VIDEO: THE THRONE- "Otis"

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Hov and Yeezy's new group THE THRONE drops the first video, "Otis", from the new album "Watch The Throne". Love this track and these dudes look like they're having hella fun!

VIDEO: The Making of A Hit : Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life"

Swedish SVT documents the history of Jay-Z's smash single "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)". The interviews with Jay-Z, Dj Mark the 45 King (producer) & DJ Kid Capri are pieces of hip hop history. The original actress that played the lead role of "Annie" whose voice laces the hook and the composer are interviewed as well. The dialogue is largely in English with shorter scenes in Swedish.



Props to ONSMASH

VIDEO: Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys- "Empire State Of Mind" + Bonus World Series Performance

VIDEO: Oprah Interviews JAY-Z

Earlier this week, Jay-Z appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah has a weak history of allowing hip hop on her show so this interview with Jay is long overdue. Great look for Jay-Z!

shout out to mrworldpremiere.net for the upload-

VIDEO: LIL MAMA Speaks on Crashing Jay-Z's and Alicia Keys' Performance at MTV VMAs

MTVNR: Lil' Mama
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Everybody is talking about Sunday's VMA awards and not just about Kanye. Rapper Lil Mama was the subject of scorn for crashing the end of jay-Z's closing performance. In the above video, she describes being caught up in the moment and wanted to rep Brooklyn and celebrate Jay-Z.

Originally posted HERE

EDIT: Alicia Keys appeared on NBC's Today show and spoke on the VMA incident-

VIDEO: JAY-Z Live From MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (In Case You Missed It!)

PART I



PART II



Originally posted HERE

Jay-Z LIVE from Madison Square Garden Sept 11th on FUSE at 9pm

VIDEO: JAY-Z Recreates Classic Album Covers In New Commercial

In the video above, Jay-Z recreates all of the classic shots from his past album covers similar to Mary J Blige's Chevrolet commercial. Very dope and eerily accurate. Props to ILLSEED for the heads up!

By the way..Hov's "Blueprint 3" leaked yesterday and from what I hear, its definitely a winner.

NEW: CYMARSHALL LAW Rips "Run this Town" Instrumental

Cymar delivers another gem over the instrumental to Jay-Z's new single "Run This Town".

DOWNLOAD: CYMARSHALL LAW- "Run This Town"

NEW SINGLES: JAY-Z "D.O.A. (Death Of Autotune)" Produced by Kanye West & NO I.D.

Needed to be said, thanks Hov. Would have liked it on a more murderous beat though. Click HERE for clean rip..

Shakir Stewart, Jay-Z's Successor At Def Jam, Dies

From The Huffington Post:

NEW YORK — New York City-based Def Jam Recordings says that the executive that succeeded Jay-Z as the head of the legendary hip hop music label has died.

The company said in a statement that executive vice president Shakir Stewart died on Saturday. The cause of death could not immediately be confirmed.

Stewart signed such artists as Rick Ross and Young Jeezy to the label before being named in June to the post once filled by Jay-Z. In that role, Stewart oversaw the development of new talent, managed producers and guided the label's vision.

More info on his death is forthcoming.

UPDATE 11/4:

The executive who succeeded Jay-Z as the head of hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near Atlanta, police said Sunday.

Executive vice president Shakir Stewart, 34, died on Saturday, his New York-based label said in a statement.

Stewart was found Saturday afternoon in the bathroom of his home in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Cobb County police spokeswoman Cassie Reece said Sunday. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Police described the shooting as self-inflicted and would not say who discovered Stewart.

The record label issued a statement Sunday on behalf of Stewart's fiancee, Michelle Rivers, and his family.

"Over the past several weeks, Shakir's behavior was inconsistent with the man we all know and love," the statement said. "As much as we all tried to help him, Shakir was in deep pain and largely suffering in silence."

Coldplay Meets Jay-Z: Mick Boogie & Terry Urban Presents VIVA LA HOVA

One of my peeps put me on to this unofficial release. Its a mashup/remix album utilizing music from Coldplay and vocals from Jay-Z. Apparently this one's a smash. I haven't heard it yet but you can get yours HERE. Mick Boogie even has a blog for Viva La Hova.

VIDEO: Jay-Z & Kanye West Preview BLUEPRINT 3??

BLUEPRINT 3 from kwest on Vimeo.

FREE Jay-Z/Marvin Gaye Download - Mick Boogie presents: Brooklyn Soul - produced by Shuko and The Gunna

Props to FOUNDATION MEDIA for sending me this-

Keeping his string of hits going, Foundation Media's Shuko linked up with The Gunna and Mick Boogie for Brooklyn Soul - a Jay-Z remix album using only Marvin Gaye samples and elements. Perhaps the most talked about of all the recent Jay-Z remixes, this album takes a great album and makes it classic. To download the album go to www.jayandmarvin.com, where you can also check out the remix version of the "Blue Magic" Video. Download "Brooklyn Soul" now and spread the word!

Hailing from Mainz, Germany (near Frankfurt), Shuko is one of Europe's top hip hop producers. Shuko's production credits range from major label to indy and include work with Keith Murray, Jedi Mind Tricks, Saigon, Immortal Technique, Bubba Sparxxx and more. '08 is going to be an exciting year as there are many placements yet to be announced. To purchase Shuko beats, or for more information, contact Foundation Media at info@foundation-media.com.