Producer No ID shared that he worked on the instrumental beat with the rapper, before the singer grabbed it for her 'Renaissance' album Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

A judge rules that Chauncey Mahan should have taken a hint from copyright registration records, album notes and a lack of royalties — and sued sooner. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large ...

There's something special about Jay-Z's "Dead Presidents." First released as a promo single for Reasonable Doubt in 1996, the Ski-produced gem showcases one of hip-hop's then-rising lyricists deep in ...

Jay-Z turned down beats that became huge hits with other artists, according to a former collaborator. Joshua "Hip Hop" Kyambo, who worked with Jay-Z, made the comments on a recent podcast episode. The ...

Here’s an interesting piece of acquisition news for a Friday morning: International rap superstar Jay Z is on the verge of buying Swedish company Aspiro AB — the firm that owns the recently-launched ...

Ma$e has been on a roll since dropping his Cam'ron diss a little under a month ago and it doesn't look like he plans to stop it anytime soon. He continued his ...

Rap icon Jay Z has officially taken control of Swedish Internet firm Aspiro, which markets subscription streaming services WiMP and Tidal, direct competitors of Apple's Beats Music. According to The ...

There’s a grainy clip on Youtube that captures the exact moment Timbaland played JAY-Z the culture-shifting “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” beat. While offering Hova the beats for what became Ludacris’ “The ...

Jay-Z spit some of the most introspective lines of his career over Kanye's backdrop, which is laced with a sample of David Ruffin's "Common Man." The beat has a sweeping soulful ambiance to it thanks ...

Nas, worth $75M, got NYC approval for a $5B Queens casino expansion, outshining Jay-Z, whose $2.6B bid for a Times Square casino was rejected. Rapper Nas, real name Nasir Jones, reignited his ...

A "Simba" type beat inspired by Kanye West and Jay-Z. Stream and download this tribal and african inspired instrumental. Smith's homer in 11th lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 5-4 to become first repeat ...