Showing posts with label Jay-Z. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jay-Z. Show all posts

Sunday, November 20, 2016

#BBB NEWS| WATCH: Kanye West Calls Out Jay Z, Beyonce, Drake And More [PHOTO/TWEETS/VIDEO]

Kanye West will say what he wants, when he wants, and doesn’t care how anyone feels about it, and he did just that after a three-song set when the Saint Pablo tour rolled through Sacramento Saturday night. (Nov.19)

Yet the real show began when Mr. West ranted (per usual) and spoke aggressively about his one time comrades Beyonce and Jay Z.

Thursday, May 5, 2016

#BBB NEWS| Drake Makes First Time Appearance On Forbes Five Wealthiest Hip-Hop Artists

Aubrey’s 2016 is shaping up to be quite a successful year. After the release of his highly-anticipated LP Views, the 29 year old achieved another milestone by making a first-time appearance on Forbes’ five wealthiest hip-hop artist list.

Released Wednesday, (May 4) the list, which is comprised of the usual suspects Sean P.Diddy Combs, Dr. Dre, Jay Z Birdman and 50 Cent, welcomed Drake after 50 Cent’s legal woes last year caused him to file for bankruptcy, resulting him being booted off the list.

While the “One Dance” artist who’s $60 million fortune is a far cry from Diddy’s $750 million fortune, Drake has proven his business acumen is indeed lit, securing partnerships with Nike, Sprite, Apple Music as well as his sold-out tours.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

#BBB NEWS| Roc Nation Launches A $2.3 Million Counter Suit Against Rita Ora

In 2008, Rita Ora, then 18, signed a five album contract with Roc Nation. However, things didn’t seem to go as planned and in December 2015, the singer-songwriter filed a lawsuit against the label, claiming to have been “orphaned” due to the label’s other business endeavors.

It’s now being reported Jay Z called the singer-songwriter the day after the lawsuit and agreed to relieve her from her contract, but filed a counter suit to the tune of $2.3 million which according to Roc Nation was invested on marketing her sophomore record. The point of the lawsuit is to get its money back.

“When Rita signed, Roc Nation and its senior executives were very involved with her as an artist,” states the complaint which was filed in a L.A. Superior Court.

Sunday, October 25, 2015

#BBB NEWS| Rihanna’s Ex-Publicist Apologizes For Starting Jay Z And Beyonce Cheating Rumor

A unauthorized biography about the life of Beyonce has the masses questioning her marriage to Jay Z once again.

In the book, titled Becoming Beyonce, author J. Randy Taraborelli claims that The Carters took a nearly year-long break ten years ago after rumors surfaced that Jay Z cheated with Rihanna. With the story getting a whole new breath of life thanks to Taraborelli, the man behind the snafu has come forward with an apology for spreading the false story.

In a statement to the New York Daily News, Rihanna’s ex-publicist Jonathan Hay revealed his current business relationship with TIDAL, and his hopes that the rumor did not affect it.

“I was blindsided by the news of ‘Becoming Beyoncé’ coming out and it couldn’t come at a worse time for me,” he said. “I’m currently releasing projects with my label Urban Hitchcock through Tidal, a company that is owned by Jay Z and Beyoncé … Hopefully this news hasn’t ruined that relationship for me.”

Thursday, July 23, 2015

#BBB NEWS| Will Smith And Jay Z To Produce HBO Mini Series About Emmett Till

Will Smith and Jay Z found success when they signed on as producers for the Broadway musical, Fela, and now the two will team up again to produce an HBO mini series about Emmett Till.

Entertainment Weekly reports the two, along with Jay Brown, James Lassiter, and Aaron Kaplan are executive producing the untitled mini series. Emmett Till was a 14 year old from Chicago sent to spend the summer in Mississippi.

One evening, Till was kidnapped from his bedroom and savagely beaten by white men because he whistled at a white woman. At Till’s funeral, his mother had an open casket to showcase the brutality of her son’s death.

Sunday, May 17, 2015

#BBB NEWS| Jay Z Reunites With Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, And Freeway For TIDAL X Concert [PHOTOS]

Jay Z unwrapped not only his pristine and nostalgic B-Side tracks for his TIDAL X concert Saturday night (May 16), but a moment that many have been waiting for happened in a matter of minutes.

While running through classic Roc-A-Fella records, it was only fitting that Jigga brought out his familia including Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, Freeway, and Beanie Sigel.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

#BBB NEWS| Check Out Forbes 5 Wealthiest Hip-Hop Artists Of 2015 [PHOTOS]

It’s that time of year again. Forbes presents hip-hop’s wealthiest artists/businessmen. And 2015’s coveted roster includes the likes of: Dr.Dre, 5O Cent, Jay Z, Birdman and Diddy.

There was a lot of talk last year stipulating that Dr.Dre was the wealthiest man in the hip-hop industry when he sold his Beats By Dre headphone empire to Apple for a whopping $3 billion. After taxes however, the mogul rounded up a $700 million dollar net worth—making Diddy the richest man in hip-hop with a cool $735 million in his bank account.

With a slew of business ventures including: clothing lines Enyce and Sean John, multimedia network Revolt, alkaline water brand AQUAhydrate and a new tequila called DeLeon, it’s no surprise Mr. Combs took all the cake home this year.

“Sean has been aggressive in being sure that we put the power of the platform in the hands of musicians to be able to create with fans in their authentic voice,” said Revolt’s chief executive Keith Clinkscales.“Revolt got built out of the frustration Sean was having with music media being able to get his albums out there.”

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

#BBB NEWS| Jay Z Clears Up A Few Things About TIDAL With ‘Billboard’

Jay Z has recently made a huge investment on his purchase of Aspiro— the company that owns music streaming services TIDAL and WiMP—for a hefty $56 million.

Essentially, Hov is pushing TIDAL forward. During a press conference held yesterday (March 30), it was revealed that some of music’s elite are also partnering with Jay in the business deal, serving as co-owners: Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Usher, Alicia Keys, Madonna, Kanye West and more. But we must say: there were a few questions left unanswered.

To help us all out, Jay Z recently chopped it up with Billboard to discuss his reasoning for wanting to take over TIDAL, how accessible it will be for the public and how his relationship with Jimmy Lovine is standing.

See highlights from the interview below...