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The Ultimate Book on How to Rap for Hip-Hop MCs

The Ultimate Book on How to Rap for Hip-Hop MCs

Feb. 18 | How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC is just one of those books all rappers should read at least once.

A closer look at Jay-Z’s US$150 million Live Nation Deal in 2008

A closer look at Jay-Z’s US$150 million Live Nation Deal in 2008

Jan. 4 | Jay-Z’s US$150 million Live Nation deal was a one of a kind that’s unlikely to be repeated in the coming years. It was even higher than Madonna’s US$120 million 10 year deal. Here’s a breakdown of the $150 million from the New York Times:US$25...

Jay-Z Insulted by T-Pain in Vegas Club

Jay-Z Insulted by T-Pain in Vegas Club

Sep. 8 | Its a battle of the hyphenated rappers, folks. Apparently, the rapper T (hyphen) Pain launched into an attack on Jay (hyphen) Z at a night club in Vegas during a deejay set. As per tweets made by rapper Fabolous, the forever auto-tuned rapper, T-Pain...

Jay-Z Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town

Jay-Z Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town

Aug. 21 | Awesome new video of “Run This Town”, the new single by Jay-Z, feat. Rihanna & Kanye West from the new Jigga album, “The Blueprint 3″.I like the video, the song not too much. It’s weak lyrically and the chorus seems...

MTV's "Hottest in the Game" Poll Leaves Favorites Jay-Z, Kanye Out

MTV's "Hottest in the Game" Poll Leaves Favorites Jay-Z, Kanye Out

Aug. 14 |  Not At the Top of His Game... [ad] [ad] The annual MTV’s “Hottest in the Game” poll for the hottest MC on the hip hop scene has thrown up some usual results: Jay-Z, Kanye, Weezy, etc. This year, however, the above mentioned rappers...

Spike's Top 10 Ugliest Rappers: Flavor Flav is NOT No.1!

Spike's Top 10 Ugliest Rappers: Flavor Flav is NOT No.1!

Aug. 4 | [ad] [ad] Yup, he made it... Here’s Spike’s Top 10 Ugliest Rappers list. Jay-Z at no. 10 is somewhat baffling. He ain’t no Brad Pitt, but the guy certainly doesn’t deserve to be no. 10 on a list no body would ever want to be on....

BET Awards a Go on June 28th, To Be Hosted by Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z To Perform Live

BET Awards a Go on June 28th, To Be Hosted by Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z To Perform Live

Jun. 25 | [ad]The BET Awards will be held on the 28th of June Live at 8:00 p.m., ET. Jamie Foxx will be hosting the awards, which isn’t something I’m looking forward to honestly. However, there should be a few good performances, notably those by Beyonce,...

Jay-Z is the Most Powerful Man in Hip Hop

Jay-Z is the Most Powerful Man in Hip Hop

Jun. 10 | [ad] Who’s the most powerful man in hip hop? Jay-Z. Yup, leaving behind Diddy, 50, Eminem, Russell Simmons, the Jigga tops the rankings by hip hop magazine The Source. Nice for Jay-Z. These rankings, of course, mean very little. Eminem might not...

Rap is Dead. Long Live the Auto Tune: Jay-Z's "Death of Auto-Tune" Out

Rap is Dead. Long Live the Auto Tune: Jay-Z's "Death of Auto-Tune" Out

Jun. 8 | [ad] Jay-Z’s got Kanye and company in sight with the release of “D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune) which, as the title suggests is a massive dig at the proliferation of auto-tune in the industry. And its in good time: auto tune was beginning to...