Jay-Z’s “Girls Girls Girls” beat was originally for Ghostface Killah
Jay-Z released his album The Blueprint on September 11th, 2001, the beat for the album’s fourth cut “Girls Girls Girls” was originally…
Why does Jay-Z call himself Hov, Hova & Jigga?
Why does Jay-Z call himself Hov, Hova & Jigga? Where did Jay-Z’s nicknames come from? Shawn Corey Carter—famously known as—Jay-Z has…
Listen to JAY-Z and The-Dream’s Unreleased Version of “Holy Grail”
Last night (March 29), The-Dream and Sean Garrett had a Battle of the Songwriters on Instagram live. Both showed how mighty their pen was and…
Jay-Z passed on the beat for Black Rob’s “Whoa!”
Jay-Z passed on the beat for Black Rob‘s “Whoa!”, so did Memphis Bleek and Amil. The Whoa! beat which was produced by…
Jay Electronica and Jay-Z recorded “A.P.I.D.T.A” the night Kobe died
Jay Electronica has released his very long-awaited album A Written Testimony, which had a lot of Jay-Z‘s presence. The night before the…
Jay-Z and Kanye West once performed “Niggas in Paris” 12 times in a row
Jay-Z and Kanye West once performed “N*ggas in Paris” from their collaboration album “Watch the Throne” 12 times in a…
Eminem wore a bulletproof vest to the studio when he collaborated with Jay-Z on ‘Moment of Clarity’
In a 2010 interview with Interview Magazine, Jay-Z revealed that in 2003, Eminem wore a bulletproof vest to the studio when he collaborated…
Empire’s Lucious Lyon character was based on Jay-Z
According to Empire’s co-creator Danny Strong, they based the hit TV series’ fictional character Lucious Lyon loosely on…