Jay-Z and partners accused of stiffing logo designer

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A New York City clothing designer says Jay-Z and his former Roc-A-Fella record label partners owe him $7 million in unpaid royalties for designing their label logo. Dwayne Walker said in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court that he created the Roc-A-Fella design.

The lawsuit says the Bronx designer came up with the logo in 1995 when Roc-A-Fella was just starting out. The label is now a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.  The logo features the letter R, a record and a Champagne bottle.

Jay-Z + Alicia Key’s Song ‘Empire State of Mind’ Featured in New York Ad Campaign

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Jay-Z and Alicia Keys‘ Grammy-winning song ‘Empire State of Mind’ was an anthemic love letter to their beloved city of New York. Now the two New Yorkers have teamed up to help lure businesses to the Big Apple with their piano-driven anthem.

The duo’s ‘Empire State of Mind’ is now the soundtrack to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $50 million “The New New York Works For Business” ad campaign. The goal is to attract businesses to New York so they can create jobs and raise state tax revenue. “By sending the message that New York is the place for businesses to come and thrive, we can deliver on our number one priority: creating jobs, jobs, jobs,” said Gov. Cuomo of the new campaign.

Jay-Z Facing Plagiarism Lawsuit Over ‘Decoded’ Book

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Hip-hop king Jay-Z has been slapped with a lawsuit by a man who claims that sections of the Throne rapper’s 2010 book ‘Decoded’ were in some way stolen from him, reports AllHipHop.com.

In a handwritten lawsuit, filed on June 13 in California, Patrick White asserts that his laptop was stolen in 2009 and somehow his information from the computer now appears in Hov’s lyrics book. “The book contains various expressions, colors, phrases, which correlates to my work,” he scribbles in his lawsuit.

Jay-Z + Kanye West Perform in Paris

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Jay-Z and Kanye West brought their ‘Watch the Throne’ into Paris Friday night (June 2) and performed their anthemic song ‘N—as in Paris’ a record-stunting 11 times. Rap Radar captured the historic moment on video and it’s was thrilling to watch.

Before the Throne performed ‘N—as in Paris’ for the 11th time in a row, they explained to the Paris crowd that no other artist performs their classic songs in succession and they are about to witness something monumental.

Jay-Z + Kanye West’s ‘Watch the Throne 2′ Is in the Works



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This is good news for Jay-Z and Kanye West fans. The rap duo’s platinum-selling LP ‘Watch the Throne’ will get a sequel. West’s go-to producer Mike Dean has confirmed that a follow-up to the opulent album is in the works although he didn’t give specifics.

Rihanna performs with Kanye and Jay-Z on

Jay-Z and Kanye West invited a very special guest to join them on their ‘Watch the Throne’ tour stop in London Sunday night (May 20). Pop songbird Rihanna performed alongside the dynamic duo at their sold-out concert for two special tracks.

Jay-Z and Kanye West keep everyone out of their seats at Watch The Throne tour opener

One could be forgiven for thinking that Kanye West was in London solely as the latest bit of arm-candy for reality star starlet Kim Kardashian. Having been seen moodily trailing behind her during the curvaceous one’s whistlestop promotional tour in the capital, the real reason for his arrival became clear last night.

JAY-Z I Support Gay marriages

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President Obama has been labelled 'America's first Gay President' after he publicly said he supported gay marriages......Now another high powered celebrity has come out clean on the same issue...TMZ reports Jay-Z says he STRONGLY believes gay people deserve the right to get married ... claiming discriminating against a gay person is the same as discriminating against a black person.