would be delighted to have their business."

Las Vegas Review Journal