It seems as if everyone is jumping on Nicki Minaj’s bandwagon these days! According to MTV News, Jay-Z was so impressed with the Young Money rapper that he went out of his way to recommend her for Robin Thicke’s new single “Shakin’ It 4 Daddy.”

“It was Jay’s idea,” Thicke said of the “Shakin’ It 4 Daddy” collabo. “We were in the studio and I played him the whole album. He was like, ‘You should get Nicki Minaj on that. She’s got that voice. She’s got that swag.’ So I leaned over and was like, ‘Somebody get Nicki Minaj on the phone! Jay-Z said so!’ Next thing you know, we called Nicki. She was excited. But once we told her it was Jay-Z’s idea to get her on the track, she started screaming on the phone. She was all excited. She’s a super, super talent. I can’t wait to do a video with Nicki. There’s a power in her. It’s not just that she’s sexy and that’s the only way she can get you to like her. She’s got charm — not just sex. Some women may use sex to get what they want; others have charm. She’s got charm.”

Wow, we must admit that Nicki Minaj is most definitely doing her thing now. Like her labelmate Drake, she hasn’t even released an official album yet and she’s already the hottest female rapper in the game right now!

Jay-Z was spotted out for dinner without his wife Beyonce in New York City. The paps caught the rapper as he was leaving the Corner Deli Restaurant Thursday evening (Feb 4).

Young pop sensation Justin Bieber was spotted out shopping in Miami Thursday afternoon (Feb 4).

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Uh oh! Looks like Jay-Z got played. Many of you might remember when it was publicly announced that Jay-Z was in the process of building his very own hotel called “J Hotel” in partnership with Charlie Blaichman and Abe Shnay of SK Development and CB Developers. The hotel was set to be built on property in New York City at 510 West 22nd St.

But since the economy tanked, the project has been put on hold. Since then Jay and his company has been trying to sell it back to investment firm Highland Capital Management, but they have bnen procrastinating in getting the deal done, which has cost Jay over a million dollars in interest. Now, the Jigga man has filed a lawsuit against the company for $3.7 million.

“This action arises out of the efforts by defendants to bleed additional funds from the plaintiff,” the rapper’s lawyers stated in legal documents.

Cold game. This is what the Business World is all about. Poor Jay. Alot of people wanted to see him build this hotel. Maybe next time.

Continue reading to check out 10+ pics of Jay, his wife Beyonce, their nephew Juelz (Solange’s son) and Rihanna at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, held this past Sunday (Jan 31) in Los Angeles’ Staples Center…

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Award winning music producer/record executive Clive Davis held his annual pre-Grammy bash Saturday night (Jan 30) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California, and a good number of the entertainment industry’s elite were in attendance.

Rihanna, Ciara, Usher, Katy Perry, Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, Maxwell, Jennifer Hudson and the Black Eyed Peas are just a few names of the many celebrities who attended and/or performed at the big event, held every year right before the Grammy Awards.

Continue reading for a ton of pictures!

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Over 83 million people tuned in last Friday night (Jan 22) to catch the Hope for Haiti Now telethon, which aired live and commercial-free on several major networks and was also streamed real-time online. The effort was spearheaded by MTV Networks, actor George Clooney and rapper/singer Wyclef Jean (who is from Haiti himself) in an effort to raise awareness and relief for the troubled country of Haiti, who suffered a massive earthquake earlier this month. According to recent numbers, over $61 million in pledges were made by members of the general public. Organizers will continue to take contributions for the next six months.

Celebrities who helped out by either performing or taking phone calls from pledges (or both) included Jay-Z, Rihanna, Bono from U2, Taylor Swift, Denzel Washington, Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson and tons more. Continue reading for more pictures and click here to peep the performances if you missed them last week.

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Shortly after the 2010 NRJ Music Awards ended last Saturday night (Jan 23), Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z were spotted boo’d up at an after party for the French awards show at Baoli in Cannes, France. We wonder what was going on that made them make the “ewwww” face when the camera went off…

In related news, it was recently announced that collectively, Beyonce and Jay-Z pulled in over $120 million last year making them the highest paid couple in Hollywood!

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Photographers spotted Jay-Z and Beyonce holding hands (but not really) as they made their way through a French airport after landing in the country for the 2010 NRJ Music Awards Saturday (Jan 23). Capture this moments folks as it’s pretty rare we get a chance to see Beyonce and Jay-Z showing off even a little bit of PDA. And we have no earthly idea what the oranges are for.

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Big name stars like Beyonce, Madonna, Jay-Z, Rihanna and more are scheduled to perform in what’s beginning to look like a dress rehearsal for the upcoming 2010 Grammy Awards.

The stars mentioned, among others, will take part in a two-hour televised telethon today (Fri. Jan 22) called “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief.” The show will air on all major cable networks beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern and will feature musical performances from all over the world from folks like Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Shakira, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake and proud Haiti native Wyclef Jean.

The show, which in the United States will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time on all the major networks and on cable channels, is to feature musical performances from multiple locations: Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Shakira and Wyclef Jean will play in New York, while in London Bono and the Edge of U2 will collaborate with Jay-Z and Rihanna, with Coldplay also slated to perform. The program in Los Angeles is to include performances by Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake and a collaboration among Keith Urban, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow. Songs from the telethon will be for sale on iTunes for 99 cents beginning Saturday, will all proceeds going to a number of relief organizations.

SOURCE: NY TIMES

We are getting more and more hints that Jay-Z and Beyonce have their eye on doing what the holy book says and that’s to be fruitful and multiply (even though Jay doesn’t believe in religion). Hov recently spoke about his desire to raise children in Orlando:

“New York is gritty and real and helped shape both my music and my life, but Orlando—Orlando has it all,” said the 40-year-old recording artist. “Plenty of shops, amazing restaurants, and you’re only minutes away from Universal Studios. Plus, Orlando is just a really great place to raise a family.” Jay-Z went on to declare that if you could make it in Kissimmee–St. Cloud, you could probably make it anywhere.

Wow. We can’t imagine Hovi not living in NYC.

Could this be? You won’t believe who was spotted in New York being picked up by none other than Jay-Z in a clean silver Jeep with security nowhere in sight! Continue reading to see who Hov was picking up!

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