Nike Air Force 180 High Retro "Photo Blue" $180 // Brooklyn Nets Hat $25-35
Dec 31, 2012
Gotta Keep It Fresh 12.30.2012
Jay's Apparel from Sunday's Brooklyn Net's game.
Hooligans Crew by RichKids [Release date 1/7/2013] $65 //
Nike Air Force 180 High Retro "Photo Blue" $180 // Brooklyn Nets Hat $25-35
Nike Air Force 180 High Retro "Photo Blue" $180 // Brooklyn Nets Hat $25-35
Dec 27, 2012
Favorite Moments of 2012: Made in America
Jay-Z curated the very first Made in America Festival in Philadelphia during Labor Day Weekend. Performers included everyone one from Jay to Run DMC, D'Angelo and Pearl Jam. The two-day festival drew over 50,000 concert goers and raised millions of dollars. A documentary is also in the works with legendary director Ron Howard. More footage here.
Favorite Moments of 2012: Barclays Center
The Nets finally made it to Brooklyn. Jay-Z opened the Barclays Center with eight shows. Take a look at the documentary spotlighting his concert series.
Favorite Moments of 2012: Hip Hop at Carnegie
Jay-Z was the first hip hop artist to headline a concert at the prestigious Carnegie Hall. Two Nights, all white, and a few special guests. Here are some performance videos below.
Favorite Moments of 2012: Little Miss Blue
The birth of Little Miss Blue Ivy Carter was definitely a moment in my ten years of Jay and Bey fandom. I recall the tweets of the relatives of those who worked at the hospital saying that Jay-Z and Beyonce were there Saturday night and that the baby had arrived. I awoke Sunday morning and immediately grabbed my phone to check Twitter (that was part of my morning routine). The reports had pretty much been confirmed that "Ivy Blue Carter" had been born. I then proceeded to roll around the bed while laughing my ass off because I knew the hoopla that was about to begin over her name. Let's be honest! You can't give that child a regular name like Ashley or Brittany. It's not fitting. I think her name is unique and personal, just like her lifestyle.A day later, Jay dropped "Glory". Talk about the tears that streamed. This is definitely one of his most personal, emotional and beautiful songs. I'm sure Blue will cherish this when she gets older.
A month later, the Carters shared her with us on on tumblr. Sidenote: I always felt they were going to have a little girl (it was 'Beach Chair' that did it for me) and I just knew she was going to be gorgeous. But when I saw the pictures of her, I was like "OMG! OMG! OMG! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous!" Those are still stop and stare pictures 11 months later.
I'm very happy for them. Children are beautiful gifts and she is representation of their love. I respect the way they have handled relationship. They have been together for years. I think it shows that they are strong, committed, and truly love each other.
Dec 6, 2012
Jay-Z x Rolling Stone December Cover
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| via thisisbuckwild.com |
Rick Rubin brought his OG magic out of storage to make one of the most explosive beats in rap history, setting body-slam power chords over the drums in Billy Squier's "The Big Beat." Jay-Z concocts an indelible pop chorus and sketches out a scene based on an encounter with a racist patrolman from his pre-stardom days. As Jay wrote in his memoir, "The first offense wasn't the crack in the ride but the color of the driver."
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-50-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time-20121205/jay-z-99-problems-19691231#ixzz2EIa8ZrC5
Dec 5, 2012
Jay-Z Grammy Nominations 2013
Grammy Nominations were announced tonight and Jay racked up six nominations.
The Grammy's will take place on February 10, 2013. Click here for more more nominations.
- Best Rap Performance: Niggas In Paris & I Do
- Best Rap Sung Collaboration: No Church In The Wild & Talk That Talk
- Best Rap Song: Niggas In Paris
- Best Short Form Music Video: No Church In The Wild
The Grammy's will take place on February 10, 2013. Click here for more more nominations.
Dec 4, 2012
Nov 30, 2012
Jay-Z Nominated for Time's Person of the Year
Jay-Z and Psy Among the 'TIME' Person of the Year Nominees
This week, TIME announced its nominees for the 2012 Person of the Year, including a handful of pop culture figures in its usual mix of politicians, activists, and entrepreneurs. The music industry got not one but three nods, as Jay-Z, Psy, and Pussy Riot were all nominated.
Though Jay-Z didn't score any breakway hits in 2012, he still had a massive year, kicking off with the birth of his first daughter with Beyoncé Knowles in January (we're going to go ahead and predict she'll be nominated for this honor a couple of decades down the line). He also launched his own music festival, performed eight sold-out shows at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, and with his wife raised a LOT of money for Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
Psy transfixed America with his dance hit "Gangnam Style," and while it's uncertain whether the Berklee grad will ever have a follow-up hit in North America, he's certainly charmed his way to the top of YouTube.
Meanwhile, Pussy Riot, the anonymous performance art collective, drew attention to ongoing civil rights infringements in Russia after three of the members were sentenced to prison after staging a punk rock protest decrying the Putin regime.
The Person of the Year will ultimately be selected by TIME's editors, but they're allowing readers to cast their votes for fun's sake on the magazine's website. Voting closes December 12, with the "winner" announced on December 14. The official TIME Person of the Year will be announced December 21, when the issue goes on sale.
Nov 27, 2012
What More Can I Say...
Random Jay-Z News Links:
- Beyonce & Jay-Z: Christmas Eve Holiday Shopping!
- Audio: "Lay Up" Rmx Meek Mill ft. Jay-Z, Ross, Trey Songz
- Video: Jay-Z shows off his lefty handles on the sideline before the #ClashoftheBoroughs!
- Jay-Z and Beyonce enjoy Brooklyn Nets Season Opener
- Jay-Z and Beyonce Battery Park Dinner Date
- Jay-Z and Beyonce DIDN'T lose Blue Ivy Trademark
- Pics: Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuddle with Blue Ivy
- New York Times: The House that Hova Built
- Pics: Beyonce and Jay-Z Vacation in France with Blue Ivy.
- Pics: Jay-Z Takes Helicopter Ride with Blue Ivy [Rap-Up]
- [MTV] Jay-Z's Baby Blue Ivy 'Runs' Roc Nation, Memphis Bleek Jokes
- New York Times: With Arena, Rapper Rewrites Celebrity Investors’ Playbook (great article on Jay's influence on the Nets)
Nov 11, 2012
Jay-Z x Coldplay x NYE Concert
This will be the second time in two years that Coldplay has celebrated new year with long-term friend and collaborator JAY Z, the band having shared the bill with him at a Las Vegas concert in 2010. More recently, JAY Z performed onstage with Coldplay at the spectacular London 2012 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony.
The two Brooklyn dates also mark the first Coldplay shows that have been put on sale in NYC since September 2005.
Tickets for the Brooklyn shows will go on sale on Saturday, November 17, at 10 AM ET, at www.LiveNation.com.
Nov 6, 2012
Jay-Z Performs At Obama Rally
Mr. Carter hit the campaign trail to support President Obama in Ohio! Please exercise your RIGHT to vote!
Turnout big for Boss, Jay-Z at Obama Ohio rally as Romney returns to Cleveland
Oct 15, 2012
The Power Of Our Voice
Jay-Z shares why it is important to exercise your right to vote and how President Obama represents the power of our voice.
Oct 10, 2012
"Live in Brooklyn" EP on iTunes Available Now
Available on Itunes Now is a eight track optic EP titled "Live in Brooklyn". The EP will be available only on iTunes and can be preordered now for $9.99. Click on the link below to preorder. Oct 7, 2012
Jay-Z Takes Subway To Barclays Center
Check out Hov catching the Subway on his way to Barclays Center before his final concert there on yesterday.
Oct 6, 2012
Night 8 Jay-Z x Beyonce x Barclays Center
Jay-Z brought BK to BK...well BKC now for the final night of his Barclay's concert. Check the video(s).
Bonnie & Clyde x Diva
Diva x Crazy In Love
Excuse his lateness...He says he was watching on the monitors backstage and was like "oh, shit I should probably be rapping here." lol
Jay-Z Gets Beyonce to Grace Stage for Barclays Center Finale (mtv)
Bonnie & Clyde x Diva
Diva x Crazy In Love
Jay-Z Gets Beyonce to Grace Stage for Barclays Center Finale (mtv)
Oct 5, 2012
Jay-Z @ Barclays Center Live Stream 10.6.12
Jay-Z's final show at Barclays Center on Saturday, October 6 will be streamed live on Jay-Z's Life + Times beginning 9:30 PM ET. Thanks Hov!
via Life + Times | Jay-Z expands his brand to YouTube with New Channel (USA Today)
via Life + Times | Jay-Z expands his brand to YouTube with New Channel (USA Today)
Jay-Z Featured in Pharrell's New Book
Hova discusses the effect of grunge in Pharrell's new book, 'The Places and Spaces I've Been'
In his upcoming coffee-table book Pharrell: The Places and Spaces I've Been (Rizzoli), human hyphenate Pharrell Williams includes interviews between him and notables ranging from Buzz Aldrin to Kanye West to Anna Wintour to Jay-Z. For the most part, they're of the tell-me-how-you-do-what-you-do variety, but the back-and-forth between producer-designer-rapper Williams and Jay-Z quickly reaches Nirvana. Literally.
"So, where were you mentally and physically when grunge music hit?" Pharrell asks Jay-Z. "Like where were you when you first heard, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit?'"
Coincidentally, Hova was in Pharrell's home state of Virgina when he heard the generation-defining song for the first time. But he's more interested in discussing why the song hit so hard than where he was when it got going. "First we got to go back to before grunge and why grunge happened," reasons Jay. "'Hair bands' dominated the airwaves and rock became more about looks than about actual substance and what it stood for—the rebellious spirit of youth....That's why 'Teen Spirit' rang so loud because it was right on point with how everyone felt, you know what I'm saying?"
Jay-Z then goes on to say that grunge actually stalled the rise of hip-hop in popular culture. "It was weird because hip-hop was becoming this force, then grunge music stopped it for one second, ya know?" he says. "Those 'hair bands' were too easy for us to take out; when Kurt Cobain came with that statement it was like, 'We got to wait awhile.'"
Next, Pharrell mentions that he used to see Jay-Z in his old Virginia stomping ground of Newport News, but Jay-Z is still focused on the Kurt tip. "I have always been a person who was curious about the music and when those forces come on the scene, they are inescapable," Jay says. "Can't take your eyes off them, can't stop listening to them. [Cobain] was one of those figures. I knew we had to wait for a second before we became that dominant force in music." From there, the conversation moves on to '90s hip-hop, the death of the Notorious B.I.G., and what makes a great record. It's not a bad attention-grabber for an opening chapter.
Pharrell: The Places and Spaces I've Been is out October 16.
via Spin
"So, where were you mentally and physically when grunge music hit?" Pharrell asks Jay-Z. "Like where were you when you first heard, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit?'"
Coincidentally, Hova was in Pharrell's home state of Virgina when he heard the generation-defining song for the first time. But he's more interested in discussing why the song hit so hard than where he was when it got going. "First we got to go back to before grunge and why grunge happened," reasons Jay. "'Hair bands' dominated the airwaves and rock became more about looks than about actual substance and what it stood for—the rebellious spirit of youth....That's why 'Teen Spirit' rang so loud because it was right on point with how everyone felt, you know what I'm saying?"
Jay-Z then goes on to say that grunge actually stalled the rise of hip-hop in popular culture. "It was weird because hip-hop was becoming this force, then grunge music stopped it for one second, ya know?" he says. "Those 'hair bands' were too easy for us to take out; when Kurt Cobain came with that statement it was like, 'We got to wait awhile.'"
Next, Pharrell mentions that he used to see Jay-Z in his old Virginia stomping ground of Newport News, but Jay-Z is still focused on the Kurt tip. "I have always been a person who was curious about the music and when those forces come on the scene, they are inescapable," Jay says. "Can't take your eyes off them, can't stop listening to them. [Cobain] was one of those figures. I knew we had to wait for a second before we became that dominant force in music." From there, the conversation moves on to '90s hip-hop, the death of the Notorious B.I.G., and what makes a great record. It's not a bad attention-grabber for an opening chapter.
Pharrell: The Places and Spaces I've Been is out October 16.
via Spin
Oct 2, 2012
Cake representing highlights from Jay-Z's Career!
Last night, Jay was presented with a Cake representing highlights of his career. Notice everything from the fundraiser dinner with President Obama last month, charity work in Africa to Baby Blue's Marc Jacob mouse slippers. Let's say it together, "Aww!". This is what I call a cake. Great job @BCakeNY .
Check out more pictures after the jump.
Oct 1, 2012
Sep 29, 2012
14 Years Ago Today...
"I feel like, that song, that record, that album took Jay to another level," former Roc-A-Fella recording artist DJ Clue told MTV News.
Read More: Jay-Z's Hard Knock Life Took Him To Another Level
Sep 28, 2012
Jay-Z Concerts at Barclays Center in Brooklyn
Check this twitter list for show updates: Barclays (List) || Random Pictures
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| Photo credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams, Jr. |
- Jay-Z Holds Court in Brooklyn For Barclays Center Opening: Show Recap (xxl)
- Jay-Z Puts The Focus On Brooklyn At First Barclays Show (mtv)
- Photo Opp: JAY-Z Hosts D’USSE VIP at Barclays Center and 40/40 Club After Party
- Wide-eyed fans descend upon Brooklyn to christen Barclays Center for soldout Jay-Z show
- Video: Jay-Z Performs New Verse During Opening Night Concert at Barclays Center
- Jay-Z's Inaugural Barclays Show To Wrap Up 'Happy' Week In Brooklyn (mtv)
- Barclays Center To Boost Jay-Z's Bottom Line From Many Angles ... (forbes)
- Jay-Z's Barclays Shows Have Experts Hoping For Kanye, Obama Cameos (mtv)
Jay-Z Opens 40/40 inside of Barclays Arena
The new 40/40, located in the sprawling confines of the Barclays is a unique twist on the Manhattan flagship location. The ambiance is the same, but the new digs are tailor-made for the arena with the Brooklyn Nets hardwood in full view for club patrons.
"I walked around here earlier and I just seen everybody busy and at work trying to finish up and it was a great feeling," Jay-Z told gathering press as he entered the 40/40 for its grand opening. "A guy stopped me in the hallway and said, 'Man this is a great thing for New York City.' And that's what the whole thing was about.
Rihanna, J. Cole, Lyor Cohen and Hov's close friends and family all attended the first party at the eye-popping club. The opening comes just a night before Jigga will christen the Barclays with an inaugural performance on Friday. The multiplatinum rap star will follow with seven more shows.
The Barclays features 101 luxury suites, four bars and lounge destinations, three clubs and of course Jay-Z's 40/40 Club and Restaurant. There will be eight retail shops as well. In the coming months, the multi-billion dollar complex will not only house the Nets, but also open its doors to an array of artists like Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Green Day and Barbra Streisand. College basketball and boxing events will also bring fans through the door. Not since Ebbets Field, the Major League park which the Dodgers called home until they moved to Los Angeles in the late 1950's, has Brooklyn had an entertainment complex of this magnitude. [mtv]
Sep 27, 2012
Jay-Z hosts NBA 2K13 Launch Party
Last night at the 40/40 Club in NYC Jay-Z hosted a launch party for NBA 2K13 game that he executive produced. Check out pictures and article about everything from his upcoming concerts to President Obama below.
Jay-Z Brings Kanye West, U2, Coldplay To 'NBA 2K13' Video Game (mtv)
Three Minutes With Jay-Z (rolling stone)
Jay-Z Supports Barack Obama, Shoots Down Future In Politics [mtv video + article]
Sep 26, 2012
Working...
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| ^Yep, that's Bee inspired LOL |
I'm currently working on updating this site for the trillionth time. As you can see there is a new template up and I'm working through the kinks. I'm going to update some stuff that has happened over the last few weeks (for archive purposes) and course the eight straight shows at Barclays Center are coming up starting this Friday so look forward to updates on those shows...that's why I'm leaving the site open while I work on the template. It's just me and I'm STILL a Jay fan, I just have to find time and be motivated to keep this site up. Also, I will retweet something way quicker than I'll log on to do a post about it so pay attention to that Twitter Feed on the side. And I'm definitely going to change the domain name (Yay!). I'll let you know more later! In the meantime, I did something I haven't done in years *at least just for the heck of it* and made a lil' video. Check it out: Jay-Z on Beyonce II.
Thanks for your support,
Charli
Video: Jay-Z on Beyonce II
I compiled a video of moments of Jay talking about Beyonce after of course watching random videos on Youtube and running across another of the same title. Haven't done this in a while (took forever), so check it out.
This is for those of you who wanted to have fits over a line on Clique. haha
Sep 19, 2012
Sep 2, 2012
Jay-Z Made In America Performance
Aug 29, 2012
Made in America Festival Stream
Budweiser, YouTube and Pandora got together and announced the plan for live webstreams on Youtube and Pandora, on Saturday, September and Sunday September 2, from 2 to 11 p.m. ET.
( The Press Enterprise)
Aug 22, 2012
One on One with Jay-Z
Jay-Z on the 'Made In America' festival, "the only city to rival Motown," and his diaper changing skills
I know the press conference from the Made in America festival was months ago but I ran across this video interview Jay did with a reporter in Philly and decided to post it. There are some cute parts in there.
I know the press conference from the Made in America festival was months ago but I ran across this video interview Jay did with a reporter in Philly and decided to post it. There are some cute parts in there.
Miss Tina gives tidbits on Blue
Miss Tina shares a cute little tidbit on Blue while promoting House of Dereon on Access Hollywood. Take a look below.
Tina Knowles chats with Access about spoiling her granddaughter, Blue Ivy, rotten. Also, does Blue Ivy have any of Beyonce's quirks and habits? Plus, are there any plans to start a baby clothing line? Watch Here.
Jay-Z & Beyonce one of the top couples in Music
Jay-Z and Beyonce land on Billboards Top Couples in Music List at Number 2. The list is compiled of couples with the highest album sales total from 1991 to present according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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Aside from massively successful collaborations like "Crazy in Love," "Deja Vu" and "03 Bonnie and Clyde," the shining couple of the hip-hop world recently collaborated on a baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter, after marrying in 2008. Hova and Bey released a whopping 15 studio albums combined as solo artists and 10 more collaborative albums (or, in Beyonce's case, Destiny's Child albums), bringing their total sales to 62.3 million copies sold (32.2 million for Jay, 30.1 million for Bey).
Made In America Festival [9-1, 9-2]
Jay-Z's Made in America festival is just around the corner and the latest update from camp Hov is a big one. Jay has locked in director Ron Howard to film a documentary on the show, which will take place on in in Philadelphia September 1 and 2.
Imagine Entertainment's Michael Rosenberg confirmed that Howard will shoot the as-yet-untitled doc, which will be co-produced by Howard's longtime producing partner Brian Grazer, marketing executive/former record label exec Steve Stoute and Jigga.
The diverse line-up for the show includes Pearl Jam, the reunited Run-DMC, Passion Pit, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Odd Future, Wale, Rita Ora, Drake, Miike Snow, Santigold, Janelle Monae, D'Angelo, Skrillex, Afrojack, Calvin Harris, Gary Clark Jr., Dirty Projectors, Chris Cornell, Jill Scott, the Hives, X, DJ Shadow and Prince Royce, among others.
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Rosenberg said the movie will be a combination of footage shot before, during and after the event, with no release date confirmed at press time. It will mark Howard's first foray into filming a music documentary, even as he oversees the long-awaited re-boot of the beloved TV series "Arrested Development."
Jay, who also curated the line-up for "America," told reporters in May that he hopes the festival will be more than a party. "Whenever I enter into a project, I try to hit on some touch points. The first thing is: Is it great?" Jay asked rhetorically. "The second one is: Is it gonna push the culture forward?"
The news about the "America" doc comes on the heels of reports that Jay's significant other, Beyoncé, is planning to add to her already-impressive resume by helming adocumentary feature about her life and career that she plans to star in, produce and direct.
Imagine Entertainment's Michael Rosenberg confirmed that Howard will shoot the as-yet-untitled doc, which will be co-produced by Howard's longtime producing partner Brian Grazer, marketing executive/former record label exec Steve Stoute and Jigga.The diverse line-up for the show includes Pearl Jam, the reunited Run-DMC, Passion Pit, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Odd Future, Wale, Rita Ora, Drake, Miike Snow, Santigold, Janelle Monae, D'Angelo, Skrillex, Afrojack, Calvin Harris, Gary Clark Jr., Dirty Projectors, Chris Cornell, Jill Scott, the Hives, X, DJ Shadow and Prince Royce, among others.
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Rosenberg said the movie will be a combination of footage shot before, during and after the event, with no release date confirmed at press time. It will mark Howard's first foray into filming a music documentary, even as he oversees the long-awaited re-boot of the beloved TV series "Arrested Development."
Jay, who also curated the line-up for "America," told reporters in May that he hopes the festival will be more than a party. "Whenever I enter into a project, I try to hit on some touch points. The first thing is: Is it great?" Jay asked rhetorically. "The second one is: Is it gonna push the culture forward?"
The news about the "America" doc comes on the heels of reports that Jay's significant other, Beyoncé, is planning to add to her already-impressive resume by helming adocumentary feature about her life and career that she plans to star in, produce and direct.
(MTV)
- Producer Brian Grazer on his Jay-Z documentary (Rolling Stone)
Jul 16, 2012
Feb 6, 2012
Jan 9, 2012
GLORY ft. B.I.C.
About to go in for my 7th listen! Welcome to the world Baby Blue! *Proud Stan Moment* God is Awesome!
Download "Glory" x Life + Times [audio]
I hope when she gets to hear this she's like "damn, my parents are so cool!"
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