EBONY MAGAZINE: "BLACK LOVE"

Ebony Magazine celebrates Black Love with 3 covers :)

~♥Shené

WATCH THE THRONE

Kanye West unveils the cover for “H.A.M.,” the first single from his collaborative album with Jay-Z, Watch the Throne. The ornate artwork was designed by the creative director of Givenchy, Riccardo Tisci. According to Kanye’s tweet, we’ll be able to hear the song on January 11. While we count down the days to the premiere, what do you think H.A.M. stands for?

via Rap-up

JAY-Z ON JON STEWART

Check out this conversation between Jay Z and Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, talking Decoded, and more.

Do you feel like, in taking that analogy further, that as rap's grown it's gone from _____ Da Police! To, Where The ____ Are Tha Police? - Jon Stewart

Even if I'm in a comfortable situation, and I want the police around, ...I know that there aren't enough police in the neighborhood... So I still have to speak to those issues, until they're all corrected, for all of us. - Hov

Uptown Girl

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JAY-Z - THE HITS VOL. 1 - NOV. 22ND [PHOTOS & TRACK LIST]

On November 22nd Jay-Z’s The Hits Collection Vol. 1 drops and will be available in two versions [I'm sure many of you will buy both lol]. The difference? The Deluxe Version comes with Jay-Z: An Illustrated History an art book chronicling his long career featuring photos from many of J's career peaks. Of course there are more photos and the track list after the jump.

MeaLee

JAY-Z & WARREN BUFFETT COVER FORBES 400

“The first Forbes 400 summit paired one of the most successful recording artists of all time, Jay-Z, with the most successful investor of all time, Warren Buffett, on the latter’s home turf of Omaha, Neb. In an hour-long videotaped interview at Buffett’s office building, these two icons shared their very different perspectives on success, wealth and the social obligations that come with each. They found a lot more common ground than you’d think.”

Check out the video interview after the jump...

BOOK RELEASE: DECODED - JAY-Z

Spiegel & Grau to Publish Book by Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter on 11/16/10!

New York, NY (September 22, 2010)— On Tuesday, November 16, 2010, Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter and publisher Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, are set to release Decoded, the first book written by the multi-platinum, 10 time Grammy Award winning entrepreneur and icon. Unique in every sense, Decoded is a narrative journey through the lyrics and life of one of the most prolific artists of our time.

Featuring an image of Andy Warhol’s Rorschach on the cover, the beautifully designed, fully-illustrated book decodes 36 songs from JAY-Z’s extensive catalog. By telling the stories behind some of Jay-Z’s most famous and provocative lyrics, Decoded offers an intimate, first-hand account of an artist, his work, and the culture that so powerfully shaped him.

In addition to the hardcover release, Random House will publish Decoded as an eBook, as well as an interactive iPhone/iPad application that will include exclusive video and customizable content that will allow users to delve into a deeper Decoded experience.

“This is a book that could only have come from JAY-Z. Every aspect of it reflects his style and ambition and heart. The unique structure he devised – combining intense personal narratives with revealing ‘decodings’ of some of his most powerful lyrics – underlines his central mission for the book: to use his famously layered and poetic lyrics and his one-of-a-kind life story to tell a wider story about the world he grew up in and the transformative power of hip-hop. JAY’s rigorous attention to every detail of the book, right down to the book’s jacket, which he art directed, was impressive, and the depth of his thinking – about his experiences and lyrics, but also about the creative process, the poetry of hip-hop, and the art of life – was a constant revelation. This is a book that will offer gratifying surprises and insights to both the long-time JAY-Z fan and to the reader who might meet him here for the first time.”

– Chris Jackson, Executive Editor, Spiegel & Grau

FROM DECODED

“When I first started working on this book, I told my editor that I wanted it to do three important things. The first was to make the case that hip-hop lyrics—not just my lyrics, but those of every great MC—are poetry if you look at them closely enough. The second was I wanted the book to tell a little bit of the story of my generation, to show the context for the choices we made at a violent and chaotic crossroads in recent history. And the third piece was that I wanted the book to show how hip-hop created a way to take a very specific and powerful experience and turn it into a story that everyone in the world could feel and relate to.” – JAY-Z
Order your copy here.
 
PRESS RELEASE VIA JAY-Z.COM

INTERVIEW: WILLOW SMITH ON THE RYAN SEACREST RADIO SHOW

Willow Smith goes to the Ryan Seacrest’s radio show to talk about her new single "Whip My Hair" single. Her boss Jay-Z calls into the show as well. 
Check out the interview after the jump...

NEW MUSIC: "XXXO" REMIX - M.I.A FEATURING JAY-Z

XXXO Remix - M.I.A featuring Jay-Z

~♥Shené

The History Of Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

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Part 1


Sweden’s SVT chronicles the making of his Hard Knock Life video. It's the ROC!


VERY DOPE!


Part II after the jump

MR. SHAWN CARTER WITH JONATHAN ROSS

PART 1


PART 2 AFTER THE JUMP...

PRE-GAME OPENER FOR SUPER BOWL XLIV

Shawn Carter...what! Full orchestra...what! World Series now the Super Bowl...what! I LOVE IT! ~♥Shené

Jay-Z at Coachella

Jay-Z will be making a first this summer at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California as the first hip-hop artist to headline the predominately rock focused fest in its 11 year history.

The festival this year will be April 16-18 in Indio, California, featuring more than 130 acts, including MGMT and Corinne Bailey Rae.

See Full Lineup Here


-BCon-

NEW MUSIC VIDEO: "ON TO THE NEXT ONE" - JAY-Z

Rated R for language The vid was...umm different. Didn't help the Illuminati rumors ~♥Shené

NEW MUSIC VIDEO: "FOREVER YOUNG" - JAY-Z FEATURING MR. HUDSON

Loving the Black and White imagery

~♥Shené

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. SHAWN CARTER

~♥Shené

MUSIC MONDAYS: NO JAY-Z OR POP FOR MILEY

Oh Miley Cyrus... She does it again. Everyone should have heard her newest song by now, "Party in the U.S.A", blaring on the radio every hour. In the song, she references feeling out of place because she is "rockin' kicks" at an upscale Hollywood party, but is soon comforted when the DJ plays her "favorite song". A Jay-Z song. Here she admits to not knowing a SINGLE Jay-Z song, not liking pop music, and also sports a Native American halloween costume... Oh Miley... This video is a must see.

- BCon.

JAY-Z PERFORMS AT THE YANKEE'S WORLD SERIES PARADE

Man my boy is a jet setter...he was just in Berlin and roll to NY to celebrate with the Yankees!

~ ♥ Shené

"WHY BEEF?" - DAME DASH

~ ♥ Shené

JAY-Z COVERS NOVEMBER 2009 GOTHAM

~ ♥ Shené

STORYTIME WITH BEANS AND JAY-Z