Friday, June 27, 2008

[Lyrics] Jay's "American Boy" Freestyle

(props to Camzellio @ BWBoard)

...Would like to extend an invitation to you
We'd like to invite you to our family jewels...
Jewelry, I mean
Cause my jewels' tourmalines be guarded by the Queen...
London bridges are falling down
Not bridges, but britches when Jigga's in town
Ladies show me your knickers
I might let you take it if you don't tell the Mrs.
Quick, run 'fore the tabloids come
Hide from the night 'fore we end up in THE SUN
I'm just takin' the piss...unless you gone DO IT!

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Previous Items from the Roc With Me News Post (April 4- May 27)

Leaving Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco


Jay and Bee Out and About in Cannes


Pics: Armand de Brignac Party in France


Beyonce and Jay-Z's Scarsdale Diet


Usher Recruits Fellow Newlywed Jay-Z For Marriage-Focused Track: '[At] Some Point In Life, You've Got To Grow Up'


◊ Pics: Jay-Z at NBA Draft Lottery // The Nets landed the 10th Pick in the NBA Draft.


Download Usher "Best Thing" ft. Jay-Z


Info on "Best Thing" w/ Usher [SOHH]


Jay-Z to represent the Nets at the NBA Draft Lottery Tomorrow


Jay Receives Nomination for Best Hip Hop Artist for '08 BET Awards


◊ Pics: Barclays Center Showroom Grand Opening Party [WireImage]
------No Nets Arena Yet, but Suites Are on Sale [NY Times]


◊ Pics: Jay and Beyonce @ Game 5 Celts vs. Cavs [5/14]


◊ Pic: Jay arriving at Butter Nightclub
------Pap. Video: Jay-Z & Diddy Ain't Crazy! [TMZ]


Jay-Z Says 40/40 Vegas is fine [Las Vegas Review Journal]


Jay-Z Responds to Glastonbury Controversy

◊ Pics: Jay-Z Afterparty at 40/40 Club [5/6/08]

Jay-Z Establishes Trust Fund for Sean Bell's Children!

Sources: Live Nation Clinches Jay-Z Deal

Not meant to be a "diss"? (The Story Behind "Blow The Whistle")

Blow The Whistle Freestyle

Mariah ft. Jay-Z "Bye Bye" Remix

LuxeLife tries to get the goods!

Jay on Mariah's "Bye Bye" Remix + Info on the Usher Track

◊ Pics: Jay & Mary at Hollywood Bowl [They stepped it up another level]

◊ Pics: Jay at Parlor Sports Bar // Katsuya w/Usher ; Article [People Magazine]
------X17 Video: [1] Katsuya -lmao at the paps singing "Love In This Club". LA Paparrazi is CRAZY!
------Jay-Z Out In Hollywood with Usher! [Hollywood TV]

♥ Pics: Jay-Z & Beyonce hit up a Rockets game in Houston

◊ Pics: Jay-Z in NYC // Watch Pap. Video

Wedding Designer Revealed

♥ People Reports: Beyonce and Jay-Z Are Married! Congrats!

♥ ET: Video of Jay arriving?

TMZ's BATTERY DIED!
Ha! Jay and Bee have the media on their Britney Spears game right now. TMZ is streaming outside of the location where Entertainment Tonight has reported that a "wedding" will take place. It's also been reported that this just might be a celebration of Jay's deal with Live Nation. Yes, I'm sitting here watching it. And yes, there's no sound. :P So far, all I've seen are black Escalades arriving and leaving.

Jay-Z and Live Nation Alliance as New Model for Music Sales

◊ Pics: Jay arrives for taping of David Letterman [Show airs Friday, 4/4]

Jay-Z and Beyonce take out marriage license [People Mag] I wouldn't usually post this but I get down with People, they're pretty reliable in my book. Someone pointed out this may be an April Fools joke lol...hmmm

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Jay working on new songs with Swizzy

Swizzy is also behind the new G-Unit record "Get Down" and is in the lab working on some brand-new Jay-Z songs. "I gave him the out-of-control Swizz," Beatz said of the tracks. "You'll see. Out of control! F--- — spazzin', out of control!"

Source: MTV

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Hip-Hop Photographer Jonathan Mannion Talks About Classic Shoot With Jay-Z



Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt
"I spoke to Damon Dash first [about shooting the album artwork], and he goes, 'All right, cool. Nice pictures. What are you going to charge me?' And I was like, 'I'll do it for 300 less than your lowest bid.' I was talking hundreds. ... I was like, 'Just let me do what I want to do, man. My vision.' I went with Jay on the creative stuff and had a whole list of things. Then he changed his title. I don't know if it's common knowledge, but it was originally going to be called Heir to the Throne. That was a title that was tossed around. Reasonable Doubt came around, and I came back with a whole other set of ideas. They styled themselves. I told them I didn't want the whole Versace, 'Scarface,' Miami Mafia drug-running kinda thing. I wanted the New York, the Brooklyn Mafia. Little Italy surveillance, the real business."