The New York version of Time Out, has named Jay-Z as the greatest New York City hip hop artist. Notorious B.I.G came in second, in their "50 Greatest NYC Hip Hop Artists" list. Some Biggie fans might not agree with this, but you have to admit, Jay-Z has stayed consistant and relevent over the past god know how many years, with his colaborations and cross genre mixing. Me thinks he just […]
Kendrick Lamar - Don't Kill My Vibe Remix ft Jay Z After getting the SXSW preview last week, the Kendrick Lamar track "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe Remix" featuring Jay-Z gets a premier by Funkmaster Flex Listen to it below in CDQ FULL QUALITY Follow Kendrick Lamar on Twitter
Life+Times - Black On Both Sides [Documentary] Jay Z's Life+Times hooks up with Arthur Walther in this documentary entitled Black On Both Sides: Exploring African Identity at The Walther Collection. The ongoing three-part photography series "Distance and Desire" at The Walther Collection in Chelsea explores themes of African identity. Here, Life + Times sits down with art collector and founder, Artur Walther, as we chronicle part one, "Archival Encounters," in which photographs of […]
Jay-Z Working on Great Gatsby Film Score. Mr American dream himself Jay-Z is busy working on the score to the upcoming film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'. The story takes place in 1922, during the Roaring Twenties, the post-World War I (WWI) prosperous time in the United States. The film depicts the "ironic tale of life on Long Island at a time when gin was the national drink and sex the […]
Got a documentary for you about Jay Z's Barclays Centre in Brooklyn. This video, produced by Life+ Times, shows you behind the scenes of Jay Z's 8 show "Where I'm From" concert. Well, when I say behind the scenes, I really mean if gives you a little insight from a very high [in the sky] level of the construction of this marvelous piece of architecture. The sound checks, Jay Z's eye for detail, […]
The Obama campaign has released a new ad, Power of Our Vote, featuring Jay-Z endorsing the President..... The president reinvigorated voting, he says, "and you're starting to see the power of our vote. When the president got in office initially, what he represented to a nation of kids was hope. You know, the hope of people all across the country who would look and see themselves and know the possibilities. ... Now people […]
Def Jam co-founder/business mogul Russell Simmons has been an avid supporter of Occupy Wall Street supporter and participant since the movement's beginnings last September. He recently Tweeted in response to Jay-Z's recent criticisms of OWS in a New York Times interview. Now, at Global Grind, Simmons has posted an Op-Ed in response to Jay's statements. In a piece titled "Jay-Z Is Right 99 Times, But This Ain't One", Simmons explains […]
