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Beyoncé Shines On ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ Soundtrack [STREAM]

Let the BeyHive rejoice!

With her starring role in the remake of “The Lion King” dropping today, Bey is back with her new album, ‘The Lion King: The Gift’, which is also the soundtrack.

With production coming from DJ Khaled, Syd, Pharrell, Major Lazer, Diplo, and more; Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Saint JHN, WizKid and Tierra Whack, are just a few of the artists who make appearances on the project.

In what Beyonce describes as a “love letter to Africa,”  Mrs. Carter’s new album could be the next volume in Bey’s deep catalogue of influential and monster hits.

Stream it below.

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Jay-Z Becomes Hip-Hop’s First Billionaire [PEEP]

When JAY-Z said, “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man,” he wasn’t playing. Hov officially became hip-hop’s first-ever billionaire today according to Forbes.

The business-minded rapper has steadily built an empire for himself that includes real estate, a lucrative art collection, liquor companies, his music catalog of course, and more. Back in 2007 Hovito also sold his then clothing line Rocawear to Iconix for $204-million and has ownership and stakes in several other businesses.

Forbes calculated that Jay’s assets include $310-million from his Armand de Brignac champagne, $220-million for cash and investments in several companies, $100-million from his D’Ussé cognac with Bacardi, $100-million from TIDAL, $75-million from Roc Nation, $75-million from his music catalog, which he owns the masters to, $70-million from his art collection, and $50-million from real estate, including a $26-million East Hampton mansion and a $88-million Bel-Air estate.

Hov did say on “Family Feud,” we gon’ reach a billi’ first” and he did. Congrats!

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Eminem Ties JAY-Z’s Billboard Hot 100 Record [PEEP]

Two of hip-hop’s GOATs have gave the cultures many hits, which have landed on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Eminem has tied JAY-Z for the third most Hot 100 placements among rappers.

According to Chart Data, the real Slim Shady has 21 top 10 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 thanks to his recent collaboration with Logic on “Homicide,” which appears on Bi-Racial Bobby’s ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind’.

Eminem has landed five No. 1 hits including “Love the Way You Lie” and “The Monster” both with Rihanna, “Not Afraid,” “Lose Yourself,” and “Crack a Bottle” featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent.

JAY-Z, who Em has tied is also part of the 21 club with four No. 1s for Rihanna’s “Umbrella,” the Alicia Keys-assisted “Empire State of Mind,” Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love,” and Mariah Carey’s “Heartbreaker.”

Drake still runs the chart for rappers though with 33 top 10 entries and is followed by his mentor Lil Wayne with 24.

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Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’ Album Is Being Added To National Recording Registry [PEEP]

One of Jay-Z’s best albums and a definite classic is his 2001 release ‘The Blueprint’. The recording is amongst 25 albums that will be entered in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry this year.

The album was originally released September 11th, the same day the Twin Towers collapsed during a terrorist attack in New York City. It spawned singles like “Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” “Girls, Girls, Girl,” “Jigga That N***a,” “Renegade” featuring Eminem, and the Nas’ diss “Takeover.”

“’The Blueprint’ demonstrates JAY-Z’s range, from battle raps throwing shade on his lyrical adversaries such as Nas and Prodigy of Mob Deep, to triumphant anthems about life at the top, to heartfelt examinations of his personal history,” said the Library in their press release.

Other inductees that will go in with Hov’s ‘The Blueprint’ are Earth, Wind and Fire’s “September,” Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 album She’s So Unusual, Ritchie Valens’ 1958 single “La Bamba,” Curtis Mayfield’s 1972 album Superfly, and Nina Simone’s 1964 single “Mississippi Goddam.”

 

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Jay-Z Shares A Playlist With His Favorite Songs Of 2018 [PEEP]

Anytime JAY Z compliments or shows love to any artist or song the world pay attention and it goes under the microscope. Last year many rappers shared their appreciation and celebrated landing on Hov’s end of the year playlst. Well, he’s “back up in this bitch like whoa” with his 2018 playlist.

Jigga shared his 2018 “Year End Picks” on his streaming platform, TIDAL. The playlist contains 21 of Jay’s favorite rap songs of 2018, where Drake receives two slots with ‘Scorpion’ cuts “That’s How You Feel” and “Emotionless.”

Other getting praise from the GOAT are Travis Scott with ‘SICKO MODE,” Nipsey Hussle with “Double Up,” Pusha T with “If You Know You Know,” and more. Jay made sure we don’t Michael and Prince him and Kanye as he included some Ye tracks. Meek Mill, Lil Wayne, Mozzy, Rich The Kid, and others also made the cut.

Stream the playlist below via TIDAL.

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New Music: Beyoncé & JAY Z – “Salud!” [LISTEN]

Over the weekend Beyoncé and JAY Z nearly broke the Internet with the release of their surprise joint album, ‘Everything Is Love’. The Carters apparently weren’t done with the album release, as they strike back with another new single called “Salud!”

Produced by Cool & Dre, the single includes vocals from Dre, as The Carters celebrate their success on the victorious ballad. While Hov does his thing with all hip-hop bars, Bey spits a rap-sung verse. This single is exclusively out on TIDAL.

Stream below.

“SALUD!”

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Beyoncé & JAY Z Drop Surprise Album ‘Everything Is Love’ & Visuals For “APES**T” [STREAM]

For years a collaborative album between JAY Z and Beyoncé has been on everyone’s wish list. The wait is over with the power couple releasing their surprise ‘Everything Is Love’ album exclusively on TIDAL, upon completing their U.K. “OTR II Tour” dates.

The Carters announced the album during their London stop on tour. After wrapping up their performance on Saturday night, the screen at London Stadium blacked out and read: “ALBUM OUT NOW.”

Packed with 9-tracks, the collaborative release follows Bey’s 2016 album ‘LEMONADE’ and JAY Z’s 2017 album ‘4:44’. On the album Hov and Bey address several topics like the NFL, social issues, the GRAMMYs, streaming, Meek Mill’s ongoing case, Kanye West, and more.

Stream it below.

Along with the album release, the Carters dropped the Ricky Saiz-directed visuals for the lead single “APES**T,” which was shot at the Louvre museum in Paris, France.

Watch below.

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Anoyd Brings The Heat On #Freestyle042 [WATCH]

Connecticut spitter ANOYD took a trip to the West Coast and pulled up on the Power 106 #LIFTOFF to drop some bars off with Justin Credible and DJ Sourmilk on #Freestyle042. Carrying a chip on his shoulder the rapper came as advertised and spit heat.

Over Nas and Lauryn Hill’s classic “If I Ruled The World” instrumental, ANOYD went off for a little more than 5-minutes dropping lines that were too sick and too fluid to talk about.

Watch ANOYD on #Freestyle042 below and make sure you stream his ‘Blame It On Jay-Z’ project.

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Nick Grant Talks About His Upcoming Project, Wanting To Do A Collab Album W/ Royce Da 5’9″ & More [PEEP]

Aside from delivering some ferocious bars on his second L.A. Leakers freestyle, Nick Grant also had a sit-down conversation on the Power 106 #LIFTOFF with Justin Credible and DJ Sourmilk.

The South Carolina rapper discussed his upcoming ‘Dreamin’ Out Loud’ project, touched on where he feels hip-hop stands at the moment, shared his thoughts on rapper’s disrespecting 2-Pac, regretting sending a certain tweet out, which rappers he would want to see collaborate on an album, and his desire to link up with Royce Da 5’9″ for a full album.

Nick also shared the features for his upcoming project and revealed Hit-Boy will contribute with production.

See the full interview below.

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Jay-Z & Beyoncé Announce Their “On The Run II” Tour [PEEP]

Four-years after setting a precedent and joining forces for the original “On the Run” tour, Jay-Z and Beyoncé officially announce the sequel of the critically-acclaimed tour.

There had been several rumors alluding to the power couple reuniting for a joint tour and last week a flyer of the tour was even leaked. Remaining mum, neither Hov nor Bey addressed the situation and instead went all the way live with it today.

The “On the Run II Tour” will kick off this summer in the United Kingdom, before expanding to Europe and then coming to North America. It is a 36-date stadium tour set to start on June 6th in Cardiff, U.K. and hit other cities overseas like Manchester, London, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Glasgow, Stockholm, Rome, and wrap up July 17th in Nice, France.

From there it will hit the second leg in North America beginning July 25th in Cleveland, Ohio. The tour is set to hit major cities like Los Angeles, New York, Houston, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and more. It will culminate on October 2nd in Vancouver.

Their last tour included an HBO special in 2014 of the trek, which was nominated for an Emmy. The preview video for the tour shows footage from that tour and is soundtracked by Marcia Aitken’s “I’m Still In Love (With You Boy).” There has also been talks of a joint album, although there isn’t much info on it as of now. If the joint album is going to happen, there couldn’t be a better time for that to come to fruition.

Pre-sale tickets for Citi, TIDAL, and BeyHive members will start on Wednesday, March 14th. General tickets will go on sale March 19th. Select European markets will have to wait till March 23rd to purchase tickets.

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DJ Khaled Drops New Single “Top Off” Feat. Jay-Z, Future & B + Shares Album Title [PEEP]

On his last two album DJ Khaled had hits in “I Got The Keys’ featuring Jay-Z and Future and the Hov and Beyoncé-assisted “Shining.” Looking to work the same magic, Khaled combines ingredients from both songs to make “Top Off” featuring Jay-Z, Future, and Bey.

The Joe Zarrillo, DJ Khaled and Beyoncé co-produced “Top Off” is the first single off Khaled’s next album ‘Father of Asahd’, which he announced along with the single release. It is expected to be released at some point this summer.

Listen to “Top Off” below.

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Nipsey Hussle Explains How He Got The “Annie” Sample Cleared [WATCH]

One of Nipsey Hussle’s hottest tracks off ‘Victory Lap’ is “Hussle & Motivate.” The tracks production is designed around a sample of Jay-Z’s “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem),” that samples “It’s The Hard Knock Life” from the 1982 musicals “Annie.”

In a conversation with Genius, Nip explains how he got the sample cleared and made it easy for other artists to clear in the future.

Watch below.

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New Music: Smoke DZA – “The Mood” Feat. Joey Bada$$ [LISTEN]

Smoke DZA and Joey Bada$$ appear to be on a mission of keeping real hip-hop alive. Over a 183rd-reproduced track of Kanye West’s classic “Guess Who’s Back,” the Kushed God and Badmon showcase their lyrical abilities and spit some solid bars on “The Mood.”

This track starts the roll out campaign for DZA’s forthcoming ‘Not For Sale’ album, which is set to be released on April 20th.

Listen below.

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