So Much More 11 [2010]

◊ Audio: Jay-Z & Willow Smith on Ryan Seacrest! // Jay-Z Speaks on signing Willow! [All Hip Hop]          
◊ Yanks, JAY-Z to Launch Limited-Edition Co-Branded Merchandise
◊ Jay-Z performing at NY Basketball Festival [Thursday Night: Live Stream Here]
◊ Kanye: Power Remix ft. Jay-Z coming Friday!
◊ Pics: Jay-Z attends Bowling Party [via RapRadar]
◊ Pics: Kanye West & Jay-Z Power Dinner at Nello's [Rap-Up]
◊ Download: Hot Toddy Usher ft. Jay-Z [will be featured on Usher's Re-Release]
◊ Video: Affion Crocket's Jay-Z & Lebron Parody
◊ Jay-Z Slams Spirituality Accusations On Rick Ross 'FreeMason' [MTV]
    ----Behind The Scenes Pic // SNIPPET
◊ Jay-Z Nets Billboard in Knicks Backyard
◊ Jay & Bee Eat Out at Nello's
◊ Pics: Jay-Z and Beyonce attend UJA Federation
◊  Dr. Dre ft. Jay-Z "Under Pressure"
◊  Jay-Z Rolling Stone cover Excerpt [Issue in stores June 24]
◊ Start spreading the news: Sinatra's out at the Belmont Stakes.
◊ Download: Ultra ft. Swizz Beatz
◊ "Decoded" Book Set for November 2010 Release [thx to cheleny]
◊ Rick Ross was in awe of Jay-Z during "Teflon Don Studio Session

◊ Pics: Beyonce and Jay-Z Double Date with Will and Jada
◊ Jay-Z Breaks Bread With Billionaires Mayor Bloomberg And Nets Owner‎
◊ Jay-Z Leads 2010 BET  Award Nominees!
◊ Pics: Jay and Bee Check out a Yankees Game!
◊ Jay-Z leads the pack with Number #1's among rappers!
◊ Watch Betty White's SNL Promo's
◊ Jay-Z and Will Smith-Funded 'Fela!' Snags 11 Tony Nods
◊  Drake Says Jay-Z Wasn't Immediately Sold On 'Over'
◊ Video: Rocawear Presents Everybody's Haitian PSA
◊ Pics: Jay and Bee at LAX [4/19] Word is they're in Hawaii!
◊ 'SNL': Betty White joined by Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon and ... Jay-Z
◊ Jay-Z's NYC Show Will 'Shut Everything Down,' Memphis Bleek Says [MTV]
◊ Beyonce, Jay-Z Make A Great Aunt and Uncle Team
◊ Jay-Z: President Obama Was Playing The Blueprint When I Called Him
◊ Jay-Z Wants To Shoot Two More Videos From Blueprint 3

◊ Rutgers symphony partners with Jay-Z for Super Bowl pre-game music video

◊ V Exclusive: “On To The Next One” Director Sets The Record Straight

◊ RAP RADAR: Snoop Confirms Jay-Z "I Wanna Rock" Remix
◊ Hot 97 Stream: Jay, Jeezy and Trey Songz will be on Angie Martinez Show Wednesday!
◊ Esquire: Why Jay-Z Is Everything We're Not
◊ Drake plans to light it up with Jay-Z
◊ AP names the Top 10 Albums of 2009
◊ The Best Songs of 2009, In Bigger Than The Sound
◊ EW names "The Blueprint" No. 2 Album of the Decade! See who's #1!
◊ Jay gets 5 Grammy Nominations! [Nominee List]

So Much More [11]

Pics: On To The Next One Video Shoot

Jay-Z Adds Broadway to His List of Business Ventures

Empire State of Mind Pt. 2 to be ft. on Alicia's new album [MTV]

BP3 2010 Tour Dates (Tickets go on sale Friday, November 13)

Pics: Jay-Z on Much Music

◊ NYMag: Jay-Z on DJ Hero, ‘D.O.A.,’ and His Future Career As a Bar Mitzvah Performer

◊ Pics: Jay & Robin Thicke Studio Session

------(Jay-Z and Robin Thicke were spotted in the studio together in NYC this weekend. The two hit up Germano Studio to work on a song titled “Meiple” with a catchy tropical beat. For Robin’s album.)

◊ Backstage Pics: Cleveland Show [w/Lebron & Crew]

◊ Jay peforming at 2009 MTV EMA's

◊ Jay Performing at the 2009 AMA's So Vote For HIM!

◊ Cast Your Vote for Jay-Z for The 2009 American Music Awards!

◊ Jay and Jeezy To Shoot 'As Real As It Gets' Video [mtv]

◊ Jay-Z’s ‘Hottest MC’ Acceptance Speech

◊ MJ sung backup on "Girls, Girls, Girls"

◊ Video: Meet Jay-Z's Band *I've been waiting forever on this ish, thx neil*

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee arriving in Norway // View Video // Footage of Concert

◊ Jay-Z and Eminem spin a musical game out of DJ Hero [USA Today]

◊ MTV: Jay-Z Is The Hottest MC In The Game!

◊ On The Set Vol. 2: Jay-Z “Empire State Of Mind” Video

◊ Jay-Z featured on Diddy's new album "Last Train to Paris"

◊ T-Pain Apologizes To Jay-Z In New Song, 'More Careful'

◊ Jay-Z Greatest-Hits Album Planned; 'Crispy Benjamins' Mystery Explained

◊ Jay-Z, Alicia Keys Shoot 'Empire State Of Mind' Video Near Ground Zero

◊ On The Set 'Empire State of Mind'

◊ Jay-Z on the cover of NME Magazine


◊ BP3 Re-Release?

◊ BP3 charts at #2 this week! [Moved over a total of 900k]
◊ Jay-Z & Swizz Hit the Club Up [via @TheRealSwizz]
◊ Oprah Show: Inside Jay-Z's world: what you didn't see on TV!
◊ Three reasons why Jay-Z Continues to be a trending topic on Twitter [Charli got some shine lol] Shoutout to YN for putting it on RapRadar!
◊ Jay-Z Still Reigns on Billboard [#1 Again, 300k]
◊ Feature: Super Lyrical [XXL Ranks Jay-Z's Top 20 Verses]


◊ Jay-Z Earns 7 BET Hip Hop Award Nominations

◊ MusicOMH Interviews Jay-Z

◊ Exclusive Jay-Z Interview [Shortlist.com]

◊ Lil Mama's 'Adrenaline Rush' Took Over During Jay-Z's VMA Performance


◊ Scans: O Magazine Interview

◊ The BP3 Likely To Top Billboard 200

◊ Jay-Z Ranks #1 on Complex Mag's Top 100 Best Albums Of The 2000's!

◊ Jay-Z on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross – September 18, 2009

◊ Food For Thought: Conservations with Jay-Z airs 7 PM [9/10] re-airs at 12 A.M.

◊ Jay-Z Tops Singles Chart

◊ On Location Exclusive: Lunch With Jay-Z X Angie Martinez X Harry Allen X Stephen A. Smith

◊ Jay-Z's 'Blueprint 3' Release Date Moved To Sept. 8

◊ Catch Jay-Z on the Live Lounge Tour from Jo Whiley's house! [September 18th]

◊ Jay-Z FUSE Page [includes A.T.C. Press Conference, Articles, Quizzes]

◊ Food for Thought: Conversations with Jay-Z [BET Program w/ Jay-Z]

◊ XXL MAG FEATURE: Jay-Z, ‘Bout Me

◊ Jay-Z Designs Limited Edition Arthur Ashe Tennis Tee Shirt

◊ Article: The Magna Carter [The Guardian]

◊ Video: Drake describes working with Jay-Z

◊ Jay-Z's 9/11 Concert To Benefit Widows, Children Of Fallen Police, Firemen

◊ TV: Jay-Z on Real Time with Bill Maher Friday, August 28

◊ Jay-Z to hold 9/11 Benefit Concert at MSG

◊ RR Exclusive: Blueprint 3 Producers List (Confirmed)

◊ Video: Behind the Scenes: Oprah Interviews Jay-Z

◊ BP3 Tracklist [via Jay-Z.com]

◊ Pics: Jay at Kevin Liles Engagement Party

◊ Pics: Jay-Z and Beyonce enjoy a romantic dinner in NYC [8/11/09]

◊ Pics: Jay at Rocawear Event [8/10/09]

◊ OM F'ing G: Confirmed: Jay-Z Brings Oprah To Marcy

◊ Pics: Run This Town Video Shoot

◊ Jay-Z, Kanye, Rihanna to perform on Leno's Premiere Episode

◊ Pics: Jay filming Rocawear commercial with Spike Lee [Article]

◊ Rumor: Single Drops This Friday: "Run This Town" ft. Kanye, Rihanna

◊ Article: Jay-Z unveils latest Blueprint for success

◊ Pics: Jay-Z and Beyonce take a late night stroll *fixed*

◊ Jay tops Forbes Hip Hop Cash Kings 2009 List

So Much More [10]

◊ Jay Close to Book Deal with Spiegel & Grau

◊ Pic: Jay at DJ Cassidy's Birthday Party

◊ Video & Pics: Jay-Z in Beverly Hills

◊ Jay-Z's 'D.O.A.' Video Inspired By '70s Counterculture Movie

◊ Jay-Z Confirms Roc Nation Deals with Sony, Atlantic

◊ Jay to appear in Drake's "Best I Ever Had" video

◊ D.O.A. Video Shoot Today per Dream Hampton

◊ Jay-Z Enlists Drake for "Off That"

◊ Mr Hudson on Jay-Z Collabo: ‘It’s Bigger Than Big’

◊ What does T-Pain think of D.O.A.?

◊ Jay performing at BET Awards

◊ FRIDAY @ 9:00 Flex has some big Jay-Z news! HOT 97 Stream [Rap Radar Info]
---He's also supposed to appear on Angie's show sometime next week. Details Later.

◊ BP3 coming in September?

◊ Jay lands on Top 20 Album Sellers of the Decade

◊ Jay-Z and Eminem team up for DJ Hero Game

◊ Roc Nation on Sony?

◊ Kanye West Promises Jay-Z's 'Anti-Auto-Tune' Blueprint 3 Will Be 'Amazing'

◊ Cigar Aficionado Scans [props to cheleny]

◊ RR Exclusive: Jay-Z Confirms his Independence

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee in Barcelona

◊ Mr. Hudson works with Jay-Z on The Blueprint 3 [Video]

◊ Drake describes working with Jay [XXL]

◊ Pics: Jay at Lakers vs. Rockets Playoff Game
--- Jay leaving Fred Segal after doing some shopping on Melrose Avenue

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee Out and About This Weekend
------[Tribeca] [Shopping in Soho]

◊ Jay Covers the June Issue of Cigar Aficionado

◊ Pics: Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee leaving Waverly Inn [4/13/09]

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee Lunching at Pastis and Visiting Roc Pop Shop

◊ Jay-Z's Secrets for Personal Success [BESTLIFE Magazine Article]

◊ Jay featured in Jadakiss Documentary [preview]

◊ Jay talks about Art, Wine, and Hanging with the Prez // Jay-Z's 6 Rules To Living Your Best Life

◊ Jay featured on April Issue of BEST LIFE Magazine

◊ Article: Jay Explains Blueprint 3 Delay [MTV]

ROC WITH ME NEWS POST

Roc With Me News Post [9]

Previous Items from Roc With Me News Post

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee at NBA AllStar Game [2/15/08] via BeyonceWorld
------Additional Pictures

◊ Pics: Rocawear Retreat Party and Concert

◊ 3rd Annual Two Kings Dinner [Phoenix, Arizona]
---Article: Jay-Z and LeBron bash highlights All-Star Weekend scene

◊ Mesa Arts Academy gets 'All-Star' donation for music
------[PICS // VIDEO // ARTICLE]

◊ Jay speaks on Chris Brown & Rihanna Situation [People]
----[MTV Article/Video]

◊ Kanye West Says Jay-Z Got 'Best Hip-Hop Beats of All Time'

◊ Jay and Lebron make huge donation to Mesa Arts Academy/ Hosting 3rd Annual Kings Dinner
this weekend

◊ Pics: Jay at Cavs vs. Knicks Game [2/5/09]

-------- Lakers vs. Knicks Game [2/2/09]

◊ Article: Prelude to a Legacy

◊ ‘Swagga Like Us’ to Take Stage at Grammys

◊ AUDIO: "MONEY GOES"

◊ MTV: Jay taking his time with Blueprint 3

◊ Pics: Jay at Young Jeezy's Party at Love

◊ Pics: Jay partying at Love Nightclub in DC [Jan 16]

◊ Jay Performing at “The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration"

◊ Pics: Jay-Z and Beyonce at the Golden Globe Awards [Pics via BeyonceWorld]
------Leaving Katsuya

◊ Pics: New Years Party [BeyonceWorld Pictures]

◊ MORE St. Barts Vacation Pics [PART 1] // [PART 2]

◊ More Jay & Bee St. Barts Vacation Pics

◊ Jay-Z to Headline Weekend Inaugural Club Party

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee in St. Barts

◊ Pics: 2008 Rocawear Christmas Party [via WireImage]

◊ Jay-Z and Beyonce attend Contemporary Art Fair in Miami [12/4]

◊ Jay-Z and Beyonce at Cadellic Records Premiere NYC [12/1]

Jay featured in April Issue of Best Life Magazine

Jay-Z is featured on the upcoming April cover of BEST LIFE magazine:

He says: “I’m a mirror…If you’re cool with me, I’m cool with you, and the exchange starts. What you see is what you reflect. If you don’t like what you see, then you’ve done something. If I’m standoffish, that’s because you are.”

Jay-Z also talks about what was on his mind when he made Reasonable Doubt in 1996: “I made that album to impress my friends, so they would say, “Oh wow, look what you did!’ It was my first album on the label that we owned. I was like ‘Okay, what happens now?”

The issue hits newsstands on March 10th.

So Much More [8]

This post contains item from the Roc With Me News Post [Oct. 2008-Nov 2008]

◊ Pics: Jay & Bee at Cavs vs. Knicks Game [11/25]

◊ Jay-Z and Coldplay team up for 3 UK Shows

◊ Sexiest Men Living: the entrepreneur

◊ Full Song/Tagged "I Do It For Hip Hop"

◊ Preview: Ludacris ft. Jay-Z, Nas "I Do It for Hip-Hop" [Video]

◊ Jay-Z Taking His Time with BluePrint 3, Kanye Explains // Dropping in February '09?

◊Video: StarPower at the Early Voting Lines // Block Obama Party [Philadephia]

◊ Documentary: IMAGINE... Jay-Z "I Came, I Saw, I Conquered" airs on BBC Oct. 28

◊ ColdPlay ft. Jay-Z "Lost" Remix [via NahRight]

◊ Pics: Jay-Z Attends Spirit of Life Awards

◊ Pics: Jay at Katsuya in LA

◊ Just Blaze And Fat Joe Dispell Rumors Of New Jay-Z Diss // Listen to the
track Here

◊ Beyonce Finally Opens Up About Marriage To Jay-Z

◊ M.I.A. ft. Jay-Z "Boyz" Remix // NO DJ

◊ Audio: Lick A Shot for Barack Obama

◊ Jay Cancels Pro-Obama Show Miami due to Illness :(

◊ Jay and Bee in MIA (Going Out to Lunch) // More Pics [via Sexy Sugah]

◊ Jay at Robin Thicke's Album Release Party

◊ Jay-Z to give free concerts in Detroit and Miami this weekend for Voter Registration

◊ Blueprint 3 Release Date: December 2?

◊ Jay-Z Statement On New StarRoc Label

◊ Jay-Z sued over "I Will Not Lose" Campaign

◊ Interview: Jay-Z Named One of 40 Most Influential New Yorkers

◊ Some Details Emerge about Jay's StarRoc Label [via NahRight]

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee attend Gala honoring Kevin Liles

◊ Jay-Z and StarGate join forces

◊ BET Hip Hop Awards Nominees List

◊ Download: Raphael Saadiq ft Jay-Z - Oh Girl (Remix)

◊ Download: Jay-Z ft. JadaKiss "We Run This"

◊ Jay-Z Playing October Shows With Lil Wayne, T.I. — But Not At The Same Time

◊ Concert Date: HOUSE OF BLUES PRESENTS JAY-Z [Oct. 16]

◊ Jay-Z Performing at PowerHouse in Philly Oct. 24

◊ Vote for Jay-Z at EMA's [Best Act Ever & Headliner Category]

So Much More [7]

Previous Items from the Roc With Me "In Jay-Z News" Post ( August '08- June 2008)

◊ Jay-Z and Beyonce’s 40/40 Club to become new Palazzo race and sports book

◊ Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter and Partners to sell Las Vegas 40/40 Club

◊ Concert Date: Jay-Z will open renovated Hollywood Palladium on Oct. 15

◊ Pics: Jay & Bee Out In NYC

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee at J&R Music Fest

◊ Download: Cookin’ Soul’s OJAYZIS: Jay-Z vs OASIS (Mixtape)

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee leaving Waverly Inn

◊ Jay selling 50% of Vegas 40/40? [NY Post]

◊ Article: Backstage With Jay-Z (@ ThisDay Africa Rising festival)

◊ Pics: Jay and Beyonce outside of BLT Prime

◊ More News on BluePrint 3 from Mick Boogie

◊ More RocaWear Evolution Photos

◊ Jay-Z Drawing Up A New 'Blueprint' [8.8.08]

◊ Official Vibe Covers Revealed [You can check out the article @ Jay-Z Fanboard]

◊ Article/Video: Jay meets with Mayor Bloomberg // Starts Summer Streets Program

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee Out and About

◊ Pics: Jay-Z and Beyonce leaving the Spotted Pig

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee out in NYC

◊ Jay-Z ft. on the cover of Vibe's 15th Anniversary Juice Issue

◊ Jay-Z Sounds Off on New Album, Obama, Rock Festivals: “It’s a Special Time”

◊ Pics: Jay at Wrigley’s Gum Jingles Event

◊ Pics: Jay rocks his wedding band? (leaving his Manhattan apartment)

◊ Pics: Rocawear Ads (from the Fall Campaign)

◊ Pics: Jay & Kanye Ithaca, Manchester [7/24/08]

◊ Timbaland On Producing Jay-Z's Next LP: 'It'll Be A Monster'

◊ Article: World's Greatest [The Observer]

◊ Jay-Z Covers L'uomo Vogue (Italian Vogue)

◊ Jay-Z to perform at Africa Rising Festival in Nigeria // Jay-Z Headlining Festival

◊ 2008 European Tour Photo Album

◊ Pics: O2 Wireless Festival

◊ One of the "Coolest Brothers of All Time" [Ebony Magazine]

◊ Pics: Jay & GQ Host Dinner at Berkeley Square

◊ Pics: Jay-Z at Wimbledon

◊ Jay-Z Track Hopping // Listen to Jay's "American Boy" Freestyle (partially) // Lyrics

◊ Jay-Z Interview [Time Out London]

◊ June 27th Jay will be on Friday Night w/ Jonathan Ross [UK Show]

◊ Weezy didn't understand Jay's Mr. Carter Verse (funny sh*t; I saw him talking about this on
106 last week, dude looked like he wanted to cry LOL)

◊ Jay working on new songs with Swizzy!!! [Excerpt from MTV Article]

♥ Pics: Jay and Beyonce out for lunch at Bar Pitti [6.13.08]

♥ Pics: Jay and Julez Candid // Leaving La Esquina [6.12.08] (Jay-Z carried his nephew Daniel
to the car after a walk in Central Park with Beyonce's family yesterday.)

◊ Some stuff you just got to laugh at! This is the dude we're talking about here. SMH LOL

◊ Jay-Z lands on Forbes Celebrity 100 List

------More on The Celebrity 100

◊ Pics: More Jay Candids [6.7.08]

◊ Article: 'I know I got angels watching over me' [Irish Independent News]

◊ New Jay-Z "A Billi" (Hot 97 Rip) [Zshare]

◊ Pics: New Jay-Z Candids [6.4.08]

◊ Pics: Jay-Z out in NYC [According to Paps, he was cheering b/c Barack Obama got the
Democratic Presidental Nomination :) ] [6/3/08]

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

◊ Download "Mr. Carter" Lil' Wayne ft. Jay-Z off The Carter 3

◊ Kanye, Jay-Z Prove Hip-Hop Tours Can Be Big Business

◊ Pics: Jay-Z In NYC [5/27]

◊ The Corportate Takeover of Jay-Z [Article]

Jay-Z and Beyonce’s 40/40 Club to become new Palazzo race and sports book

Jay-Z and Beyonce’s 40/40 Club to become new Palazzo race and sports book
By Robin Leach


It's official as of less than one hour ago that Sheldon Adelson's Palazzo resort hotel casino will take back hip-hop mogul Jay Z's 40/40 sports club and ultra lounge.

Luxe Life previously reported that the Las Vegas Sands parent corporation was buying Jay-Z's rights for $40-million -- although that figure is not mentioned in this morning's news (Click here for our exclusive report two weeks ago that the transaction was underway!)

Jay Z had opened the third of his 40/40 clubs at the Palazzo just before New Year's Eve eight months ago. He will keep his Manhattan and Atlantic City clubs operating normally but will join with his Palazzo partners in their expansion and merchandising licensing opportunities elsewhere globally. Luxe Life has learned that Jay-Z himself finalized the contracts during the weekend when he and Beyonce flew into Vegas to wrap-up the megabuck deal.

“The exceptional design and location of the 40/40 Club will enable our guests to access a very special race and sports book and restaurant environment in the Palazzo,” said Rob Goldstein, president and chief operating officer of the Palazzo. “By adding a complete gaming component to an already distinctive 24,000-square-foot space we will be able to create a very unique environment for our guests.” The Palazzo will add a specialty restaurant component -- not yet named -- to the new expanded sports book lounge.

The space currently occupied by the 40/40 Club is accessible at the street level off Las Vegas Boulevard or via escalators from the main Palazzo entrance. The lower level also features the recently opened Dal Toro Italian Café and Lamborghini Showroom just below Tao's new LAVO lounge, Moroccan-Mediterranean cuisine restaurant and intimate club that opened last night.

Source

Bloomberg Cites Jay-Z, Bicyclist

Bloomberg Cites Jay-Z, Bicyclist

Michael Bloomberg showed off his knowledge of rap music at an event with Jay-Z this morning to discuss the city’s plan to close some streets in Manhattan to motorists.

A reporter at the Foley Square event prefaced a question to Jay-Z by noting that one of his songs describes how his mother taught him to ride a bike at a young age, and asked if he planned to participate in the program, which starts this Saturday.

“This is from, ‘Mother I Made It’?” asked Bloomberg, referencing the little-known song "Mother I Made It," which was never released as a single or music video, from a Jay-Z album called Kingdom Come.

“Yeah, I believe so,” said Jay-Z. He went on to say he rides a bike "throughout the city,” but declined to specify where. “I don’t’ want the guys with cameras to follow me, so I’ll tell you where after,” he said.

He didn’t, but Jay-Z did pose for photographs with a number of fans, including one man who kept yelling, “Jay-Z for President!” The rapper is supporting Barack Obama and even recorded a robo-call for him that played in Ohio before the primary.

Watch Video Below:

*props to cheleny*

Ebony: 25 Coolest Brothers of All Time

For the first time ever, Ebony magazine presents not one, not two, but eight quintessential covers to celebrate the 25 coolest Black men of all time. Jay-Z, Barack Obama, Prince, Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Marvin e, Muhammad Ali and Billy Dee Williams take center stage as they personify Black cool on the covers of this historic collector’s edition. From their sleek, debonair styles to their smooth-as-silk personas, these magnificent Black men have conveyed, captured, and conquered the quintessence of cool while making it appear effortless.

[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!

Watch Video Here

So Much More [6]

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

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

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."

Source

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Previous Items from Roc With Me News Post

◊ Official Heart of the City Review Thread [JZFB]

◊ Jay-Z denies excessive money demands for label

◊ Ain't I [FULL/NO DJ]

◊ Hova joins the Hove lineup!

◊ Jay Requests Hova-Free Video; Director talks about "I Know" Video

◊ Pics: Jay and Bee leaving Waverly Inn

◊ Enter to win 2 floor tickets to HOTC Tour

◊ Pics: Jay at Cavs vs. Knicks Game

◊ Jay-Z and Linkin Park to play UK Show

◊ Thrid NYC Date Added for Heart of The City Tour

◊ Pics: Jay attends 9th Annual TJ Martell Family Day

◊ Movado ft. Jay-Z "On The Rock"(Rmx)

◊ NO TAG: Rick Ross ft. Jay-Z: Maybach Music [from Ross' new album Trilla]

◊ New Heart of The City Pre-Sale Dates/Info Added

◊ Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige sell out in several cities

Info on Best Thing w/Usher

SOHH recently reviewed Usher's album. Below is their review of "Best Thing" ft. Jay-Z. The version without Jay-Z has leaked. Listen to it here.

10. "Best Thing" ft. Jay-Z (prod by. Jermaine Dupri) - Jay does his thing as expected - it's kinda funny to hear lines like "wrapped around our girls like pashminas" but I like the lyric "If I couldn't give a f.uck, how could I give a finger." Usher name drops real exes in this one - Eisha, Naomi, Chilli telling Tameka how when she left she took "the best thing" that ever happened to him.

People Magazine [Bee and Jay's Secret Wedding]

So People gave their wedding the main cover story. So did Us Weekly. They have a little picture box on Star, InTouch, and OK! (I think). Since Star = Lame, InTouch = Extra Lame, OK = Umm...Semi-lame, I read those in the store. I actually purchased People because they're more credible in my book. 8-) I haven't bought a People Issue since I had a crush on Kobe Bryant #giggle#

I'll just list some things you might not have heard and that I thought were :-*. (Not saying it's all true but there was nothing that I > ::) at while reading it. lol)

The weekend before their wedding Jay's assisstant (?) Robin Broughton got married in Philly. Remember "Robin the bank"...listen to "My First Song". I've heard the name a couple of times and I have always wondered who the hell that was...must be him/her. His/Her wedding designer said they seemed "very much a couple in love, held hands and were all smiles" at Robin's wedding.

"The wedding was intimate, very emotional-lots of crying and really spirtual". UsWeekly said it was emotional too, her family was very emotional. So, I'm buying that. I can see that anyway especially with Bee. :'(

No maid of honor, no best man. Now, I believe this too. Some months ago I watched a Kelly video, it was a radio interview. I believe the interviewer asked her something about Jay and Beyonce and being a bridesmaid in their wedding and Kelly said "I don't think Beyonce will want bridesmaids...she'll just want to go and get it over it"...The last part I can't remember exactly what she said but I specifically remember her saying that about Beyonce not wanting bridesmaids. Kelly spills it all #giggle#

Bee looked beautiful in her wedding gown (voluminous white gown)

I'm sure you've heard everything about the orchids (70,000), it looked like a "palace, really pure, white wedding." In Us they said something about there were flowers hanging down from chandeliers and over the walls.

About the first dance: "There was a first dance, it was extremely emotional and beautifully orchestrated." They didn't say what the song was in People, but in USWeekly it was "September" by Earth, Wind, & Fire.

Seriously, I think June Ambrose was one of the sources lol. There is a quote in their about the wedding being "beautiful, gorgeous, opulent." That sh!t sound so much like June Ambrose to me. #laugh#

And then there was some rather nice stuff from a "friend" saying they were soulmates and why they click. "Jay is mature and quiet". Beyonce is a very gentle person. He takes good care of her, guides her but he's not overbearing about it."

Russell Simmons commented on how fantastic and exciting it was that they married.

And there was some interesting stuff about the number four from a numberologist. It said that four is a commitement number and "a '4' day is about a relationship being solid". And even 2002 (they year they started dating) = 4 and September and December are 4 months apart. ;)

I don't know if it was Star or InTouch...I think it was InTouch cause they're FOS. They made up some stuff about them getting married on the fourth had nothing to do with their bdays. A "friend" told them this. They picked the date to honor Martin Luther King's assasination. Umm...no! lol One of them seem like like they got their ish straight from Mediatakeout...Popeye's chicken. #dry#

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Items moved from Roc With Me News Post (April 4)

◊ Pics: Jay-Z and Beyonce leaving Bar Pitti

◊ Pics: 2nd Annual Two Kings Dinner in New Orleans (more added)
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◊ Pics: Jay-Z Hosts GQ Party at 40/40 Club (2/12/08)

◊ "I Know" continues to climb up R&B/Hip Hop Songs Chart

◊ Jay-Z Insists There's No Bad Blood Between Him And L.A. Reid: 'Everything Is Sweet'; Hov also dishes on his future endeavors: 'I got so many different options.'

◊ Jay-Z & Lebron James Host 2nd Annual Two Kings Dinner in New Orleans

◊ Heart of the City Tour: Jay-Z Fan Community (Presale Tickets Available NOW)

◊ A New Venture for Jay-Z, on Madison Avenue

◊ Jay among Top Earning African American Stars

◊ Jay-Z & Mary J. Blige going on Tour!! View dates! ◊ Fans react to Jay-Z Glastonbury headline announcement
------I had a feeling that was gonna happen even though I know nothing about Glastonbury? Sounds like the type of festival that somebody would be mad that the rapper guy is headlining. I'm just saying.

◊ Jay-Z still chills without Cristal

◊ Fan Pic: Jay @ UFC 81 in Vegas [2/2]; Jay at Rick Ross Bday Party in Miami (Jan. 28)

◊ Jay hosting Superbowl Party in Vegas?

(Jan 2008)
◊ Jay-Z Confirmed to headline Glastonbury Music Festival

◊ New Jay-Z Song Leaks -- Is Blueprint 3 In The Works? [MTV]

◊ NEW Jay-Z: "Ain't I" (From DJ Clue's new mixtape "I AM LEGEND") ;
------ LYRICS

◊ The entire Rocafella Roster did not get dropped! [Billboard]
------Wtf was peedi talking about? He losing it! lmao

◊ Next Video: "I Know" (According to Video Static, Philip Andelman is booked to shoot the video; I think it might be shot in the next couple of days or so, if it hasn't already.)

◊ Jay-Z Coming Out On Top In Latest Rap Battle: Playing Connect Four

◊ Supposed Reference Track for Tru Life recorded by Jay-Z

◊ Tidbit: Jay-Z and Beyonce Celebrate Cav's Larry Hughes Bday (South Beach)

♥ Scan: Ebony Magazine: Feb. 2008 (10 Hottest Couples)

Jay-Z Requests Hova-Free Video

Jay-Z Requests Hova-Free Video

"She wants those heroin tracks," Jay-Z raps on "I Know" — and Pharrell Williams provided Jay with just that addictive of a beat.



"To me, that song sounded like heroin," Jay told us of the record. "That's what it sounded like to me. It sounded like somebody like Miles Davis was in a jazz club just high out his mind, just going off playing some of the most amazing freestyle music you ever heard. That's what it felt like. That's what happens with drugs. They don't pound you like that; they talk to you sweet. And that's the allure of it, and it pulls you in, and that's what was happening. The lyrics were harmless. It's like a love song, and so it was pulling you in. Pulling you in further and further until you've realized, now you're addicted to this drug. So that was the method behind why it sounds so sweet."

For the video, Hov pulled an "I Am Legend" but in reverse. While the producer of Will Smith's recent mega-hit film relied on him to carry the movie on his back, mostly without any human interaction, Jigga's latest video is propelled by the fact that Jay isn't in the clip at all. Hov recruited director Philip Andelman to carry out his vision. According to the lensman, the rap giant was a fan of his work on Lenny Kravitz's "Where Are We Running." And since Hov wouldn't be appearing in the clip himself, Andelman and company cast Kravitz's daughter, Zoe, to be the lead — but not after wracking his brain figuring out who would want to see a Jay-Z video without Jay-Z.

"At first, I thought it was going to be really challenging, because it was just daunting — the thought of holding your attention for three and a half minutes without Jay, because he's a huge presence normally," Andelman told us. "[But] from the get-go, Jay said it would be a distraction if he was in it. And I think he was really right. It winded up allowing us to tell a story."

The video is a series of scenes featuring Kravitz. Among them is a courtship with a young man; her walking aimlessly in lower Manhattan; and a club scene toward the end of the clip. For the most part, the images are dark, save for a few imposed special effects to light up the screen.

"I was just going off the beat of the song. It kind of sparkled. There's something light and airy about it," Andelman said. "But then there's this dark side of the song.

"It's like a Rubik's Cube on ecstasy," the director added. "I know it's bad to push the drug metaphor, but it's kind of funny. Zoe Kravitz is the girl in it, but we wanted to make it ambiguous as to whether it's one girl or four girls. No one can be 100 percent sure of what's going on [in the video]. They all have their own interpretations. And that's what makes it fun to me. It's like a riddle, and there's no right answer or wrong answers. It's like a three-and-a-half-minute head trip." ...

Mixtape Monday

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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]