AllHipHop — JAY Z WRITES... more info

Detroit Free Press — Jay Z will become the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.             more info

MSN Music — Queen Bey and husband Jay Z are in "the best place" now that they're expecting twins. more info

Chorus.fm — Jay Z has become the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The full class of inductees was announced today: Musical titans Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Robert Lamm, James Pankow & Peter Cetera, p/k/a “... more info

AllHipHop — JAY Z DOES IT AGAIN! more info

411 Mania — CBS News reports that the inductees were revealed for the Songwriters Hall of Fame class of 2017 by Nile Rodgers. They include Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds,[.........] more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Only five songwriters, or songwriting groups, are inducted each year. more info

BBC News - UK — He is to become the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame. more info

New York Times — Linda Moran, the organization’s president, said that the rapper “was flipping out” and “so over the moon” about the honor. more info

MSN Music — The 2017 inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame were announced Wednesday morning, with hip-hop icon Jay Z and one-man hit factory Max Martin leading a class that also includes Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jimmy Jam and T... more info