• Just Blaze Keeps His 'Meow The Jewels' Kickstarter Promise, Shares Early 2000s Drum Samples

    Run The Jewels hit new heights of critical and commercial success with last year's Run The Jewels II.In the months before the album's release, members El-P and Killer Mike began a kickstarter for a remix album entitled Meow The Jewels. The two planned to raise funds as a parody of both the "kitten culture" of the Internet, and the recent phenomenon of pre-ordering albums to create hype. However, what began as a joke morphed into a very real album with contributions from heavyweight producers like Prince Paul and the Alchemist. Although the band only asked for $40,000 to remix their entire sophomore effort with cat noises, they raised $66,000 and released the album in late September, prompting El-P to tweet, "did we make the silliest, occasionally most grating possible remix album? of course. and we did it for you, mike brown and eric garner." As part of the promises attached to donations from the kickstarter, producer Just Blaze said he would release the drum samples he used during a particularly fruitful period from 2001-2005. As it appears, the man behind hits from artists such as Jay Z, Kanye West, and more, has fulfilled his promise.

  • Jay Z & Kanye West's Lavish Hotel Rider Demands Will Blow Your Mind

    Kanye West and Jay Z's opulent lifestyle has certainly never been a secret. One simply needs to look at the album art for 'Watch The Throne' to understand just how lavishly these two like to live. However, until recently, fans could only imagine. According to TMZ both rappers have extremely long lists of demands for the hotel rooms in which they stay, including clothing, alcohol and refreshments. This, of course, pairs well with lyrics to songs like "Picasso, Baby" or "N---as In Paris". However, some of the specific demands will blow your mind.

  • Stream DJ Khaled 'I Changed A Lot' With Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Future

    DJ Khaled's new album I Changed A Lot has arrived and is available for streaming and download. The star-studded album has one might expect from a Khaled project, a ridiculous amount of features from the likes of Future, Chris Brown, Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Jeezy, Ace Hood and so many more.

  • TIDAL X 1020 Live Review: Beyonce, Jay Z, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj Take Over Brooklyn

    Jay Z's streaming service TIDAL put on its biggest live performance yet when it took over Barclays Center with just about every act that has signed to its list of artist owner roster and more. Flexing their muscle and influence over the music industry, Jay Z and co were able to get Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, French Montana, Usher, Nas, Nick Jonas, Fabolous and plenty more.

  • Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne & Prince Headline Tidal X Concert, Ticket Prices Soar

    Jay-Z's newly launched global streaming service, Tidal, hit 1 million subscribers last month. Now, the rapper will be celebrating the milestone with a massive charity concert called Tidal X on October 20 at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn. In true Jay-Z fashion, the concert will include an entourage of the biggest artists in the world including Jay-Z's wife Beyoncé, Prince, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, T.I., Damien Marley, Fabulous, Thomas Rhett, Indochina, DJ Cipha Sounds and DJ Reflex. Tickets to Tidal X, which went on sale to the general public on September 30, have skyrocketed well over the face-value price.

  • Jay Z & Timbaland 'Big Pimpin'' Sample Lawsuit, Back To Court After 8 Years

    After the original lawsuit was thrown out in 2007, Jay Z is under fire once again for the sample he used in his hit song "Big Pimpin'." The estate of composer Baligh Hamdi has sued the rapper/businessman for $5 million for his use of the song "Khosara Khosara" in his popular 2000 track. Joining him in court will be producer Timbaland, whose production was central to the track's success.

  • DJ Khaled 'I Changed A Lot' Tracklist: Future, Jay Z, Chris Brown, Rick Ross Featured

    DJ Khaled had a very busy Columbus Day. In addition to revealing the release date to his new album I Changed A Lot, he also took over the airwaves with exclusive premieres and new music videos for "You Mine" and "Gold Slugs." The album pre-order was made available at midnight and with that comes the tracklist, which predictably comes along with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and r&b including Jay Z, Rick Ross, Future, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, John Legend and many more.
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