JAY-Z Mix By Hot97's Megan Ryte

Top 5 Hip Hop Albums that influenced Culture!!

5.

Album: Wale "The Album About Nothing"

Culture Relevance: Wale is one of those artist that put a lot of thought into his album concepts. This particular album has to be one of the best concepts ever. Wale brings Seinfeld to the hip hop community, giving us a does of humor mixed with real life situations. This album shows that Wale is able to take a show like Seinfeld (which is a top five show BTW but i digress) and make it into something that can cross all backgrounds.



4.

Album:  Kid Cudi "MOTM 1"


Culture Relevance: With the emergence of Kid Cudi in 2007 we saw an artist that had a lot more to say than the typical artist. Cudi gave us an album that was likely the blueprint for many artist today. The raw emotion and realness of this album allowed Cudi to show us that its ok to be who you are regardless of what anyone says. (Salute Cudi)

3.

Album: BIG "Life After Death"

Culture Relevance: Where do i start with this one, i can remember hearing this album and thinking, "I can see every lyric he raps". Big had this style that was his own, he gave us in inside view of someone that had a lot on his mind but in the mist of it all tried to enjoy this gift he had been giving. Love Live BIG!!!


2.

Album: Outkast "Speakerbox/The Love Below"

Culture Relevance: Outkast showed us that even in a group you can still be individuals. This album broke down so many barriers for hip hop to enter main stream, i mean my 40 plus year old Aunt owned this album. I think we really go to see 3000 be the 3000 we know today as well as Big Boi show us that you have to mention him as a lyricist. Overall this album might have been the most important to the culture.


1.


Album: Jay Z "Reasonable Doubt"

Culture Relevance: Close your eyes, light a cigar, hell grab some whiskey.......Thats exactly what this album is, Luxury meets real rap. Jay gave us the most well rounded album of all time. He showed the guy from the block that you can make it and also showed the regular 9-5 guy that anything is possible with a mean hustle. The "Can Do" tone of this album spoke to us all and is still speaking today.

JAY Z "Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film" (VIDEO)

JAY Z hits us with "Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film." Directed by Mark Romanek. So dope. The song "Picasso Baby" was Produced by Timbaland is available on JAY Z's "Magna Carta... Holy Grail." now Available everywhere- in the meanwhile check out the vid...

1939 Jay-Z look-alike photo surfaces, is Jay-Z an immortal? (Photos)

 

The New York Public Library has published an unretouched, un-Photoshopped photo from 1939 that features a guy who looks remarkably like Jay-Z... very eerily similar..


 

With that said..... 
 

Let the Illuminati talks RESUME! lol

Kanye West: “I Got Love For Hov, but I Ain’t F**king with that ‘Suit & Tie’” (Video)

Yup. Once again, Kanye West chose to go off on a few topics during one of his patented interlude/rhyming rap ramble rants while out in London tonight. This time around, he decided he had a few words for the Grammys as well as that quote above. Time for outlets to start insinuating that there’s a “beef” between Jay-Z and Kanye. Starting at the 6 minute mark.

Shout to Team Kanye Daily, HHU

Beyonce / Destiny’s Child Super Bowl Half Time Show (replay)

Beyonce and Destiny’s Child owned the Super Bowl halftime show in a truely incredible performance. If you missed it Check out the video above. And alot people are talking about what she flashed below..Some people are screaming illuminati. But all I know is Jay-z is winning a life!

Jay-Z & Kanye West – No Church in the Wild (Music Video)

Music video by Jay-Z & Kanye West performing No Church In The Wild feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream. This one is crazy...

Jay-Z on the Progress of Jay Electronica’s Album (interview)

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Jay-Z chatted it up with MTV regarding the status of Jay Electronica’s fabled album. I cannot wait for this

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New Nets Logo?

Forbes' List Of Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists

The Forbes Five looks like a pretty exclusive group. It’s always surprising to see the actual numbers of hip-hop’s top-earning artists. The publication released their short list of the wealthiest moguls in the game and sitting comfortably at the top is Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jay-Z comes in second, while Dr. Dre, Birdman and 50 Cent rounding out the list.
1. Diddy: $550 Million
2. Jay-Z: $460 Million
3. Dr. Dre: $270 Million
4. Birdman: $125 Million
5. 50 Cent: $100 Million

30 Is Not In Fact The New 20

D.West
Head Writer


"30's the new 20 nigga, I'm so hot still" - Jay-Z

That's a half true statement. It's 2012, and Hov is still atop the charts, making great classic music, however 30 is not in fact the new 20. It's the exact same 30 it's always been. This past month I turned 28, and as I inch ever closer to the big three zero I find myself coming to grips with this realization.

When I was 20 I was in college,  drinking literally every night, smoking much weed as possible, and living as though I had no tomorrow. If I got fired from a job, I found a new one. If I broke a bone it healed in what seemed to be two weeks, and I had no semblance of an actual emotional relationship.

family man..?!

Fast forward 8 years. When I get drunk now my body makes me pay for it for 3 days afterwards. If I even smell weed in a public place I bitch about how someone could be so irresponsible as to smoke weed where children could be present. I worry about my families future. I'm terrified at the prospect of losing my job. If I break a bone the shit stays broken. I'm a father,  and I have been married for the past two years to the same woman I've been with for the past six. This is what 30 looks like
--to me at least.



I'm not sure if the terms creation sits squarely on the shoulders of Jay-Z or not. Research into the terms origin only turned up the lyrics to his song "30 Something" though I'm pretty sure I'd heard the term used before I'd heard that song. My guess would be that generations previous to ours had a tendency to do things earlier. They got into the workforce earlier, they got married earlier, and they had stable lives much earlier.

shit was hot back in the day...
 not if you're still wearing it though

These days you're lucky to find many people who are closing in on 30 actually acting as though they're closing in on 30. The statement "30s the new 20" is just a way for people who are almost 30 to justify acting and doing things they way they did when they were 20 and feeling ok with it.

blame mtv!

Really look at our culture. Look at your friends. Do they dress how they did in college? Listen to the same music? Go to the same bars? Live by the same rules and standards? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, in my opinion something's wrong. Look there's nothing wrong with breaking out the cargo shorts on the weekend. And far be it from me to tell you to not dust off that "Country Grammar" album on a nice spring day. But when you're making a habit out of being the same person you were ten years ago, that's a problem. At 20 would you feel comfortable acting 10? Would you feel cool      saying "20s the new 10 dogg!" No. No you would not.

Life is about two things: Relationships, and growth. And you can't have one without the other--well, allow me to rephrase-- you can't have a successful relationship without growth. The person you are when you're 20 should not be who you are at 25, nor should the person you are at 25 be the same as the person you are at 30. And that's just natural progression. At 30 you should simply want more for yourself than the same shit hole bar you've been going to for 5 years. Or the same petty drama and problems you were dealing with when you were young. To me that only makes sense.

90's the new 15 NIGGA!

If 30 is the new 20, then where does it stop? Does that make 50 the new 40? And in turn does that make 70 the new 60? Oh and watch out! Because word on the street is 90s the new 80! Seems ridiculous I know, but it's not any more ridiculous than people in their 30s or on their way, desperately trying to hold onto their 20s because they're afraid to move on and quite simply have nothing to move on to because they've wasted their ENTIRE 20s doing the things that most of us only spend the first half of our 20s doing.









So when your 30th birthday comes around, do yourself a favor and cancel the keg. Hold off on heading out to the club. And for god sake stay away from that hole in the wall bar you and your college roommate loved so much. In short be 30! Grow up! Going out and getting "shitfaced" on your birthday is kids stuff. And deep down inside even you know it.



 Leave the kids stuff to the children you're not taking care of...But that of course is an entirely different article...


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Kanye West & Jay-Z to Auction Off Ruined $350,000 Maybach from “Otis” Music Video

A car that will surely go down in pop culture folklore, Kanye West and Jay-Z’s totalled Maybach is set to go on the auction block. The car represented one of the inhuman stars of the smash hit video, Otis. Before you’re so quick to dismiss the sale of a wrecked $350,000 USD car, proceeds will be donated to the Save the Children foundation. Auctioned off via Phillips de Pury of New York on March 8th, all parties are looking to make an impact and raise awareness for the difficulties facing many East African families.

Source: Mail Online

Jay-Z is Getting Involved

Most celebrity owners of sports teams are exactly that—celebrities who shows up at games, sit in the front row, and get their teams positive press. They don't have much say in personnel decisions (in fact, they usually have no say in personnel decisions). They don't have much direct contact with the majority owners of the team. And they most certainly aren't involved in making decisions like what type of suites would work best in a team's new arena. Those things are left to be decided by the team's "real" owners.

But the Wall Street Journal just did a piece highlighting all of the things that Jay-Z is doing to help the Nets transition to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. And, we have to say: We're impressed. According to the piece, Jay helped design the super-exclusive "The Vault at Barclays Center"—a collection of 11 suites that'll offer VIPs the best of the best during Nets games. He helped pick out the team's new uniforms. And he has been in constant contact with Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark about what the team needs to do to attract fans to Nets games next season.

"I don't tell Jay-Z to do anything," Yormark told the WSJ. "I mean that. He tells me what to do. Listen, when it comes to our engagement, let's just say he's the CEO."

See? Impressive. We knew Hov was a little more involved with the Nets than, say, Nelly is with the Charlotte Bobcats. But we had no idea dude was doing things like picking out which kind of forks people should be eating with in the luxury suites at the Barclays Center. Clearly, dude is anything but the typical celebrity owner.

S/O to Wall Street Journal

Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)

Jay-Z and Kanye West - Ni***s In Paris (Official Video)

Jay-Z - Glory (Feat. Blue Ivy Carter)

Kanye West & Jay-Z Allegedly Earn $3 Mil EACH to Play a 16th Birthday

Kanye West and Jay-Z were paid just under £4 million to play live at the 16th birthday party of the daughter of an Arab billionaire.

The rappers, who released their much anticipated collaboration album 'Watch The Throne' earlier this year, were reportedly paid a fee of £1.9 million ($2.9 million) each to perform the gig, which took place in Dubai around two weeks before Christmas.

According to The Sun, the rappers performed several sets at the party, which was given to celebrate the 16th birthday of the girl, who is also the niece of Sheikh Mansour, the multi billionaire owner of Manchester City Football Club.

Jay-Z has previously hinted that the second release from his and West's 'Watch The Throne' project will be released next year.

He said of he and West's future plans: "We – I say 'we' because I'm in Throne mode – we're in a great place creatively. You might see a Jay, then Kanye and a Throne album next year… We've really found our zone."

Jay-Z and Kanye West completed a lengthy North American arena tour just before the Christmas period.

Source: NME

Jay-Z & KanYe West - Watch The Throne - Montreal, Canada (HD)

This is some of the best footage from Jay-Z & Kanye West's 'Watch The Throne' tour, HD footage of the show that took place in my birthplace Montreal, Canada on November 22nd.wish i could of went to this one!





Playlist :

Can't Tell Me Nothing
Runaway
That's My B*tch
Good Life / Michael Jackson tribute
Big Pimpin' / Pimp C tribute
Gold Digger
99 Problems
No Church In The Wild
N*ggas in Paris

Kanye West & Jay-Z Perform @ 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

This is hilarious... it was supposed to be a night highlighting some of the most gorgeous women in the world at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York, turned into for a lack of a better word.... a Sausage fest. "Kanye West, Jay-Z and Maroon 5 all took to the stage to perform as the scantily-clad Victoria’s Secret models stalked the catwalk around them. Not to be outdone by the musical impresarios, Miranda Kerr would later emerge in a 2.5 million dollar bra studded in diamonds. This was a particularly emotional moment for West, as he lost his mother just prior to being scheduled to perform at the 2007 event." check out somemore pics below.

Source: Huffington Post



 

Jay-Z and Timbaland in Legal Trouble over "Big Pimpin" Sample?

Jay-Z and Timbaland are in legal trouble surrounding their 2000 hit single "Big Pimpin." Although the sample was cleared, there's a dispute over how the license for the song was used.

The record samples "Khosara, Khosara" by Baligh Hamdy. Only an unaltered version could be legally licensed, and the lawsuit contests that an altered version was used. After the composer passed away in 1993, copyrights to the song were passed down to his children. Egyptian "moral rights" legislation was breached because Jigga man did not ask for permission from the four children to use an altered version of the song..........."Everytime you felt that was that, they call you right back"

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