Jay-Z

Obama on Jay-Z, Beyonce, Cuba: "White House Not Involved, We've Got Better Things to Do"

The Prez and Hova "got a little bond there." But Obama insists he didn't help his pals, Jay-Z and Beyonce (AKA The Carters), secure clearance from the Treasury Department for their fifth anniversary vacay to Cuba. "This is not something the White House was involved with," POTUS tells the Today Sho ... More >>

Problem Kids's "Useful Idiot" About Jay-Z: "The Real Cuba Is Not What He Portrayed"

Problem Kids are Miami Cubans with a message for Jay-Z about his trip to Cuba. Their response to his "Open Letter" is a new track called "Useful Idiot." "He looks like he's praising the Castro regime, and we wanna give him a history lesson," say MCs Mario Obregon and Christian Martinez of the local ... More >>

Jay-Z's "Open Letter" to Cuba Haters: "Obama Said 'Chill, You Gon Get Me Impeached'"

It seems Jay-Z has been up to more than smoking cigars and celebrating his marriage in Cuba. He's been busy penning and recording a serious dis track to all those haters who aren't happy to see the first couple of hip-hop chillin' so close to Castro. His recent vacation to the island set some polit ... More >>

Jay-Z Disses Vito Corleone, Robert De Niro Says Jigga's "Rude" for Ignoring Phone Calls

When an "American Gangster" bumped into "Vito Corleone" at Leonardo DiCaprio's New York City birthday party, attendees witnessed firsthand how rival celebrity Gangs of New York settle unfinished business. And it wasn't pretty for Jay-Z. According to the New York Post, Jigga waltzed over to Rober ... More >>

Jay-Z Calls Mitt Romney a "Bitch" at Obama Rally in Ohio

Following the birth of his daughter, Blue Ivy, rumors that Jay-Z was stripping the word "bitch" from his vernacular began surfacing earlier this year. However, "the story that he wont use the word bitches anymore since having the baby is B.S.," TMZ founder Harvey Levin tweeted in January. "He neve ... More >>

Jay-Z vs. The 99 Percent: True American or Greedy Terrorist?

See also "Obama Salutes Jay-Z at Made in America Fest: 'He Worked Hard and Plain Refused to Quit.'" He may have come from the bottom of bottom to the Top of the Pops. But the hustler named Shawn Carter doesn't back blind classicism for the sake of tax-bracket rage, son. Jay-Z has a nasty history w ... More >>

Obama Salutes Jay-Z at Made in America Fest: "He Worked Hard and Plain Refused to Quit"

President Obama has way more than 99 problems. But trying to cop a sick musical endorsement ain't one. While Mitt Romney and the Republicans flooded Tampa with whatever the fuck a Welsh cake is and refused to give awesome people high fives, President Obama made a totally hip appearance at his homeb ... More >>

Jay-Z Lyrics Come Up for Debate in Florida Legislature

​One would think that Democrats would have the advantage when it comes to correctly quoting Jay-Z lyrics. Apparently that's not the case up in Tallahassee. Dean Cannon, the Republican Speaker of the House, corrected Democratic Rep. Alan B. Williams for misquoting a Jay-Z song today on the House fl ... More >>

LeBron James's Watch the Throne Shoes Are Hideous, $300 Pieces of Shit for Your Feet

Via twitter.com/kingjamesLeBron tweeted a picture of his own feet. Fucking ugly.​The rich and famous don't really dress better than the rest of us. They just get away with looking ridiculous 'cause their shit's gaudier, flashier, and way more fucking expensive. Take Kanye's getup the other night ... More >>

17,000 People Hate Jay-Z and Kanye West

Photo by Sayre BermanMiami loved the Jiggaman. But Facebook's full of haters.​As we pointed out yesterday, 210 people on Facebook absolutely abhor DJ Khaled. But that's only a fraction of the haters who think Kanye West is a "complete wanker" and that Jay-Z "is a disgrace to the music business." ... More >>

Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne Tour in Miami, November 15

Photo by Sayre Berman​See the full 25-photo Jay-Z and Kanye West at American Airlines Arena slideshow. Jay-Z and Kanye West Watch the Throne Tour American Airlines Arena Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Better Than: A motherfuckin' rap opera at Versailles, teleported to outer space. From the streets ... More >>

Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne Tour at BankAtlantic Center and American Airlines Arena November 14 and 15

Where's the Throne? Join Jay-Z and Kanye West's Scavenger Hunt for Free Concert Tickets

​You'd do anything to sit atop The Throne, curled up in the resplendent million-dollar laps of His Hovatastic Majesty Jay-Z and King Kanye. But there's no way that you, a poor and humble pauper, could ever gather enough gold to pay for a $276.50 ticket to the royal duo's November 15 concert at th ... More >>

Jay-Z and Eminem top Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and Drake

Jay-Z Is King of the Hip-Hop Throne

Luther "Luke" Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke declares the best MCs in hip-hop.After listening to the new Jay-Z and Kanye West album, Watch the Throne, I was left ... More >>

Five Reasons Jay-Z and Kanye's "Otis" Video Totally Sucks

​Earlier in the week, Crossfade reported on the new Hova-slash-Yeezy collabo "Otis" and how the track totally misses the point of the original Otis Redding song it samples. Put simply, this pair of premiere rap man-baby millionaires has, quite predictably, substituted soul for swag. Well, MTV d ... More >>

Does Jay-Z's New Lifestyle Website Suck?

via facebook.com/JayZ​Jay-Z, whom you might recall is Miami's most-wanted gangbanger, recently came to the realization that transitioning from an executive position in the music industry, owning a sports team, publishing a book, overseeing a clothing line, managing a bunch of clubs, and kicking it ... More >>

53rd Grammy Awards = 15 Minutes of Fun!

Photo by wireimage.com via grammy.comCee Lo acid puppets = Fun!​Did you waste three hours of your life watching the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards last night? Well, congrats ... You got almost 15 minutes of genuine entertainment out of the deal. For one, Bieber took a beating at the hands of Best ... More >>

Jay-Z is no devil worshipper

Jay-Z Is Not A Devil Worshipper; He's My Friend

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke debunks rumors spread on blogs and YouTube that Jay-Z is down with the Illuminati.People who depict Jay-Z as a devil-wors ... More >>

Jay-Z in Miami Tonight (via Satelite) to Discuss "Decoded"

Ben Baker/Redux via Forbes.comJay-Z's gonna be a Forbes-rated billionaire.​The Miami Music Festival (yawn) came to a close on Sunday, as the Miami International Book Fair kicked off its week-long series of literary events with George W. Bush (read about it). But tonight via satellite from the New ... More >>

Jay-Z Is a Billionaire, Booze Magnate, Bing Man, and Writer of Books

Ben Baker/Redux For Forbes via forbes.comJay-Z and Warren Buffett share a delicious money milkshake.​When you've conquered the world of music, vodka, nightlife, fashion, and then been named as the heir apparent to the Forbes 400 (i.e. you've got more than $100 billion to your name), we can only as ... More >>

Jay-Z, Greatest Rapper Corporate Whore Alive

Jay-Z is releasing pages of a book dissecting his rhymes through a global scavenger hunt powered by Bing, or something like that. So late night we went to an event at the Delano South Beach hoping to get a reaction to our revelation earlier this month that the Miami Police Department used his image ... More >>

Miami PD's Most Wanted Gangleader to Hold Summit Promoting Bing Search Engine

​The Miami Police Department should be on high alert tonight as a shadowy gangland character is reportedly coming to town. The MPD has been in well-publicized pursuit of the mysterious criminal-- often referred to as "The Jiggaman", or "Jigga" and pictured with his identical twin and three multi-r ... More >>

Jay-Z shows up on Miami PD's gang web page

Miami Police Department Thinks Jay-Z Looks Like a Gangbanger

Click to see screenshot of the MPD's website.​Jay-Z is on the cover of this month's Forbes. But the Miami Police Department still thinks he looks like your typical member of a street gang. The department's website is currently featuring a large mural-esque banner depicting five tough-looking char ... More >>

Miami PD Removes Jay-Z(s) From Gang Unit Banner

​We're still waiting for official comment from the Miami Police Department as to why they think Jay-Z makes a good criminal prototype. But after a blog we wrote this morning was "forward[ed] to the IT commander", according to spokesperson Napier Velasquez, the department has removed the offen ... More >>

Grinnin’ for Griffin

Jay-Z and Eminem Bring Surprise Guests Kanye, Chris Martin, Dr. Dre, and More on Stage

​Unfortunately not all big shows can launch their tours in Miami. We get that. But when we heard that last night's Jay-Z/ Eminem concert in New York -- the first in the new Yankee Stadium -- had a ton of special musical guests, we just had to share some footage we found.Their special guests includ ... More >>

MP3: New Kanye West "Power Remix;" Yeezy to Release New Song Every Friday 'til Christmas

​Kanye West has been busy lately. Of course there was the day he released his video for his first single "Power" the same night as Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie," his impromptu performances, and his infamous new Twitter account. Now comes his most recent announcement: He's releasing a n ... More >>

Star Is Born

Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 tour with Young Jeezy and Trey Songz hits BankAtlantic Center

More Free Music: "Red Bottoms" by Ghostwridah

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario Ghostwridah Ghostwridah is a native of South Miami. You know, that little corner of Dade County between the University of Miami campus and Dadeland Mall. He's been a mainstay in Miami's ... More >>

Concert Announcements: Jay-Z and The Subdudes

via Flickr user NRK P3​A couple strangely grouped show announcements today. First, the jam train continues to roll through Broward with The Subdudes scheduled to play Culture Room on January 30. The NOLA based bluesy funk rockers have been together for 22 years (with the occasional hiatus for side ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Sandman

Hip-hop for the high life.

Belly-Dance and Pass the Couscous

DJ Tom Laroc's State of the Union Mix

D.C. Rapper Proverb Responds to Jay-Z Diss Track

Last Night: Jay-Z and Friends at the American Airlines Arena

The Party Crasher - Mary J. Blige Holds Down A Stellar Concert Kick-off After Party

Soulja Boy Thinks he's the Hottest MC in Hip Hop--WTF??

7L and Esoteric

A New Dope (Babygrande)

Teairra Mari

Make Her Feel Good (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam)

Docs that Rock

Riddim Warfare

Meet Jay-Z's The Black Album -- the remix

Fade to Black

Jay-Z previews his latest opus, The Black Album

Over-the-Top Hip-Hop

That well-publicized death threat? It's called marketing

All Nas Needs is One Mike

The best rapper of all time

SECOND BEST CONCERT OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS

Jay-Z at Billboardlive

Full Recovery

It took exactly three nanoseconds for pop music to snap out of it