Jay-Z is keeping everyone on their toes, he released this video today with a snippet of “Tom Ford.”
Magna Carta Holy Grail drops tomorrow.
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Mike Will Made On Jay-Z’s ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ (Video)
MTV caught up with Mike Will Made It and talked working with Jay-Z on Magna Carta Holy Grail. “Man Jay-Z is a legend so you already know how it feels like going to the studio with a legend.”
Jay-Z Magna Carta Holy Grail (Album Artwork)
With only a day away from Jay-Z dropping his highly anticipated album Magna Carta Holy Grail, he reveals the artwork. Magna Carta documents are on display at the Salisbury Cathedral Chapter House all month long.
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Jay-Z Reveals “La Familia” Lyrics
More new lyrics from Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail were released today. This time for “La Familia” Hov finally responded to Lil Wayne’s shots at Mrs. Carter on “It’s Good.”
Jay-Z Buys Swizz Beatz ‘Holy Grail’ Art (News)
Jay-Z has purchased a Mercedes-Benz hood that Swizz adorned with Jean-Michel Basquiat’s face. He dubbed the piece “Holy Grail” and dedicated it to Hov. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to art schools.
“Look who purchased my Basquiat on Benz Hood 2day,” tweeted Swizz. “what a honor and Blessing I’m so grateful for the support! July 4 its Showtime ART LIFE!!! I will use proceeds to continue helping kids in need.”
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Jay-Z Addresses Fatherhood In New Song Titled “Jay-Z Blue” (Video)
Jay-Z continues to share lyrics to songs we’re so curious to hear and the latest peek at lyrics we have is the Blue Ivy-inspired track “Jay-Z Blue (Daddy Dearest).” In the breakdown of the track, posted below, Hov raps about fatherhood, the absence of his own and the “paranoia of not being a great dad.” This is something all new fathers can relate to.
Check out the lyrics posted above and after the jump, sit in the Magna Carta Holy Grail listening session with Jay-Z as he shares his thoughts on writing “Jay-Z Blue (Daddy Dearest).”
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Jay-Z ft. Frank Ocean – Oceans (Lyrics)
With the anticipation growing for Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail to drop, he released another set of lyrics today for “Oceans” featuring Frank Ocean.
Jay-Z x Samsung – “One To Many” Commercial (Video)
“The internet is like the Wild West. We need to write the new rules.”
By now, we were supposed to have heard Jay-Z’s “Holy Grail” but the Justin Timberlake-assisted single was pushed back for another day. To ease the pain, we present you with another Samsung commercial for Magna Carta Holy Grail, which shows Hov sharing words of wisdom with bawse pals Swizz Beatz and Rick Rubin.
And before I forget, here are the lyrics for “Holy Grail” in case you want to memorize the words in order to properly rock out tomorrow.
Jay-Z – Heaven (Lyrics)
Hov released new lyrics for “Heaven” off his upcoming Magna Carta Holy Grail. “Holy Grail” was originally scheduled to drop today, but has been pushed back to tomorrow.
Kevin Durant Joins Roc Nation Sports (News)
Hov signed Kevin Durant to Roc Nation Sports today!
“He has a 90.5 free throw shooting rate, the youngest player in NBA history to join the 50-40-90 club, a giving individual and a legend in the making. What more can I say?”
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Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail (Lyrics)
Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail (Album Tracklist)
Earlier today, Jay-Z held a scavenger hunt in NYC where fans received a limited-edition book which included the tracklist to Magna Carter Holy Grail, arriving July 4. So far we only have titles, sans features and production credits but maybe there will be a second dedication to his daughter? “Jay-Z Blue” sounds like it.
Don’t listen to me. I don’t know anything except that Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Pharrell Williams, and Rick Rubin all worked on the production for the album. Hit the jump for the song titles and a video for proof. Video courtesy of Instagrammer SankaCoffee.
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Jay-Z Covers Billboard Magazine (News)
Billboard revealed the cover of their new issue which features Jay-Z. The cover story “Jay-Z’s New Blueprint” is available now and breaks down Hov’s new deal in regards to sales and album charting.
It is in this spirit that I say it wasn’t as simple as you might think to turn down Jay-Z when he requested that we count the million albums that Samsung “bought” as part of a much larger brand partnership, to give away to Samsung customers. True, nothing was actually for sale — Samsung users will download a Jay-branded app for free and get the album for free a few days later after engaging with some Jay-Z content. The passionate and articulate argument by Jay’s team that something was for sale and Samsung bought it also doesn’t mesh with precedent.
Retailers doing one-way deals is a fact of life in the music business. When Best Buy committed to and paid upfront for 600,000 copies of Guns N’ Roses’ “Chinese Democracy” in 2008, those albums didn’t count as sales — not until music fans actually bought them. Had Jay-Z and Samsung charged $3.49 — our minimum pricing threshold for a new release to count on our charts — for either the app or the album, the U.S. sales would have registered. And ultimately, that’s the rub: The ever-visionary Jay-Z pulled the nifty coup of getting paid as if he had a platinum album before one fan bought a single copy. (He may have done even better than that — artists generally get paid a royalty percentage of wholesale. If Jay keeps every penny of Samsung’s $5 purchase price, he’d be more than doubling the typical superstar rate.) But in the context of this promotion, nothing is actually for sale.