This Friday Jay-Z will drop his first album since 2013’s ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’. To add extra hype to the forthcoming “4:44” album, which probably isn’t needed, TIDAL drops a new trailer for it. The trailer shows an African-American kid wearing a t-shirt that says, “Stay Black” and includes a snippet of a track called ““Kill Jay Z.”
Watch below
.@S_C_'s ‘4:44’ coming 6/30. https://t.co/mM3hBjHr84 #TIDALXSprint pic.twitter.com/0vzCU5TSU5
— TIDAL (@TIDAL) June 28, 2017
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If you prayed on RJ’s downfall, you best retract your hate. Mr. LA stepped into the booth with the LA Leakers and showed why DJ Mustard and YG made him the first artist on their 4hunnid Summers label. Over Tee Grizzley’s “First Day Out,” which Jay-Z called the hottest song out last week, RJ spits that premium gas and shows he is not to be played with.
RJ goes on to shoutout Quavo, ScHoolboy Q, J. Creddy, Sourmilk in his raps while also addressing the friction that once existed between Mustard and YG. “Aye YG n**** / Ain’t it a blessing / I’m 4hunnid Summers after all that happened / After the part ways / Got back with Mustard / Then you both signed me / Now we right back brackin.”
Grab a fire extinguisher and press play below to hear “#Freestyle018.”
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UPDATE (6/19)
A few days ago we got a release date for Jay-Z’s mysterious “4:44”. However, the mystery has continued and speculation the over what “4:44” is can be put to rest with Hov making it official it’s an album. There’s not too many details over the album, although some things are unfolding.
Filmmaker Chris Black announced on Twitter today that “4:44” will be “produced entirely by No I.D.” We also already know the album will drop exclusively through TIDAL and Sprint. As far as features go, let your imagination run wild.
In a new trailer Jay-Z, who recently became a father to a pair of twins, teased a single off the album, where he talks about his father. Watch below.
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For a few weeks now people have been speculating on what Jay-Z’s “4:44” actually is. During the NBA Finals a commercial trailer appeared showing credited Mahershala Ali, Lupita Nyong’o, and Danny Glover, which made people think it’s a film. Maybe it is a film, but can it also be an album? Either way a release date has been set for the mysterious project.
HipHopDX shared on their socials new posters that have popped up in Hollywood with Jay’s name and the “4:44” title. The poster includes a release date of June 30th and text that reads, “exclusively on TIDAL.”
Mysterious Jay Z-Related "4:44" Project Gets A Release Date https://t.co/AAg0qpCBl2 pic.twitter.com/jAGbWVASak
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) June 16, 2017
Perhaps “4:44” can be a film given Hov’s contract with The Weinstein Company. It’s not farfetched that the film can be accompanied by a new Hov album. After-all, June 30th happens to be a Friday, and as we know, album are released on Fridays.
To add fuel to the fire, photos of Hov in the studio with Beyoncé, Swizz Beatz, Damien Marley, an Zaytoven have surfaced online. If it is a album, it would be Jay’s first since 2013’s ‘Magna Carta…Holy Grail’.
This week was an monumental one for Hov, who became the first rapper ever to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Him and Bey are also expecting twins, who should be coming any day now.
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For all those that thought Jay-Z’s cryptic “4:44” message was the sign of a coming album, you were wrong. However, Hov is cooking something just not an album. It’s been revealed that “4:44” is actually the title of an upcoming movie produced by Jigga.
The movie will star Mahershala Ali, Danny Glover and Lupita Nyong’o. The announcement was made during a commercial break of yesterday’s NBA Finals, with Sprint/TIDAL spawning the exclusive movie on TIDAL.
I know it’s very dissapointing for music fans everywhere, who were tricked into thinking that Hov had some new music coming. Look at it on the bright side though, every film includes a soundtrack, so maybe we’ll get some new Jay-Z music that way.
In the meantime watch the trailer for “4:44” below.
https://twitter.com/i/videos/tweet/872653924968390656?
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Once again Music Mogul/Businessman/Entrepreneur, Diddy tops the “Forbes Five” hip-hop’s wealthiest artist of 2017 list.
With a staggering $820-million estate, Diddy is closing in on billionaire status and takes the crown of hip-hop’s wealthiest acts again. His fortune comes mostly from his very lucrative Ciroc deal with Diageo, Revolt TV network, alkaline water brand AquaHydrate, Deleon Tequila, his “Bad Boy Reunion Tour,” and other unspecified investments. No Dirty Money needed here (pun intended).
Jay-Z isn’t too far from Diddy and is sure to become a billionaire soon as well. If you combine his fortune with wifey, Beyoncé’s they’ve already reached billionaire status. Hov’s hefty bank comes from his TIDAL streaming service, which is worth more than 10x than what the rapper paid for it. Sprint’s $200-million investment in the company also doesn’t hurt. Jay is also making money from selling his Roc Nation logo, which he was paid $200-million for, as well as being a majority owner of Roc Nation, his film-TV deal with The Weinstein Company, and other side ventures.
Coming in at third place is LA’s very own, Dr. Dre. The Doctor is worth a reported $740-million with earnings from his 2014 selling of Beats headphones to Apple for $3-billion, a 14,000 square foot mansion in LA, which is now worth 20-percent more than the $40-million he purchased it for, other real estate property, royalties, and side ventures.
Birdman might not be paying his artists and maybe that’s why he’s eating so good. The Cash Money head-honcho takes the No. 4 slot with $110-million, thanks mostly to the success of Cash Money superstars like Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne. Put some “respek” on that.
Cash Money recording artist, Drake follows his boss with a No. 5 standing. Drizzy’s $90-million fortune is owed to the success of his music, touring, OVO record label and clothing, his Virginia Black whiskey, Apple music deal, and Nike and Jordan partnerships.
Who will become a billionaire first? Tell us in the comments below.
“FORBES FIVE” HIP-HOP LIST 2017
1. Diddy – $820 million
2. Jay Z – $810 million
3. Dr. Dre – $740 million
4. Birdman – $110 million
5. Drake – $90 million
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After teasing the new single “Biking” on the third episode of his Beats1 show, blonded radio yesterday, Frank Ocean surprises fans by dropping the Jay-Z and Tyler, The Creator-assisted track.
The mellow track is led off by an introspective Jay-Z who raps, “Life goes in cycles, what comes around goes around / So ’fore it goes down, n***a, get you some icicles / Audemars before all of y’alls / Wristwatch got a Russian face like an oligarch, uh / 12 o’clock, boy, silly nice, huh.”
Tyler and Frank both follow with lyrics referencing “Biking” and correlating it with their careers and life.
This is the second time Frank has premiered new music on his blonded radio show, with the first being his single “Chanel” along with the remix featuring A$AP Rocky.
Frank and his Odd Future comrade have collaborated on a lot of music in the past, while Franky and Hov have paired up on singles off ‘Watch the Throne’ like “No Church in the Wild” and “Made in America,” as well as “Oceans.”
Listen to “Biking” below via AudioMack.
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For Beyoncé and Jay-Z today marks their ninth wedding anniversary. To celebrate their love, Yoncé releases the updated version of her 2015 love ballad, “Die With You.” Along with the single, Queen Bey dropped an extended video with never before seen footage of their wedding and more.
The intimate footage includes clips of the two vacationing, driving around, their wedding, Blue Ivy’s birth, and shows Beyoncé sitting behind the piano, hitting the keys as she sings, “I don’t have a reason to cry / I have every reason to smile / I don’t have a reason to lie / When you’re already reading my mind / I don’t have a reason to be, if I can’t be with you.”
Aside from the video, Bey also shared a TIDAL playlist called “IV EVER EVER” for Hov, that includes some of their collaborations and other love songs.
All three releases have been released exclusively on TIDAL and can be played below.
Happy Anniversary to the love birds.
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In the midst of all the GRAMMY commotion last night, DJ Khaled surprised everyone by dropping a new single [*ANOTHER ONE*] titled “Shining” featuring power couple, Beyoncé and Jay-Z. [*ICON ALERT*]
The lively, inspirational single, co-written by PARTYNEXTDOOR, has Bey singing about her blessings and winning streaks from music to her pregnancy. Jay follows Yonceé by spitting gasoline and emptying his subliminal clip, which many thought were shots at Drake.
“I’ve been winnin’ so long it’s like alchemy / I’ve been playin’ cards with the house money / 21 Grammys, I’m a savage n***a / 21 Grammys, I’m a savage n***a / I shouldn’t even worry, backward n***s
12 solo albums, all Platinum, n***a,” raps Hov and goes on with, “I know you ain’t out here talkin’ numbers, right / I know you ain’t out here talkin’ summers, right / I know you ain’t walkin’ ’round talkin’ down / Sayin’ boss shit when you a runner, right?.”
The bars in my opinion were a direct response to both Drake’s singles “Summer Sixteen” and “Sneakin” featuring 21 Savage. Let me know what you took from it in the comments below. Many fans are questioning PARTNEXTDOOR’s loyalty with the writing credit, but he worked only on Beyoncé’s part and not Jay’s.
“Shining” is the first single off Khaled’s 10th album ‘Grateful’, which shows his son Ashad on the cover. Khaled announced Ashad will executive produce the upcoming album.
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On various songs in Lil Wayne’s catalog, he has let it be known he is a “Muthafuckin’ Cash Money Millionaire.”
Saturday night the crowd at the “Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival” were caught off guard when Weezy altered the chorus of “I’m Me” with “I know that ain’t fair / but I don’t care, I’m a muthafuckin’ Cash Money R-O-C millionaire.”
It is a mystery whether Wayne is in discussions to join Roc Nation or if he was just looking to irk Birdman (who he’s suing for $51-million) by showing his allegiance to Jay-Z.
What is known is that Weezy partnered with Jay-Z as a co-owner of TIDAL a year ago. Could the Louisiana rapper be working on a new deal with Jay?
#FreeC5
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It’s a cold hard fact that Jay-Z is one of the illest lyricist to have ever rocked a mic, and he’s being recognized for it with a nomination to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame 2017 class.
Along with Hov other nominees include Madonna, Babyface, Kool & the Gang, Gloria Estefan, George Michael, Bryan Adams, Sly Stone, and other greats.
Jay was initiated into the game in 1996 with his classic album, ‘Resonable Doubt’, which just celebrated its 20-year anniversary. Since then the Brooklyn rapper has gone on to drop another 11 solo albums, been the recipient of 21 GRAMMY Awards, 8 MTV VMAs, 7 BET Awards, and 3 American Music Awards.
Voting for the Songwriters Hall of Fame begins next month, while the Annual Induction & Awards Gala will take place June 15th of next year in New York City.
Good luck, Hov!
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Kanye West is in his feelings about Jay-Z not coming to visit him at his house following his wife, Kim K’s robbery at gun point in France.
At a “Saint Pablo Tour” stop in Seattle last night ‘Ye called out Hov by saying he called him, but didn’t visit him following the Kim K incident in France by saying, “Don’t call me after the robbery and say, ‘how you feelin?’ You wanna know how I’m feelin come by the house.”
“Don’t call me, after the robbery, and say ‘how you feelin?’ You wanna know how I’m feelin? Come by the house,” – Kanye #SaintPabloTour pic.twitter.com/G6wkIzbY0n
— McKenna Moe (@MoeMunyMoeProbs) October 20, 2016
Yeezus followed by angrily saying, “I can’t take this shit, bro,” he said. “Our kids ain’t never even played together.”
That wasn’t Kanye’s only gripe with Jay, as he also went on to say that ‘Watch The Throne 2’ will never happen because of some “Apple, TIDAL bullshit,” the same reason the Watch The Throne version of Drake’s “Popstyle” never made it on the ‘VIEWS’ album.
West also revealed how Jay didn’t want the Watch the Throne version of “Popstyle” to be on ‘VIEWS’ out of respect for Meek Mill.
“Jay thought of a couple lines. I said, ‘Man, just go ahead and throw that on there. They’ll be so surprised. He probably wouldn’t expect you to be on there.’ And [Drake] was like, ‘Oh shit, The Throne is on this shit!’ Then Jay thought about it and, out of respect for Meek Mill, he ain’t want to be on the track. And I said, ‘Look, I’ll call Drake, I’ll call Meek, I’ll call y’all…we gotta squash this shit. We gotta let people have this song!’ But then it went out of that territory and it went into some TIDAL shit, some political shit, some shit about percentages on songs.”
Let’s hope things can get fixed and we do end up getting ‘Watch The Throne 2’. “Do it for the kids, bro”
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Beyonce had arguably the best tours of the year with her “Formation Tour.” Last night was the culmination of the tour after a total of 49 shows in the US and Europe.
To say she ended her last show with a bang is an understatement, considering the names she brought out to join her on stage at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Bey brought out her hubby Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, and Serena Williams, while DJ Khaled brought out Ma$e, T.I., The Lox, Ja Rule, Fetty Wap, Young M.A., August Alsina, Remy Ma, and A Boogie.
Watch Bey and Jay gracing the stage performing “Drunk In Love” in the video below.
Another dope sight to see was the reunion of Jay-Z, DMX, and Ja Rule. Earlier in their careers the trio toured together on the “Hard Knock Life Tour” in 1999. They also were part of a supergroup, that was short-lived.
What a great moment for hip-hop fans!
Before ending the show, Beyonce paused her set to show the fans appreciation for the support throughout her career.
“I have so much energy because of you guys feeding it to me,” she exclaimed. “I really wanted to make this show special…This is definitely my dream right here. I dreamt that I would be doing this and I’m actually doing it, and I could not be here without you and your support.”
Oh, what a night.
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It’s no secret that Kevin Durant has a lot of rapper friends. Many of his rapper friends are also some of his favorite artists. KD sat down with Genius to talk about some references rappers have made about him, everybody from Drake to Jay-Z to J. Cole to Wale.
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