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"Crazy In Love," Beyonce's Coronation Anthem, Turns 10 Years Old

The blasting horns sampled from The Chi-Lites' "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" ring out, the sound of a jangling cymbal being taken for a walk sizzles under the infectiously catchy purr of "uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh- oh no no." The 808 laced drums crack and pop as if they're frying under the hot Te ... More >>

Foxy Brown Lies About Jay-Z's Sex Life and Other Controversies

Where to begin? #raptwitter had a big day yesterday, with big stories breaking left and right. From a Foxy Brown hoax to a pseudo-Big Tymers reunion, here are your biggest hip-hop news stories of the week: Yesterday started off with a shocking report of Foxy Brown dishing out some pretty wild alleg ... More >>

Jay-Z Sues 40/40 Club Chef Mike Shand Over Chicken Wings. Really.

Oh shit son. Jay-Z is pissed. Apparently, one does not fuck with Hova and his secret chicken wing recipe without receiving a legal shitstorm of "AW HELL NAW." The precious chicken wings are a staple at the mogul's famed 40/40 club, an upscale chain of sports bars with locations in New York City, Las ... More >>

Are You Surprised? Jay-Z Already Has a Song About His Offspring

Following the birth of his and Beyoncé's daughter, Blue Ivy, on Saturday night -- an event which took over an entire wing of Lenox Hill Hospital -- Mr. Carter, ever the businessman, has already written a song about her. "A younger, smarter, faster me," he declares. How long until she's signed to Ro ... More >>

Worst Musical Trends of 2011

C'mon, guys​It's been quite a year enduring the Top 40 in "The Problem With....". Looking back at the year and my reviews, I've noticed three things about music that I loathe and think need to change. Too many collaborations (feat. Rihanna, Lil' Wayne, Pitbull, Jay-Z...) The less we talk abou ... More >>

Watch The Throne Tour with Jay-Z and Kanye West

Tuesday, December 6, at American Airlines Center

Symbolyc One Explains How He Came Up With Kanye West and Jay-Z's "Excellence" Joint

Symbolyc One's on fire.​In this week's paper, you'll find a heads up of sorts about what's really going on in Dallas hip-hop these days -- essentially it's no longer the rappers making waves so much as it's the producers. And that's not just fluff. As noted in the article, in the past couple of ye ... More >>

Stream: Symbolyc One Adds Some "Excellence" to Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch The Throne

​It's finally here: Watch The Throne, the much-anticipated, album-long collaboration between hip-hop luminaries and best friends forever Jay-Z and Kanye West, earned its iTunes release today after having been revealed to a handful of people during a listening party at the American Museum of Natura ... More >>

The Daily Fail: "King" Hammer

So, let me get this straight, "King" Hammer." Because Jay-Z mentions the fact that you went broke while he was spitting a verse, you take it as an insult and feel the need to release a diss track? We all know you went broke, good sir.

Does Dallas Need Another Sports Bar? Apparently, Jay-Z Seems to Think So.

Inside the Atlantic City 40/40 Club​Long story short, a friend of the show sent word that he was looking for something entirely unrelated today when he stumbled across the website for The 40/40 Club, a lounge-y "all-American sports bar and lounge owned by hip hop mogul Jay-Z and partner Juan Perez ... More >>

Today In Music News: Hammer Wants To Hurt 'Em, Max Weinberg Splits With Conan And Caleb Followill Needs A Hug

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, September 28, 2010...Apparently MC Hammer doesn't like the fact that Jay-Z commented on how the has-been dancer/rapper at one point lost all of his money. Too bad... Max Weinberg won't be joining Conan as the comic heads to TBS.Caleb Followill tel ... More >>

Today In Music News: Will Smith Gets Down With The Roc, Klingon Opera Comes To Earth And Phil Collins Need Help

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, September 13, 2010...Jay-Z is helping out Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith as they seek total entertainment domination. Is the world ready for a Klingon opera?Phil Collins revealed he has to tape his drumsticks into his hands to be able to actually ... More >>

Today In Music News: Weezy Has New Album, Hard L.A. Fest Gets Canceled And Jay-Z Drops A Mixtape

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, July 13, 2010...Despite being locked up, Weezy is dropping an EP this September. I guess it's a good thing to have tons of material recorded and stocked away in case of the occasional prison sentence...The Hard L.A. electronic music festival has be ... More >>

Today In Music News: Liam Gallagher Would Work With Jay-Z, Check Out She & Him And Rikers Island Puts the Kibbosh On Weezy Autographs

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, March 16, 2010...Liam Gallagher would like to work with Jay-Z if the "tune is right" and it's not too far out of his "comfort zone."  How can a tune-less yell be out of anyone's comfort zone?You can check out She & Him's new album in it's ... More >>

Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 Finds The Rapper Accepting His Age. Finally.

Jay-Z Sues Dallas-Based Highland Capital and NexBank Over Failed Hotel Development

​So reports The New York Post, which says one Shawn Corey Carter filed a $3.7 million suit in New York on Wednesday concerning a hotel he was trying to get off the ground in Chelsea. The two defendants are Highland Capital Management and NexBank, both HQ'd here and both of whom Carter says are try ... More >>

Pazz Jop 2009: Animal Collective Had Best Album, "Empire State Of Mind" Was Top Song

​The results are in from our New York sister paper's annual Pazz Jop critic's poll, which aggregates the opinions of thousands of music scribes into one, easy-to-peruse list of the best music from the year that was 2009 (or was it 1901?). In total, some 1,934 albums were nominated for considerat ... More >>

Download: A-One And Sober Release D-Town-Heavy Mixtape For H-Town Sneaker Summit

​Following up on the Picnictyme-hosted mix for last summer's Kixpo sneaker exposition, DJs Sober and A-One put together a mixtape for last weekend's H-Town Sneaker Summit--and it features a handful of Dallas rappers on it (alongside Lil Wayne, Nas, Jay-Z, Cool Kids, Alicia Keys and more). Released ... More >>

Today In Music News: Flava Flav Hates Paying Taxes, Jay-Z Cancels The Rest Of His Tour And The Strokes Are Best Of The Decade?

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, November 18, 2009...Flava Flav (world's greatest hype man) owes around $183,000 in back taxes. I wonder how much he could get for selling his viking hat?Jay-Z canceled the rest of his U.S. tour because of "unforeseen scheduling conflicts." What's ... More >>

Show Announcements: Jay-Z, John Mayer, Gabriel Iglesias and More

​The Jigga Man is going to put Dallas in an Empire State of Mind when he comes to the American Airlines Center February 23 with no less than Young Jeezy in tow, and tickets go on sale Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Then to co-sign the street cred that Jay-Z provides the AAC, John Mayer will perform a ... More >>

Today In Music News: MGMT Says No To Jay-Z, Amazon.com Is In A Year-End Rush And Aerosmith Considers Replacing Steven Tyler

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, November 6, 2009...Even Jay-Z isn't cool enough for indie bands: MGMT said thanks, but no-thanks to a collaboration. At least he still has 30-something white dudes to lean on.Even though it's not even December yet, Amazon.com has named Neko Case's M ... More >>

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Watch: Play-N-Skillz -- "Xxpensive"

Dallas natives and brothers Juan and Oscar Salinas, who combine to form Play-N-Skillz, have won a couple Grammy awards. And, in case you forgot as much, they're happy to remind you a couple times in the above video.Of course, that's not the sole purpose of its creation (though, certainly, it appear ... More >>

Jay-Z and The Secret Machines, Kinda Like Highlights Magazine, In A Way.

​ We're not sayin', Jay-Z. But the Internet sure is.

Today In Music News: Crystal Castles Show Stopped, Jigga And Oprah Are BFF and Jacko's Movie Being Released

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, August 11, 2009...Police shut down an all-night rave when fans of opening band Crystal Castles jumped from balconies onto the floor.  Well, at least they played this show. Jay-Z is Oprah's newest favorite thing?  I smell a 50 Cent diss tr ... More >>

Today In Music News: Jay-Z Premiers A New Song, Jeff Hanson Dies, and Alice In Chains Preps For Its Comeback

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, June 9, 2009...Jay-Z has premiered his new song "D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)"... and he's already catching flack for it. I can't imagine why.Singer Jeff Hanson died at his St. Paul home.Alice In Chains' first record in 10 years will be released this ... More >>

Today In Music News: Jay-Z Goes Indie, Arctic Monkeys Love Sabbath, Massive Attack Plans Tour

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, May 22, 2009... Jay-Z bought out his Def Jam contract for a reported $5 million. Since he's got the spare cash layin' around: Jay, I could use some cash... The Arctic Monkeys used Black Sabbath as inspiration for its new album. Let's hope a deal ... More >>

Today In Music News: Courtney Love Gets Litigious, Rappers Get Fragrances

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, April 9, 2009...Courtney Love is suing anyone she can think of because she says Kurt Cobain's estate has been "looted." I'm going to go out on a limb and say she spent all the the money on a bender and just forgot about it.Apparently fragrances ar ... More >>

Today In Music News: Andy Samberg To Record Album, Kanye To Cry Any Minute, Jay-Z To Include Three Blog Faves On New Album

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, January 23, 2009...Hey, did you like the Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake song "Dick In A Box" (see above)? It was pretty funny, right? Well, Samberg and his comedy writing partners are coming out with an album now...I guess Kanye West has let the ... More >>

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Theater of the Mind (DTP/Def Jam)

Today In Music News: Zooey Deschanel's Engaged, Axl's Touring, Bands Need Beds and Jay-Z Got A Problem

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, December 30, 2008... My life is over. Yes, it's over. The indie powerhouses known as Zooey Dechannel (She & Him) and Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) are apparently (read: allegedly) engaged. He apparently popped the question on Christm ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Play-N-Skillz feat. Jay-Z -- "Checkin' My Fresh"

It's good to be Play-N-Skillz right now. The song you produced for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, "Got Money (feat. T-Pain)", was kind of a big deal, and it certainly didn't hurt the disc on its way to becoming the best selling disc of '08. And now, the song's been nominated for a Grammy--and the album ... More >>

Jay-Z And Mary J. Blige Video From Last Weekend

Last Night: Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige at Superpages.com Center

Making a List, Checking It Twice

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American Gangster (Roc-A-Fella)

Snap to It

Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006

Jay-Z Wants to "Murder Jesus"?

Blackalicious

Wednesday, September 21, at Hailey's

Little Brother

Thursday, August 25, at the Gypsy Tea Room's Ballroom

DJ Danger Mouse

The Grey Album (Self-released, sort of)

Fade to Black

Jay-Z previews his latest opus, The Black Album

Rock the Mic Tour

July 31

Bottle the Spin

The "40 best artists making music right now?" Nah.

Talib Kweli / Jay-Z

Quality (MCA/Rawkus) / The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam)

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September 4

Missing Mom

Plus: The Giant Urinal, All Wet, Cruelest Cuts

Ill At Ease

Nas steps back into the ring, fists flying

Hear This

Back to business as usual: I dig music

Out & About

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