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Kanye West - Kanye West And Jay-jay Z Play At Sweet 16 Party

5248 days ago
ContactMusicKanye West and Jay Z helped a teenage girl celebrate her birthday last week (ends12Jun11) by appearing at her Sweet 16 party. The rappers turned out to attend a bash for Leslie Taylor, the daughter of one of Jay Z's business associates, at the Carlto... more info

Def Jam Records launched by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin

5249 days ago
Guardian Music1984: Number 8 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe Def Jam label holds an almost mythical status within hip-hop. How come? After all, it was far from the first to put out rap music and, though it released num... more info

Jay-Z becomes president of Def Jam

5249 days ago
Guardian Music2004: Number 46 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe image of the businessman, of rapper as CEO, is common to hip‑hop videos and record sleeves. Few performers have held that position in real life though, as... more info

Frank Ocean Working With Jay-Z And Kanye West For Watch The Throne

5250 days ago
The Hip Hop ChronicleOn his tumblr blog, Frank Ocean revealed that he is working with Jay-Z and Kanye West for the Watch The Throne album. Tyler, The Creator was wondering what Frank Ocean was up to and Ocean replied with:   “yea, you finally finished an album. people... more info

Watch The Throne Drops July 4th

5252 days ago
The Hip Hop ChronicleThe Source have a strong source (see what I did there?) that Jay and Kanye’s album “Watch The Throne” is scheduled for release on July 4th.   Combat Jack wrote: The Source has received a solid date for the release of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s c... more info

Wu Lyf: better the devil you don't know

5253 days ago
Guardian MusicSatanic youth cult or rock'n'roll revolutionaries? The rumours surrounding Manchester's Wu Lyf are legion – but their desire for anonymity has a simple explanation, discovers Paul LesterManchester's Wu Lyf are probably the most talked-about new Bri... more info

Jay-Z's British protege K Koke charged with attempted murder

5253 days ago
NMEYoung rapper charged in relation to shooting in March more info

Tracklist For Kanye And Jay-Z's Watch The Throne Revealed!

5253 days ago
Perez HiltonVery curious, indeed! Just as we were beginning to even forget that Jay-Z and Kanye West had a collaborative album called Watch The Throne in the works, its official tracklist has been announced! However, oddly enough, it doesn't appear that the two ... more info

Kanye West & Jay-Z Joint LP Track-Listing Leaks

5254 days ago
MTV.co.uk NewsThe track-listing for Kanye West and Jay-Z's eagerly anticipated collaboration album, Watch The Throne, has leaked online. Despite there being no official release date for the hip-hop pairs joint... more info

Plan B Turned Down Potential Jay-Z Collaboration

5254 days ago
The Hip Hop ChroniclePlan B has revealed why he decided not to proceed with a potential collaboration with Jay-Z. A collabo with Jay-Z was put on the table by label bosses in United States, who felt the duet would raise Plan B’s profile but he declined the offer. The s... more info

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