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December 15, 2009
Jay-Z Now So Old His "Nom De Rap" Will Refer to A Defunct Subway Line
Somewhere Big Third Avenue El is shaking his head in commiseration. Proposed total cuts in service to both the W and Z lines have New Yorkers understandably appalled, but leave it the New York Times to write the whimsical, "what will happen to Shawn Carter's rap name now?" article. They even ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
Did Ghostface Killah Give Holy Ghost An Actual Drop On This New DFA Mixtape?
Probably not, but damned if we can remember where the sample ("This is Ghostface, I got a twin ghost in the building--that's the Holy Ghost") that kicks off this DFA double-disc winter mixtape comes from. Anybody? Sadly, James "Jigga" Murphy's "Phone Tap" intro on disc two is decidedly not a ... More >>
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January 8, 2010
On the Esquire Profile of Jay-Z That Is Making the Rounds Right Now
First, like Sean said, no matter who you are--but perhaps especially if you look like this--even in 2010, do not write the following paragraph: But there is a deeper significance -- a racial philanthropy -- that perhaps neither man intended. Jay-Z is black black. He is old-school double-dar ... More >>
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January 14, 2010
Esquire Responds to the Firestorm of Criticism Surrounding Their Jay-Z Profile
You remember this profile--the one that described Jay-Z as "old-school double-dark-chocolate-chunk black"? The one that bowed down before the altar of Steve Stoute, of all people, and more or less claimed that Jay's fans cower in the closet, hiding from the overwhelming evidence that the rapp ... More >>
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January 19, 2010
Jay-Z's 'Empire' Strikes Back at Last
His first #1 song is his first Pazz & Jop chart-topper as well. Go Yankees.
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January 20, 2010
This Week's Voice: Pazz & Jop 2009!
In this week's Village Voice, we happily present the 37th (or, uh, 38th) annual Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll, won handily--SPOILER, guys--by Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion and, in singles, Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind." The full album results are here; singles are here. Plus essa ... More >>
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February 19, 2010
Please Welcome the Return of the Famous Jay-Z Gas Face
Let no one say Shawn Carter is not reliable. For two decades now, through rap thick and rap thin, hip-hop's most prickly superstar has had the looking-disgusted game on lock. Oh, you're Benny the Bull, the Chicago Bulls mascot, and you're seized with the desire to do the "Single Ladies" dance mere ... More >>
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February 19, 2010
Week in Review: I Sweat Nonsense
Ever feel like Sid Vicious is just kinda watching you? Photo by Sam Horine.In the week we made Jay-Z's signature gas face at the bunch of hacks and pretenders posing as Guns N' Roses until dudes got the hell out of town, we also posted rants about everything from LMFAO not punching Mitt Romne ... More >>
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February 22, 2010
Jay-Z , Aqueduct and David Paterson: The Winning Team
You can't say that AEG - dubious designated developer of Aqueduct's new racino - doesn't have an eye for talent. Just a few days after Gov. David Paterson did an arms-around press conference with Jay-Z and wife Beyoncé last August 31, AEG honchos made Jay-Z an offer he didn't refuse: to beco ... More >>
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March 2, 2010
When Rich Rap Executives Talk About Their Gambling and Horse Racing Sinecures
Half the world's money, in happier daysPerhaps you recall the David Paterson scandal that broke early last week, before a much bigger scandal came along and more or less finished his political career? The one involving Jay-Z and the gambling consortium AEG, the latter of whom won slot a conce ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
Oh Look, Somebody Wrote Something Skeptical About Jay-Z On the Internet
Now this is going to get embarrassing fast, riding out to the defense of a multi-millionaire every time somebody writes something terrifically ill-informed and misguided about him. That said. There are some provocations that are just too much--are surely intended to be too much--and starting ... More >>
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April 19, 2010
M.I.A. Upstages Jay-Z During Coachella, Announces Record Release Date Via Blimp
Jay-Z will never again serenade M.I.A.'s unborn childFile under things Jay-Z probably will not forgive: during the rapper's set at Coachella on Friday, a blimp took to the skies, bearing a digital billboard teasing the release date for M.I.A.'s third LP. According to Rap-Up, after reminding t ... More >>
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May 17, 2010
Perhaps You'd Like To See An Elaborate Dissection of Jay-Z's Various Business Ventures and How They've Fared During the Recession?
The abridged version: The Spotted Pig, Rocawear (saved by skinny jeans!), that Tribeca spot from "Empire State of Mind," and Jay's Live Nation deal? Doing just fine. The 40/40 Club chain? Kind of a mixed bag. The New York Nets, the Aqueduct/Racino/David Paterson debacle, a couple of prospecti ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
The Roots Return, With A Little Help From the Monsters of Folk: "Dear God 2.0"
For a band with such a wonderful sense of the moment, and such a savvy instinct for artistic fellow travelers--be they Jay-Z, the Dirty Projectors, or Ringo Starr--the Roots sure do make crushingly boring singles. This one, which goes in over Monsters of Folk's "Dear God"--perhaps the most randoml ... More >>
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June 11, 2010
Reasons To Be Happy You're Not at Bonnaroo: 2010 Twitter Edition
Like a million? Braver men and women than us have foundered in the muddy, marijuana-soaked waters of Bonnaroo, the annual four-day music/camping festival on the grassy flats of Manchester, Tennessee. And though there is Jay-Z, and the Gaslight Anthem, there are also predatory drug dealers, swelter ... More >>
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June 18, 2010
Drake Concert Debacle Now Causing the Cancellation of Other Free New York Shows
Aftermath of a free Drake concert. Photo by Rebecca SmeyneIt was inevitable that the city of New York would begin to crack down on the plethora of free, sometimes anarchic summer shows around the five boroughs after Tuesday's Drake concert degenerated into a near riot. Now we have the first o ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Nets Owners Mikhail Prokhorov and Jay-Z, Lording Over Madison Square Garden: A Gallery of New York's Most Awesome Billboard
Hey! Have you seen or heard about this awesome new mural of the New Jersey (soon to be Brooklyn) Nets' quirky Russian owner Mikhail Prokhorov and smaller-shareholder-but-nonetheless-awesome co-owner Jay-Z? It's right above Madison Square Garden, where the New York Knicks play! Know what both teams h ... More >>
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August 20, 2010
Kanye West's "OFFICIAL POWER REMIX" Has Arrived
It's here. Jay-Z's on it. But Swizz Beatz runs away with it. Believe it.
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August 24, 2010
Jay-Z's Ten Most Shameful Rock and Roll Moments
Yesterday, it was announced that Jay-Z would be joining U2 on the band's five-date tour of Australia come November. It makes sense: in addition to commingling at the top of the Forbes 2010 Music Earners List, Jay-Z and U2 have performed together before--more than once, in fact. (Never forget ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
This Week's Voice: The Gathering of the Juggalos, Pavement's New York City, Jay-Z and Eminem in Detroit, Sonny Rollins, and More
Jay-Z and Eminem kick-start Detroit's recovery. Photo by Kevin Mazur.In this week's Village Voice, Camille Dodero reports live from Insane Clown Posse's Gathering of the Juggalos, Michael D. Ayers compiles an oral history of Pavement's New York City, Tom Breihan heads to Detroit to see the fi ... More >>
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September 15, 2010
The Golden Age of Advice Rap Starts Now
"When you've run out of peaks," Jon Caramanica wrote in yesterday's Times, by way of reviewing Monday's ridiculous Jay-Z extravaganza, "all that's left are ridiculous, sublime stunts, new ways to climb old mountains." This is counterintuitive but true: a guy like Jay-Z has been a ... More >>
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September 16, 2010
Jay-Z Throws Fashion Week Party, Pals Around With Adrian Grenier, Deploys Inexplicable Metaphors, Offers to Let Reporter Try On His Shoes
Burgeoning advice-rap guru Jay-Z spent the early part of the week parading famous people onstage at Yankee Stadium; last night, he relaxed by throwing a Fashion Week party at Provocateur. The Observer was there, and their report is kind of amazing.
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September 16, 2010
Jay-Z vs. The New York Observer's Feet
In what might be the most high-profile victory -- or feat -- for both media reporters and The New York Observer in recent weeks, the feet of a New York Observer media reporter intimidated Jay-Z into putting his foot back in his loafer.
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September 16, 2010
Jay-Z Vs. Girly-Blog Crushable: Tradition of Trashed Media Reporting Rises to Occasion
We spoke too soon: Either every media reporter in town was at last night's GQ/Jay-Z fashion week party, or he was just in an...interesting...mood. Whatever the case, another awesome story from the party has emerged, and it involves a reporter getting drunk and not realizing she was talking to ... More >>
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September 17, 2010
Week in Review: Sit Down, Man
Behold the amazing talents of Ryan Dombal.In the week someone introduced us to the term "rap sabbatical," we got investigative, bringing news of the newfound hip-hop ban at Savalas (which sent DJ Ayres packing), HARD Fest's harsh words for M.I.A., Lil Wayne's prefe ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Glee's Ten Most Cringe-Worthy Rap Moments
The phenomenally successful Glee kicked off its second season earlier this week, with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' home-town anthem "Empire State Of Mind" showcased in the opening song spot. But while entire episodes of the show have been effectively hooked around the music of pop icons Madonna, La ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 22, 2010
Drake
The phenomenally successful Glee kicked off its second season earlier this week, with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' home-town anthem "Empire State Of Mind" showcased in the opening song spot. But while entire episodes of the show have been effectively hooked around the music of pop icons Madonna, La ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
Jay-Z Is The Miami Police Department's Poster Boy For Gang Activity
So yesterday, our friends at Miami New Times made an amusing discovery: Seems the cops down there unveiled a new "Report Gang Activity" banner on their official website, featuring a drawing of a totally hypothetical and not even remotely menacing five-person gang with, uh, a few faces you mig ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Q&A: Tanya Morgan's Von Pea Shares His High School Memories of Fabolous, Biggie, and Jay-Z
Boys & Girls High School in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn--once home to both the Notorious B.I.G. and Fabolous--has long since become a legendary spot for New York hip-hop. Von Pea, one third of the indie rap group Tanya Morgan, also attended its hallowed halls--a move which inspired his new b ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
See Jay-Z and Cornel West Talk About Rap Music at the New York Public Library on November 15
Yesterday, we brought you a brief but compelling excerpt from Decoded, the autobiography-slash-annotated-lyric-sheet of a book Jay-Z will be releasing through Spiegel & Grau on November 16th. Now comes word that one day prior, on Monday, November 15th, Shawn Carter will be at the New York Pub ... More >>
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November 10, 2010
Jay-Z To Talk Decoded With Charlie Rose at the Brooklyn Museum
The Decoded coverTo celebrate the release of Decoded, the "narrative journey through the lyrics and life" of Jay-Z, which will be published by Spiegel & Grau on November 16, the rapper will sit down for an interview with PBS host Charlie Rose in front of a live New York City audience. The eve ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
Jay-Z Talked About Magic and Wizardry at the Box on Friday Night
Tonight, he's at the New York Public Library, talking with Cornel West about his excellent new book, Decoded, but Jay-Z held a different sort of event on Friday night at the Box. Invitations sent out less than 24 hours in advance asked guests to something called "The Turn"; the email said som ... More >>
Music
November 17, 2010
Big L's Unfinished Business
The young rapper had a killer sound. Then the street rubbed him out.
Music
November 17, 2010
Decoding Jay-Z's Decoded
Why the rapper's memoir is definitely not Shawn Carter's
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November 19, 2010
Week In Review: The Love and the Wizardry
We are all Jay-Z's children,. Photo by Jori Klein.In the week we told you why you can't hate Kanye West and love My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy at the same time, we made similarly bold claims about Girl Talk--ten worst moments on that record, right here--and the Beatles, who along with a c ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
The Jay-Z Fast Food Jukebox at Brooklyn's Buffalo Boss
While waiting for my fiery chicken wings at Buffalo Boss (read the review here ), the new wing joint at least partly owned by Jay-Z, I got to wondering, What should the music be at a place owned by Brooklyn's most respected hip-hop artist and businessman? Rap, of course, but what kind of rap? The ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Top Ten Greatest Rap-Acronym Anthems
Kanye West and Jay-Z's Lex Luger-produced "H.A.M." is a creative union of the two biggest currently recording rap stars in the world -- as the lead single to the duo's upcoming Watch the Throne project, it's a feisty statement of intent. But more importantly, it's a fresh edition to the canon ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Q&A: Singer Angela "Mecca" Scott, Star Of Jay-Z's Reasonable Doubt, On Working With Jay, Big L, And A Real Housewife Of Atlanta
"I was before my time, as the record labels would say." At 17, Angela "Mecca" Scott was beckoned by producer Ski Beatz to fly from her Virginia home up to New York City to sing on a track for an up-and-coming Brooklyn rapper named Jay-Z. Over a beat based around a sample from jazz pianist Ah ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Live: Jay-Z Cheers Up Kanye West At MoMA
Kanye West Museum of Modern Art Tuesday, May 10 Better than: The obscenely long line outside. (There may still be people waiting to get in.) Even if you're put off by the tortured, why-so-serious vibe underpinning Kanye West's performances these days, it's hard to deny the charisma of the p ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
Those Jay-Z/Kanye West Concerts At The Izod Center Have Been Pushed Back To November
Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch The Throne Tour has been shuffled around a bit, and the two concerts at the Izod Center originally scheduled for the end of September are now taking place at the Meadowlands' arena on November 5 and 6. The presale starts at 10 a.m. on August 2 (yes, that's today!) ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
Live: People Gather To Watch Jay-Z And Kanye's Throne, See The Stars
The Throne (Watch The Throne listening session) Hayden Planetarium Monday, August 1 Better than: any listening session I've ever been to. Album listening parties have almost always existed as excuses to drink on the record company's dwindling dime, the music itself largely ignored; backgro ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
The Watch The Throne Trailer: Twenty Seconds Of Footage That Will Tell You Pretty Much Nothing At All
After lots of speculation, and singles, and events you weren't invited to, Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album Watch The Throne comes out Monday, with a tour following later this year. For some reason, someone (maybe Live Nation? maybe Roc Nation? maybe a superfan with too much time o ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Ten Trends That Watch The Throne Could Kickstart
It's way too early to have a critical judgment on Watch The Throne; didn't you read the rules? But since Kanye West and Jay-Z's colossal collaboration plopped into the raging waters of Internet opinion early Monday morning, I've been watching for ripples. Here are ten new things that Watch Th ... More >>
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August 10, 2011
The "Otis" Video Debuts Tomorrow Night; Get Ready For Lots Of Smoke And Broing Down
The press release announcing tomorrow night's debut of the "Otis" video (on MTV, MTV2, mtvU, BET and Centric, at 8:56 p.m. ET) has a bit of a boxing-ring flair to it; Watch The Throne, the Jay-Z and Kanye West collaboration that the track comes from, gets dubbed "the Undisputed Number One Album in ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
Jay-Z And Kanye West Will Be At Madison Square Garden Next Month
Jay-Z and Kanye West will follow up their Izod Center performances as The Throne with two shows at Madison Square Garden, November 7 and 8. Tickets go on sale to those people who have an in with Citibank on Wednesday at 10 a.m., and the rest of the world can get tickets on Friday at 10 a.m. ( ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Live: Wale Brings Lots And Lots Of Friends To The Highline Ballroom
Wale Highline Ballroom Wednesday, November 2 Better than: watching next week, when the show will air on MySpace. The line had packed itself six-deep, turning the long sidewalk from the Highline Ballroom to Ninth Avenue into a traffic jam of Wale fans. Or maybe just fans of events. Or maybe sheep. ... More >>
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November 4, 2011
Beyond Jay And Kanye's Throne: Ten More Regal Seats In Hip-Hop
Coming to an arena near you this weekend: Jay-Z and Kanye West. Kanye West and Jay-Z's grandiose Watch The Throne tour comes to the New York City area tomorrow, and sticks around through next week—the pair perform at the Izod Center on Saturday and Sunday, and at Madison Square Garden o ... More >>
Voice Choices
October 26, 2011
THE KING’S TWO BODIES
Jay-Z and Kanye conquer Jersey
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December 2, 2011
Hey, Bono, Here Are Five Songs You Might Want To Consider For This "Song Lyrics Of Literary Excellence" Contest You're Judging
The New England branch of the literary society PEN has announced that it's bestowing its inaugural award for outstanding achievement in song lyrics in February (hat tip: Dave Bry/Maud Newton). Lyrics from all stripes of popular music can, of course, be utterly banal, but they can also employ ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
Baby's First Feature: Hear "Glory," By Jay-Z And B.I.C.
It's been about 36 hours since Beyoncé gave birth to Blue Ivy Carter, her first child with Jay-Z, so why shouldn't he release a song dedicated to his new offspring? And so, here's "Glory," credited to Jay-Z and "B.I.C.," who apparently is an up-and-coming young star responsible for the coos ... More >>
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