Jay-Z
Jay-Z arrives at the World Premier of The Great Gatsby May 1, 2013 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center New York. Leonardo DiCaprio stars in the title role.
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It really all came down to who he was most comfortable with. I was in those meetings and Jay-Z connected with him on many levels.
Take time to drop a album, don’t just be buying beats from everybody, cause everybody ain’t got it/I got it, I get it, I give it to those who really live it/like Jay-Z, the Game and my dogs that really did it/like Kweli, like Common and dudes that really spit it/I’m talking about they go into the radio and hit it
Jay-Z is a pretty private guy, and I think that helps that sort of exclusive-club feeling that he's going out and hand-selecting those athletes and he wants to make them feel special, and that's his M.O.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Jay-Z's firm will represent Jets rookie QB Geno Smith
Jets quarterback Geno Smith finally put his agent issue to rest Wednesday with the announcement that he will be represented by Jay-Z's sports management firm, Roc Nation. Because Jay-Z is not NFLPA certified, NFL agent Kimberly Miale, who recently was hired Read more »
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Mariah Carey's '#Beautiful' review: Spot-on collaboration
Carey has always been smart about landing the right collaborators at the right time -- from Boyz II Men to Jay-Z to, yes, Nicki Minaj . For her new single "#Beautiful" (Island Def Jam ), she nabs Miguel to co-write and co-produce with her, feeding into the Read more »
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Yankees know Robinson Cano is money
the slugging second baseman boost his market value with two booming swings during the Yankees' 7-2 victory over the Blue Jays .With two outs in the third inning, Cano reached for a first-pitch splitter from Brandon Morrow and golfed it almost one-handed into Read more »
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Geno posts pic with Jay-Z
that Geno Smith is one step closer to becoming an official member of RocNation after he posted a photo of himself with Jay-Z Sunday.Jay-Zs Roc Nation Sports is one of five sports agencies that have rrecently pitched to Smith, who fired representatives Erik Read more »
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Report: Jay-Z pitches to Geno Smith
to PFT.Its important to note that Jay-Z isnt a certified NFLPA agent, but he has teamed up with CAA Football. Per NFLPA rules, Jay-Z isnt allowed to recruit or be a runner for any agents. But according to PFT, CAA was not involved in the recruiting process Read more »
Around the web
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From Deer Creek to Klipsch, Noblesville venue celebrates 25 years of music
some $30 million a year for Hamilton County businesses. Voices from the stage have ranged from Frank Sinatra to KISS, Jimmy Buffet to Jay-Z, high school valedictorians to Sarah Palin. And who could forget the dead-heads, those laid-back, sometimes unshowered 7:32 PM from Indianapolis Star Read more »
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NFLPA to examine Roc Nation’s recruitment of Geno Smith
Pereira/Getty Images) Under a 2012 NFLPA rule, only NFLPA-certified agents may be involved in the recruitment of clients. If Jay-Z had any role in recruiting Smith, Miale and Roc Nation would be in violation of NFLPA recruiting rules. Furthermore, Smith’s 7:32 PM from Sports Illustrated Read more »
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Michael Bolton Opens Up: Has a Problem With 'Some Rap Music,' But Loves Jay-Z, Tells Kanye West to 'Chill' (VIDEO)
a young age. The Connecticut-born singer spoke in depth to the Huffington Post on May 24, revealing that when Kanye West and Jay-Z covered a song of his a long time ago he actually had no idea who they were. Bolton admitted that he had to ask his daughter 1:56 PM from The Christian Post Read more »
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Kanye West’s 2005 ‘Tim Westwood’ Freestyle Surfaces: Watch
kicks, BBC Radio 1′s Tim Westwood has revealed a 2005 Kanye West freestyle set to the Game‘s “Dreams,” Jay-Z‘s “Encore” and Common‘s “The Corner,” rap hits that West produced himself. West had just released his sophomore album Late Registration, but as his 11:08 AM from Idolator Read more »
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A director's eclectic ear
he said, according to Vanity Fair. Soon Jay-Z and Luhrmann had enlisted an A-list army of talent for the soundtrack: Hip-hoppers Jay-Z, André 3000, and will.i.am got things rolling; Beyoncé contributed a sultry vocal; red-hot Grammy winner Gotye brought a 7:42 AM from Silicon India Read more »
