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Here rapper/mogul Jay-Z can been seen, as well as heard, performing “Pray” live from the American Gangster tour. The video was directed by Jason Goldwatch. Love it, this was one of my favourite songs from the album.
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This may not be the proper forum to do this, but it’s my site so eff what you heard lol. Today’s my 18th birthday so updates may be a little slim for the next couple of days on account of me celebrating throughout the weekend.

I now leave you with Jay-Z and “Good Music” artist Consequence playing each other in Connect 4. Jay apparently beat home boy. First it was Kanye and Beyonce, and now these cats! I swear, in the next couple of months, Connect 4 is gonna be the thing to play. All because Beyonce and her crew are doing it!

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Above Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Kanye West can be seen laughing it up at Wednesday night’s Seattle SuperSonics vs. New Jersey Nets basketball game in New Jersey. What the hell was so funny? I hate being out of the loop on a joke! Lmao. But really, Jay-Z looks like he was on the verge of tears … wish I could’ve been there! See who attended the Cleveland/Hawks game after the cut…

UPDATED: For the people who swear up and down that the young lady between Jay and Kanye in the photo above is not Beyonce, I uploaded more photos of the 3 enjoying the game after the cut! Now do you see??? LOL CONTINUE READING

PHARRELL WILLIAMS AND LOUIS VUITTON LAUNCH FASHION JEWELRY LINE

Singer & producer Pharrell Williams and designer Camille Miceli will unveil a new fine jewelry collection named Blason. The collaboration between the two will be launched with fashion house Louis Vuitton. Williams first teamed up with the prestigious fashion line in 2004, when the he and A Bathing Ape (known worldwide for their BAPES sneakers) creator Nigo created the “Millionaire” line of sunglasses for the company. The Blason jewelry line, which features four separate themes, features yellow and white gold in diamonds.

The average price tag for the pieces will be anywhere from $2,000 to over $600,000. Williams and Miceli will debut the expensive line to the public on January 21st, followed by a private party at a Mansion in Paris. While details have yet-to-be announced, the Blason jewelry line will be available in Louis Vuitton stores across the world starting this spring. If you’re going to miss the $2,000 after it’s gone, then I suggest you not take part in the purchase of this highly expensive line of jewelry! I don’t want anyone to get put out on the streets because they decided to use the money for their mortgage and utility bills to buy some jewelry from Pharrell.

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Another day, another rumor of Beyonce and Jay-Z getting married. You should know the drill by now. A British tabloid is claiming that the two tied the knot in front of family and friends during a secret wedding at Giorgio Armani’s house in Paris last month. All the guests were reportedly sworn to secrecy, and reps for the newlyweds have been emphatically denying rumors that the couple tied the knot. But a snitch revealed the rumors of a secret wedding are true.

It was a lovely, intimate ceremony and a very emotional wedding. They wanted to avoid all the usual fuss and attention that normally follows them everywhere and celebrate with the closest people in their lives. Beyonce, like always, looked absolutely radiant, and couldn’t stop smiling. The pair of them looked thrilled.

That same tabloid is also claming that Jay proposed to Beyonce during their vacation in the Mediterranean resort of Cannes, France, in May 2007. The snitch added to Britain’s News Of The World newspaper: “It was the wedding they both wanted. After all, they were getting married in the most romantic city in the world.”

Story developing…

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Now that Jay-Z has left his post as president of Def Jam, rumors are circulating that he and Apple are on the verge of forming a new record label, reports Rolling Stone.

Jay-Z would “develop and attract” urban artists, a similar job he held at Def Jam, while promoting the acts on radio and in the media and giving iTunes some street cred. A spokeswoman for Island Def Jam would neither confirm nor deny the report, but said that Jay-Z is “considering several different options.” Seeing as Jigga is currently under contract for two more albums with Def Jam, it might be some time before he actually joins the supposed label as an artist, unless he has two American Gangster sequels ready to roll. If it happens, the Jay-Z/Apple collabo would mark the computer giant’s true entry into the traditional music business, and could be revealed at Apple’s annual MacWorld Expo on January 14-18 in San Francisco.

I hear Beyonce’s supposed to be a part of this too. We’ll see how it all pans out soon enough…

First and foremost I want to say happy 2k8 and that I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and whatnot. Sorry for the lateness in posts and music, I’ve been so busy with exams and finals, coming into adult life aka “the real world” and stress, you know, the usual.

The Summer of 2007 was definitely a time for Rihanna to shine, with the smash hit of “Umbrella” featuring executive producer/mentor Jay-Z, already having released two previous albums, both 2005’s Music of the Sun and 2006’s A Girl Like Me, one would question if Rihanna is moving too quickly in her natural prime. Although I do admit to actually purchasing and owning two of Rihanna’s album releases, I felt she was rushed into finding a specific identity to stick with, not just for her, but also her label. Needless to say, numbers don’t lie, “Umbrella” was indeed a hit and possibly one of my favourite records from her.

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