Sports

Talking about inspiration! Rapper, turned entrepreneur and multi-million dollar mogul, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is moving the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn. At a press conference Monday, Carter also added that he will be doing concerts in the Barclay arena to open the 2012-13 season. Read More

While no rapper made Forbes 400 list of America’s richest citizens, can you guess who the first rap billionaire will be??? Read More Via HipHopWired.com Photo Noel Vasquez

After performing her new song “A Place of My Own” in Las Vegas, Alicia Keys brought Jay-Z to the stage to perform “Empire State of Mind.” Check them out performing their New York City anthem in these photos below. RELATED POSTS: Alicia Keys “A Place Of My Own” (Live) [NEW MUSIC] Jay-Z & Kanye West’s […]

Music

As 100 degree weather gives way to cooler temperatures and Autumn knocks at our front doors, it’s time to say goodbye to the summer of 2011. Check them out

New Music

THE CHARTS DECODED Every week, Frequency News will take a close look at what is going on with the Urban Mainstream, and Urban Adult radio airplay charts AND the album sales charts from the previous week. We will keep track of what is happening with your favorite music so that you don’t have to! __________________________________________________________ […]

While no rapper made Forbes 400 list of America’s richest citizens,  the magazine analyzed the race to become Hip Hop’s first billionaire. READ MORE

From Jay-Z to Kanye West to Drake and Lil Wayne, the rap game has seen a number of success stories. But on the other side of the spectrum, rap has had a fair share of talented MCs that never reached their full potential. READ MORE

New Music

Lil Wayne stole Jay-Z & Kanye West‘s shine from Watch the Throne by selling more than a million copies of Tha Carter IV in a week, but now these Roc-A-Fellas have platinum status again. (This makes 12 for Jay and six for Ye.) It took over a month for them to sell a million units, […]

WTF

Alec Baldwin Tweets About “N*ggas In Paris” Actor Alec Baldwin caused a firestorm on Twitter last night when he made mention of a Kanye West and Jay-Z song that uses the word “N*gga.” Baldwin tweeted Sunday about his love for the duo’s song “N*ggas In Paris”, the next single from their Watch The Thronealbum. Watch the […]

New Music

Some were introduced to RocNation‘s Bridget Kelly when she filled in for Alicia Keys during Jay-Z‘s performances of “Empire State of Mind.” Others are discovering her for the first time on her debut single “Think About Forever.” Get familiar with the first female signed to Jay-Z’s RocNation in this edition of The Playlist from TV […]

After thrilling audiences on three continents, the hit musical FELA! will be presented in Washington, DC’s Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street, NW), kicking off a National tour. Presented by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and Ruth and Stephen Hendel, in association with The National Theatre production, FELA! is directed […]

New Music

VIA: NewsOne.com Actor Alec Baldwin ruffled some feathers on Twitter yesterday when he tweeted the “n-word” when referring to the Kanye West and Jay-Z song, “Ni**as In Paris.” Here are Baldwin’s questionable tweets: RELATED POSTS: Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “Watch The Throne” Breaks iTunes Sales Record Jay-Z & Kanye West (The Throne) “Otis” [MUSIC VIDEO] […]