Hov and Beyonce welcomed their first baby, Blue Ivy Carter, about a day ago. Since it was the best moment in Jay’s life, he went to the studio to document his feelings with a record. Sampling Blue’s first cries at the end, this is nothing short of a masterpiece. Beautiful music. Oh, glory. Jay-Z Ft. [...]

These two played “Niggas in Paris” a whopping 11 times during their last show in Vancouver. My first thought is who the hell wants to hear “Niggas in Paris” 11! TIMES! I put tracks on repeat but after the fourth time its time to move on, but 11! Come on son it’s not that cray. [...]

Rihanna invites us into her home as she spends time with her mom, “Gran Gran”, and little brother. Jay-Z narrates as Rihanna and the family reminisces, and share gifts at their family gathering. Happy Thanksgiving, Rihanna’s Talk That Talk is in stores now. Previously: Rihanna Ft. Jay-Z – Talk That Talk

Jeezy kills all doubts about him falling off in this new joint. Flex dropped this joint all bombed up as usual, and now we finally get the dirty CDQ version of this classic. Andre came the hardest on here, while I think this is one of Hov’s weaker verses. This is certainly one of the [...]

Hov lends a helping hand to the Illuminati princess for one of the more anticipated tracks on her album and her second single. Whenever Jay and Rihanna link up it’s pretty big. This is more on the pop side compared to recent tracks featuring the two but watch it appear on radio stations everywhere. Rihanna’s [...]

With the Watch the Throne tour selling out every arena, this project is just what we needed. On The Blue Throne, Mick Boogie & Soulklap combine the best of both worlds. The tracks “Devil Makes The Song Cry” and “Jigga and Those Flashing Lights” might be the best two blends on here. Mick Boogie: “I [...]

Yesterday, the world (of Twitter) was talking about the shot heard ’round the world. On “H.A.M,” Jay responded to claims Birdman made that Wayne made more money than him in 2010 (“I’m like really half a billi n-gga, Really you got baby money/ Keep it real with n-ggas, N-ggas aint got my lady money”). Well, Weezy settles the [...]

This is what I expected to see from the duo. Looks like they had fun doing this too. Watch The Throne available now. Directed by Spike Jonze. Previously: Preach On, Sermon: Twenty Questions: Watch The Throne Edition

The whole world was either at the Highline Ballroom or watching it on a stream. For those who missed it, here’s various footage from the night. Above Loso comes out to do “Flexin’” and “Rollin’ Freestyle.” After the jump, he brings out Jay-Z and Kanye courtesy of Nigel. Then, Bun B comes out for the [...]

With Watch The Throne hitting digitally on August 8 and physically on August 13, let’s keep the hype rolling. The two can officially be referred to as The Throne. Yup, that’s their new duo name. They’re going to be hitting the road toward the end of September starting in Detroit and ending in Boston. Pre-sales [...]