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Music video by Jay-Z & Kanye West performing No Church In The Wild feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream. © 2012 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC


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Hip Hop entrepreneur Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is expanding his branding power into the cognac industry.  Last night in New York at an ultra private event he helped introduce D’usse (pronounced “dew-say”) a cognac being produced by Bacardi that is expected to compete with Hennessy.  Don’t worry, you won’t have to break the bank to drink this stuff it will go for $44.99 for a 750-ml bottle – but don’t be surprised if there is a super expensive version. Read More

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New Brooklyn Nets promotional commercial.

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Jay-Z and Will Smith are putting their money where your camera is — and are backing a new video-sharing application Viddy. Viddy is to video what Instagram is to photos and there are already 10 million registered users with 300,000 new members joining daily.
Brett O’Brian, the app’s founder, says Jay, Will, Shakira and Twitter founder Biz Stone have bought undisclosed shares in the company and will use their influence to expand its reach.

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Jay-Z has released a new Facebook game dubbed Empire. The hustler-turned-entrepreneur wants you to follow his steps in becoming a business mogul. Empire closely mimics the hip-hop star’s life from his time in the housing projects in Brooklyn to his eventual rise as global businessman.
“Make the right choices and the World belongs to you. Live the dream,” the game’s prompt reads.
In terms of gameplay, Empire follows the same routine and mechanics of most Facebook games. You have an energy bar in which you can perform tasks like engaging in rap battles, making a mix tape for street cred, getting a job for money, etc. In turn, these actions earn you experience, money, or fame which you can use to level up. Do it all right and you can end up living the high life in sunny Miami.
The game features several mini-games inside of it like rap battles or Cee-Lo, a dice game, but for the most part you’ll be using your energy to perform the goals given to you. As with most Facebook games, Empire encourages you to spend money on Facebook credits to complete goals quicker or gain more energy.
If you’re a fan of Jay-Z, inspired by his remarkable life journey, you may want to check out Empire, now available on Facebook. Read More

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Forbes Releases its Annual List of Hip hop’s Cash Cows for 2012. Check the list below:

Forbes Top 5 List is Below:

1. Sean “Diddy” Combs – $550 Million
2. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter – $460 Million
3. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young – $270 Million
4. Bryan “Birdman” Williams – $125 Million
5. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson -$100 Million

Shawn Carter better known as Jay Z has come a long way from 5C. And for his new Roc-A-Wear commercial, he journey’s from Marcy projects to the opening of the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, where his NBA team, Brooklyn Nets are scheduled to play.

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One of the men who helped start Roc-A-Fella Records along with Dame Dash and Jay-Z could be spending the next 40 years in a federal prison.

Kareem “Biggs” Burke pleaded guilty Thursday [March 15] to a single federal count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute more than 100 kilos of weed according to NorthJersey.com.

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Spotted: Huffington Post
It was a glorious day when the music video for “Otis,” the first single from super-collaboration “Watch the Throne” was released. Yet in a music video starring hip-hop’s biggest giants Jay-Z and Kanye West and directed by indie-darling Spike Jonze… you wouldn’t expect a car to steal the show, but the deconstructed Maybach stole our hearts.

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The $350,000 vehicle was part Burning Man part bling… a perfect visual for the broken-down American dream aesthetic of the video. According to GalleristNY the car can now be yours, if you are willing to, as Jay says, be spendin’ cheese. The wheels will sell at Phillips du Pury auction house on March 8, with proceeds going to Save the Children. It is expected to sell at around $100,000.
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(AP) LOS ANGELES — Album of the Year: “21,” Adele

Record of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele
Song of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth
New Artist: Bon Iver
Pop Solo Performance: “Someone Like You,” Adele
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: “Body and Soul,” Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
Pop Vocal Album: “21,” Adele
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Music video by Jay-Z & Kanye West performing Ni**as In Paris (Explicit). Watch The Throne
© 2012: Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC/Shawn Carter