Stereogum — In the great mid-’90s feud between Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur, Shawn Carter was a bit player. He and Biggie tossed Tupac a subliminal or two on his Reasonable Doubt album, and 2Pac offered “fuck Jay-Z” as an aside on his song “Fuck Friend... more info

Stereogum — In 1999, Jay Z released the Timbaland-produced “Big Pimpin’,” one of the definitive songs of either man’s career. The track came out on Vol. 3 … Life And Times Of S. Carter, and it boasted a particularly recognizable sample that Timbaland n... more info

Stereogum — Prince’s love of Tidal is well-established — he removed his catalog from all streaming services except Jay Z’s and partnered with Tidal to broadcast his Rally 4 Peace concert. The lovefest continues today with the Purple One’s announcement th... more info

Mercury News, California — The “1989” singer says Jay Z got them together, after infamous episode at 2009 VMAs. more info

Stereogum — Vic Mensa seems poised for big things, and he’s totally aware of it. Late last night, the young Chicago rapper uploaded a new freestyle to SoundCloud entitled “Heir To The Throne.” It opens with an intro taken from Jay Z and Roc-A-Fella’s “... more info

TMZ — Another HUGE move for Jay Z's sports agency -- which just signed one of the biggest soccer stars in the world ... opening the door to HUGE CASH for Roc Nation Sports in the world of international soccer.  Jay just locked up Bayern Munich… more info

Mercury News, California — Madonna, who co-owns Tidal with Jay Z, Beyonce and others, says it's just the beginning for the streaming service that's had some troubles since its launch in March. more info

Stereogum — The rollout of Jay Z’s Tidal streaming service hasn’t been especially smooth since its March launch, and things are going to be especially difficult for the service now that Apple Music is sucking up so much of the oxygen in the room. Also, the c... more info

Time — The show will run on HBO more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday refused to recuse himself from a $7 million copyright lawsuit against Jay Z over his Roc-A-Fella Records logo, after the plaintiff said the judge appeared to be biased toward the rap star and music entre... more info