Jay-Z joins pitch to redevelop Nassau Coliseum
NBC New York - Jay-Z is part of a group trying to renovate Nassau Coliseum...
Will Jamie Foxx join 'Annie' cast?
theGRIO REPORT - The classic play is being recreated and delivered to the silver screen with Jay-Z and Will Smith acting as producers and 9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis starring in the title role...
UC Irvine frat uses blackface in video
NBC Southern California - A scene 55 seconds into a two-minute homemade music video posted on Youtube is being called reprehensible and racially offensive by UC Irvine's vice chancellor of student affairs.
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - Slick Rick references are still cool, Ab-Soul still loves both his mysticism and his weed, Eminem's name carries a lot of weight, and Hov is still capable of blowing our minds. Below, the lines of the week...
Beyoncé and Jay-Z take Blue Ivy to lunch in Paris
SLIDESHOW - Jay-Z and Beyoncé were photographed at Szptime restaurant in Paris having lunch with 15-month-old Blue Ivy Carter...
Listen to Jay-Z's '100$' from 'The Great Gatsby' soundtrack
theGRIO REPORT - Jay-Z was recently selected to be the executive producer for the movie soundtrack for this year’s highly anticipated film, 'The Great Gatsby'...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - This week, our list is dominated by two phenomena. Funkmaster Flex dropped a massive, 56 song mixtape that gives us three of our entries...
Jay-Z and Beyoncé named to Time 100 most influential list
theGRIO REPORT - Both Jay-Z and wife Beyoncé have been named by 'Time' as two of the world’s most influential people.
Obama denies approving Jay-Z, Beyoncé trip to Cuba
VIDEO - No matter what Jay-Z decides to put in his lyrics, the White House was not involved with the rapper's and Beyonce's trip to Cuba -- and the word came straight from the mouth of President Barack Obama during his exclusive interview with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie...
Marco Rubio: Beyoncé, Jay-Z trip to Cuba 'hypocritical'
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican senator says entertainers Beyonce and Jay-Z missed a chance while in Cuba to see firsthand the effects of political oppression...
