Pharrell and JAY-Z join forces for “Entrepreneur”
Pharrell and JAY-Z want us to root for ourselves August 19 was the 17th anniversary of The Neptunes’ Clones album, the album that…
JAY-Z cleared an estimate of $12M of debt for DMX to leave Def Jam in 2006
DMX left Def Jam in 2006, with the help of JAY-Z In 2006, DMX‘s $12 million debt would be wiped away by JAY-Z. “X was in debt over…
Jay-Z launches Roc Nation School of Music, Sports, & Entertainment
Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation has partnered with Long Island University in Brooklyn to create a school on the college campus that is focused on…
Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel and Freeway all passed on the beat for Joe Budden’s “Pump It Up”
Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel and Freeway all passed on the beat for Joe Budden‘s 2003 “Pump It Up.” Just Blaze revealed this during a…
Nas and Jay-Z passed on the beat for Jadakiss’ “We Gonna Make It”
Nas and Jay-Z both passed on the beat for Jadakiss’ “We Gonna Make It” ft. Styles of the Lox. During an interview on A Waste…
Yung Joc passed on the beat for Jay-Z’s “Blue Magic”
The beat for “Blue Magic” the first single from Jay-Z’s tenth studio album, American Gangster was originally produced…
Jay-Z helped The Roots clear the Radiohead sample on “Atonement”
Jay-Z helped The Roots’ clear the Radiohead Sample they used on “Atonement” at the last minute for their 2006 album Game Theory.…
Jay-Z recorded an unreleased diss track for 2Pac
Jay-Z recorded a diss record for 2Pac in 1996, and it was about to be released then Tupac passed away. Jay held on to the diss record as a…