Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports Signs New York Jets Geno Smith
New York Jets rookie Geno Smith is the latest high-profile athlete to join Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports. After signing Tulsa Shock star Skylar Diggins and NY Yankees baller Robinson Cano, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports has added New York Jets rookie Geno Smith to its rooster of talent. Roc Nation proudly tweeted the announcement earlier,“We would like to welcome @genosmith_12 to the #RocNationSports family!” During... Read More
Jay-Z Clears Up Beyonce’s Pregnant Rumors
Last week, E! Online reported that Beyoncé was expecting child number two with Jay-Z, and sure enough, the news circulated pretty quickly. However, Hot97 have got word from Hov himself, who has denied the rumors. During this morning’s segment of The Realness, Hot97 big dog Ebro Darden revealed that he received an email from Jay this weekend which set the record straight. Speculation was sent into overdrive after Bey walked the red carpet... Read More
Reports Confirms Beyonce And Jay-Z Are Expecting Their Second Child
Today’s NY POST confirmed that Beyonce is PREGNANT!! Here’s what they wrote: Music insiders are chattering about Beyoncé expecting her second child with husband Jay-Z. Multiple sources told us after the Met Gala last week that the singer, who is currently in the middle of a world tour, is pregnant. Bey wore a Givenchy gown with a high, belted waist that carefully camouflaged her midsection, but pictures have emerged on blogs of what looks... Read More
Jay-Z Talks About Executive Producing ‘The Great Gatsby’ Soundtrack (Video)
In this sitdown with BlackTreeTV, Jay-Z talks about his inspiration for getting involved with ‘The Great Gatsby’ and why executive producing major films is the next stage in his business development. Be sure to check out our party prize pack giveaway here. Watch the interview below. Read More
Jay-Z – $100 Bill (Snippet)
A while back, Jay-Z was commissioned to put together the official soundtrack for the upcoming movie ‘The Great Gatsby’. Besides overseeing the project, he also decided to contribute with his own new record called ‘$100 Bill’. The soundtrack will be released on May 10th and can be pre-ordered on iTunes. This is a snippet for now. Read More
Jay-Z Official Sells His Brooklyn Net Share
Will Deron Williams bolt for Dallas or does he share Jay-Z and the Nets vision for Brooklyn? Last week, reports spread that Jay-Z would be looking to sell his share of the Brooklyn Nets due to the launch of his new sports agency, Roc Sports. He even addressed it in his recently released track ‘Open Letter’. Today, he confirms the news via a post on his website and reveals that he will be indeed relinquishing his ownership in the Brooklyn... Read More
Jay-Z Face Problems Becoming A NFLPA Certified Agent
In order to become a certified agent, Jay-Z must first pass the NFLPA admission test and have his postgrad degree requirement waived. According to a recent report from NBC Sports, Jay-Z’s latest business venture may be slightly more difficult than many may have initially perceived. Thanks to the rapper’s newly-launched sports management company, Roc Nation Sports, he’s expressed interest in receiving NFLPA (National Football League Players... Read More
Jay-Z Covers TIME Magazine (100 Most Influential People In The World)
TIME’s Most Influential was impressive, Especially since I wasn’t in the artist section… Had me with the builders and the titans NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg writes a paragraph on Jay for his spot on TIME Magazine‘s 100 Most Influential People In The World in the Titans category. Billionaire boys and some dudes you never heard of. Jay Z embodies so much of what makes New York New York. A kid from a tough neighborhood who grows up in... Read More
JAY Z Ft. COMMON – Open Letter Pt. II
Chicago’s own, Common, returns to the scene today with something new for our listening enjoyment. He returns to lay down some bars over top of Jay-Z’s latest effort, “Open Letter”. Common hits the track running and talks his shit, and does so rather cleanly. He takes his moment to drop some knowledge, some food for thought, and some history as well. This shit is too smooth, don’t sleep on Common, check out his bars on the track after the... Read More
Jay-Z Set To Buy A Private Island For Family
He just turned Havana into Atlanta, signed Robinson Cano to his sports agency, is trying to sell his share in the Brooklyn Nets, signed a new deal with Universal … and now he’s trying to buy an island. Whew! No, it’s not the island of Cuba, the vacay he got so much flack for he made a song about it, but an island in the beautiful Bahamas. The Sun reports the island rumors: “Jay’s been looking for a private island for... Read More
White House Clears Up Jay-Z Rap Claim About Cuba Visit
Jay-Z’s new song “Open Letter,” a response to criticism over his and Beyonce’s trip to Cuba, has racked up nearly 500,000 listens in just a few hours. Now we know that some of those plays came from the White House and the reporters that cover it. During a White House press briefing earlier today, Politico reporter Donovan Slack asked White House Press Secretary Jay Carney whether President Obama gave Jay-Z and Beyoncé clearance... Read More
Jay-Z’s Made In America Festival Returns To Philly (Video)
Jay-Z’s Made In America Festival for 2013 will once again take place in Philadelphia during Labor Day Weekend. The successful event will happen at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway from August 31st to September 1st, with a full lineup of participating artists to be released via Spotify on April 10th. Last year’s artists include Jay-Z, Kanye West, Drake, Odd Future, Run DMC, D’Angelo, Skrillex and the return of Pearl Jam. Watch the promo: Read More
Jay-Z Presents The Great Gatsby Soundtrack (Album Cover & Tracklist)
Grammy award winning artist Jay-Z has teamed up with writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann to create the soundtrack to the upcoming movie ‘The Great Gatsby’. He serves as the executive producer and has also contributed an original track called ’100$ Bill’. The soundtrack will also feature contributions from Beyonce, Andre 3000, Will.I.Am. Fergie, Q-Tip, Lana Del Ray and more. I also included the trailer which previews Beyonce and Andre 3000′s... Read More
Beyonce And Jay-Z Spotted In Havana, Cuba
While Beyonce was busy making headlines this morning with the debut of her new epic Pepsi commercial and Timbaland-produced track “Grown Woman,” leave it to her to be out of the country to do better things. What better things? Celebrating her fifth wedding anniversary with Jay-Z in Havana, Cuba. Duh. There aren’t a lot of photos of the two on their getaway, but the few pics we have are awesome. Let’s discuss why: 1. Jay-Z... Read More
