Born: Brooklyn, NY, 1970
Years Active: 2000-2008
Member of: Original Flavor
Influenced by: Eric B. & Rakim, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: Embodying the rags-to-riches rap dream, Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps as a youth to eventually become the ...
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Jun 29 2009 8:15AM
by Tracey Ford
Filed under: Hip-Hop Videos
The Boombox Music Blog: Jay-Z premiered the video for 'D.O.A. (Death of Autotune),' the first official single off his highly-anticipated upcoming album 'Blueprint 3,' right after the BET Awards Sunday night. The gritty video, directed by Anthony Mandler, features ... Read moreJun 23 2009 12:30PM
by Tracey Ford
Filed under: Hip-Hop News
The Boombox Music Blog: Jay-Z may be living in holy matrimony with longtime love Beyonce, but if the two have a child, it won't be his first. According to reports, the 39-year-old mogul fathered a son back in 2001 with a model named Shanelle Scott. Although this isn't the ... Read moreJun 05 2009 14:00PM
by Sharks
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News
The Boombox Music Blog: Word on the street net is that Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex will be dropping the world premiere of the lead single to Jay-Z's 'Blueprint 3' at 9pm EST tonight. The song, 'D.O.A.,' or 'Death Of Auto-Tune,' as Kanye West described it in a recent ... Read more
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06/29/09
Jay-Z Debuts 'D.O.A.' Video After BET Awards Jay-Z premiered the video for 'D.O.A. (Deat...
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06/23/09
UK Tabloid Stirs Up Old Rumors of Jay-Z's Mystery Child Jay-Z may be living in holy matr...
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06/17/09
Drake to Join Jay-Z on 'Blueprint 3' Everybody's favorite newbie Drake has officially ar...
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06/08/09
Jay-Z Makes Surprise Appearance at Summer Jam "I put Marcy on the map, I put Brooklyn on...
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06/05/09
Hot 97 to Debut Jay-Z's D.O.A. Word on the street net is that Hot 97 's Funkmaster Flex ...
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06/04/09
Jay-Z to Release 'Blueprint 3' on September 11 Jay-Z 's highly anticipated 11th studio a...
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06/02/09
Jay-Z Calls for Death of Auto-Tune in New Song Though hailed by some critics as a harbin...
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05/28/09
Jay-Z Signing With Epic? It was revealed last week that Jay-Z split with long time label...
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05/22/09
Jay-Z Splits With Def Jam He may have '99 Problems,' but Def Jam ain't one ... thanks to...
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05/14/09
Jay-Z Demands 'High Quality' Peanut Butter and Jelly Before Taking Stage What Jay-Z want...
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05/14/09
Spencer Pratt Calls Himself the 'White Jay-Z' So, 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt is appa...
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05/13/09
Jay-Z and Ciara Team Up for 10-City Summer Tour Jay-Z seems to love fusing the best of b...
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05/06/09
Jay-Z, Kelly Clarkson Concert Loses Almost $1 Million The combined star power of rapper ...
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04/18/09
Jay-Z's Posse Has Shallow Pockets You know the music industry is hurting when two major ...
TMZ
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04/16/09
Jay-Z, T-Pain Guest on Fat Boys Member's EP Rapper Kool Rock of The Fat Boys dropped his...
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03/26/09
Jay-Z to Headline 'Last Smash' Concert Jay-Z will headline this year's "Last Smash Plati...
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01/22/09
Jay-Z Taking His Time With 'Blueprint 3' Album Jay-Z took some time away from inaugurati...
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01/20/09
Beyonce, Jay-Z and Blige Participate in Inaugural Celebration The many concerts held in ...
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01/09/09
Jay-Z, Damon Dash Beef Detailed in Upcoming Documentary Hip-hop fans love a nice feud an...
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01/07/09
Jay-Z Heads to D.C. for Pre-Inauguration Concert After serving as a major advocate for B...
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12/30/08
Jay-Z's Hotel Project Halted Due To Economic Crunch Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z is yet another p...
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12/23/08
Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z Sued for Jerkins' 'Cryin' When rapper Jay-Z and R&B diva Mary J. Bl...
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12/05/08
Beyonce's 'Power Struggle' with Jay-Z and Why She's 'Terrified' of Having Children Beyon...
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12/03/08
Menahan Street Band Travel on Road Paved by Jay-Z Hit Fans of the horns blaring behind J...
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12/02/08
Jay-Z Feat. Santogold, 'Brooklyn Go Hard' -- New Song Why You Should Listen: The hip-hop...
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11/25/08
Biggie Biopic Soundtrack to Feature Jay-Z, Jadakiss Fox Searchlight's Notorious B.I.G. b...
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11/19/08
Say What! -- Damon Dash Claims Kanye 'Hated Jay-Z' + More Recent reports claiming Damon ...
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11/19/08
Ludacris Feat. Jay-Z and Nas, 'I Do it for Hip Hop' -- New Song The most anticipated tr...
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11/07/08
Jay-Z's Obama Victory Track Hits the 'Net The Democratic candidate counted down his top ...
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11/04/08
Diddy, Jay-Z Attend Promote the Vote Block Party PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 3: (L-R) Re...
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1:24 PM
Rihanna, Jay-Z and Diddy: Happy Fourth! Jay-Z paid tribute to Michael Jackson on Friday ...
E! Online
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1:18 PM
Jay-Z Conquers at Las Vegas Tour Opener Jay-Z's words conveyed a menace that his smile q...
Spin.com
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1:46 AM
Jay-Z's lawyer sues over unpaid fees Jay-Z is facing more legal action in relation to a ...
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07/05/09
Jay-Z Lawyer Wants Off 40/40 Labor Case Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z has been hit with another fe...
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07/04/09
Hip-Hop Rumors: Jay-Z, Drake, Kanye, The Game, South Korea...more! All content within th...
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07/01/09
Auto-Tune Creators Use Jay-Z To Hawk New Product Instead of scrambling to dismiss Jay-Z'...
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07/01/09
KRS-One/Buckshot Speak on “Robot,” Jay-Z As the release date of their joint LP ( Surviva...
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07/01/09
Jay-Z Brings Roc Nation To Sony Superstar rapper/mogul Jay-Z has officially signed a new...
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06/30/09
People: Al Sharpton, Jay-Z had Chris Brown yanked from BET Awards While the bulk of the ...
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
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06/30/09
Jay-Z's 'D.O.A.' Video Inspired By '70s Counterculture Movie Blueprint 3 , "D.O.A. (Deat...
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06/30/09
Beyoncé & Jay-Z's Double Date with Gwyneth & Chris Beyoncé and Jay-Z , double-dating wit...
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06/29/09
Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Jay-Z Stop Chris Brown's BET/MJ Tribute? All content within this sec...
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06/29/09
My Ten Sense: Jay-Z kept Chris Brown from MJ tribute at BET Awards Jay-Z raps about his ...
The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL
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06/29/09
Jay-Z Debuts 'D.O.A.' Video After BET Awards Jay-Z premiered the video for 'D.O.A. (Deat...
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06/29/09
New Jay-Z Video - "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)" The clip for Jigga's auto-tune eulogy pl...
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06/29/09
Watch: Jay-Z Debuts "D.O.A." Video It's one thing to announce the "Death Of Auto-Tune." ...
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06/23/09
UK Tabloid Stirs Up Old Rumors of Jay-Z's Mystery Child Jay-Z may be living in holy matr...
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06/17/09
Drake to Join Jay-Z on 'Blueprint 3' Everybody's favorite newbie Drake has officially ar...
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06/08/09
Jay-Z Makes Surprise Appearance at Summer Jam "I put Marcy on the map, I put Brooklyn on...
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06/05/09
Hot 97 to Debut Jay-Z's D.O.A. Word on the street net is that Hot 97 's Funkmaster Flex ...
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06/04/09
Jay-Z to Release 'Blueprint 3' on September 11 Jay-Z 's highly anticipated 11th studio a...
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06/02/09
Jay-Z Calls for Death of Auto-Tune in New Song Though hailed by some critics as a harbin...
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05/28/09
Jay-Z Signing With Epic? It was revealed last week that Jay-Z split with long time label...
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05/22/09
Jay-Z Splits With Def Jam He may have '99 Problems,' but Def Jam ain't one ... thanks to...
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05/14/09
Jay-Z Demands 'High Quality' Peanut Butter and Jelly Before Taking Stage What Jay-Z want...
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05/14/09
Spencer Pratt Calls Himself the 'White Jay-Z' So, 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt is appa...
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05/13/09
Jay-Z and Ciara Team Up for 10-City Summer Tour Jay-Z seems to love fusing the best of b...
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05/06/09
Jay-Z, Kelly Clarkson Concert Loses Almost $1 Million The combined star power of rapper ...
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04/18/09
Jay-Z's Posse Has Shallow Pockets You know the music industry is hurting when two major ...
TMZ
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04/16/09
Jay-Z, T-Pain Guest on Fat Boys Member's EP Rapper Kool Rock of The Fat Boys dropped his...
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12:16 PM
Jay-Z you see and Rihanna you don't Powers goes on to note the presence of "Rihanna, all...
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07/03/09
Could Jay Z Replace Michael Jackson? As he played "Big Pimpin" to a raucous and majority...
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07/02/09
Jay-Z's Official DJ Hits Tonight's Groove Candy Although Mr. Beyoncé Knowles won't be hi...
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07/01/09
Jay-Z's Official DJ Visits Tonight's Groove Candy Although Mr. Beyoncé Knowles won't be ...
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07/01/09
Jay-Z Talks Ditching Def Jam, New Deals: “I’m an Entrepreneur” Jay-Z has confirmed the d...
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07/01/09
Jay-Z: So hot right now (and always) If you haven't heard Hova's new single "D.O.A. (Dea...
FlipSide Blog
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06/30/09
Jay is one of the few Chris Brown plead guilty to felony assault on his then-girlfriend.
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06/30/09
Chris Brown's BET Awards performance nixed by Jay-Z Chris Brown had a chance to perform ...
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06/29/09
Jay-Z: D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune) Music Video This is getting a little old (and the vid...
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06/29/09
Jay-Z Recruits Harvey Keitel, LeBron James For “D.O.A.” Video The video for Jay-Z's "D.O...
Rock and Roll Daily
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06/29/09
Jay-Z Debuts 'D.O.A.' Video After BET Awards Jay-Z premiered the video for 'D.O.A. (Deat...
The Boombox
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06/29/09
Chris Brown Wasn't Allow To Participate In Michael Jackson Tribute During 2009 BET Awards
I'm Not Obsessed
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06/27/09
Jay-Z “D.O.A.” (”Death Of Auto-Tune”) VIDEO (Sneak Peek) The full video will premiere im...
Hip Hop PopCrunch
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06/26/09
Random Notes & The Week’s Best Live Shots: U2, Jay-Z and More Tour — and we've got proof...
Rock and Roll Daily
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06/24/09
Jonas Brothers: Is the magic still there? And chart news on Jay-Z, Pete Yorn and more Th...
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06/23/09
UK Tabloid Stirs Up Old Rumors of Jay-Z's Mystery Child Jay-Z may be living in holy matr...
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06/23/09
Does Jay Z Have A Secret 7 Year Old Son? Take in mind the source - this could have been ...
I'm Not Obsessed
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06/22/09
Beyonce and Jay-Z Bring Their Crazy Love to NYC Beyonce has spent her last few weeks tou...
POPSUGAR
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06/22/09
Beyonce Brings Hits, Jay-Z to “I Am Tour Opener in New York Two hours earlier Beyoncé e...
Rock and Roll Daily
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06/17/09
Drake to Join Jay-Z on 'Blueprint 3' Everybody's favorite newbie Drake has officially ar...
The Boombox
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06/08/09
Jay-Z Makes Surprise Appearance at Summer Jam "I put Marcy on the map, I put Brooklyn on...
The Boombox
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06/05/09
Hot 97 to Debut Jay-Z's D.O.A. Word on the street net is that Hot 97 's Funkmaster Flex ...
The Boombox
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06/04/09
Jay-Z to Release 'Blueprint 3' on September 11 Jay-Z 's highly anticipated 11th studio a...
The Boombox
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06/02/09
Jay-Z Calls for Death of Auto-Tune in New Song Though hailed by some critics as a harbin...
The Boombox
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05/28/09
Jay-Z Signing With Epic? It was revealed last week that Jay-Z split with long time label...
The Boombox
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05/22/09
Jay-Z Splits With Def Jam He may have '99 Problems,' but Def Jam ain't one ... thanks to...
The Boombox
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05/14/09
Jay-Z Demands 'High Quality' Peanut Butter and Jelly Before Taking Stage What Jay-Z want...
The Boombox
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05/14/09
Spencer Pratt Calls Himself the 'White Jay-Z' So, 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt is appa...
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05/13/09
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05/06/09
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