Jay Z Splits From Longtime Business Partner

Jay Z has ended his partnership with John Meneilly, a man he once called his ‘consigliere.’

On to the next one. Jay Z and Solange Knowles may have (publicly at least) squashed whatever beef led to their now-infamous elevator brawl, but Hova and his longtime business manager are over.

Music industry insiders exclusively tell Confidenti@l that Jay Z has cut ties with John Meneilly, who helped build the “Empire State” rapper’s empire. Music industry insiders tell Confidenti@l that news of Meneilly’s departure started making the rounds shortly before Memorial Day weekend.

The former Provident Financial executive is largely credited with navigating the rise of the Rocawear clothing line, which Jay Z sold off for $200 million in 2007 while maintaining marketing and licensing rights. Meneilly is also credited as one of the architects behind Jay Z’s huge deal with Samsung last year, which instantly moved a million copies of the rapper’s “Magna Carta Holy Grail.” Meneilly was also a chief player at Roc Nation, which has grown from a record label to a talent management group that reps Yankee CC Sabathia and former Bronx Bomber Robinson Cano.

The “99 Problems” rapper is having a rough couple of weeks for sure. In addition to a surveillance video that went public of his sister-in-law pummeling him after the Met Ball gala in mid-May, photos of Jay and Bey sufaced in the Hamptons last weekend while his “Watch the Throne” collaborator Kanye West was marrying Kim Kardashian in Europe. Jay Z is also being sued for $7 million by an artist who says the rapper ripped off his Roc-A-Fella records logo design in 1995. Jay Z’s legal team is trying to postpone that case while Mr. and Mrs. Carter are on tour this summer.

What Would You Do If You Met Jay-Z?

How do you think it would feel or how would you act if you met one of the biggest and richest hip-hop stars in our generation Jay-Z?

We all know him as Jay-Z or Hova, but his real name is Shawn Corey Carter. Did you know? Jay-Z is the third best-selling rap artist of all time, after Eminem and Tupac with over 28m sales worldwide. Jay Z is one of the most well-known and highly-regarded rappers in the industry.

He’s also an extremely successful investor and businessman who’s a co-owner of the New York 40/40 Club, the clothing line Rocawear and is the former president of Def Jam Recordings, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records and founder of Roc Nation. On top of all this, he’s also a certified NBA and MLB sports agent.

Jay-Z Has 30 Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

 

Since 1996, Jay-Z continues to leave his mark on the world, from hip-hop and beyond, by releasing material favored by the masses both as a soloist and collaborator to music’s biggest stars — not limited to Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Coldplay, Kanye West and, of course, his wife Beyoncé.

Jay-Z or 50 Cent?

 

Another round of Celebrity Match Up's is back. This time they hit these scene with New York rappers Jay-Z of Roc Nation and 50 Cent of G-Unit.

Both rappers has made there mark in the industry. 50 Cent recently released his book, Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter, in which the rapper speaks on the alleged rift between JAY-Z and Kanye West and why he believes Hov has become "disappointed" with his friend Ye. 50 Cent says his relationship with Jay-Z is purely ''business'' and insists the pair will never be friends.

50 and Jay-Z were involved in a rap ‘beef’ with each other in early 2009, but while neither has said anything publicly to settle their differences, they met backstage when Jay-Z played a huge concert with 50’s mentor, Eminem, at Detroit’s Comerica Park last year, although 50 refuses to say what happened between them.

Jay-Z Takeover Of Marijuana Business Continues

 

Jay-Z and two venture firms have invested $19 million into the Denver-based cannabis tech company Flowhub. Flowhub received a $19 million investment from Jay-Z and the venture firms Headline and Poseidon.

Fat Joe - Ceilings To The Sky Video

Fat Joe releases a new official video for his track titled "Ceilings To The Sky". Peep Fat Joe 'Ceilings To The Sky' Video, the latest visual from Fat Joe. It dropped on Thursday, February 21st, 2013.

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Jadakiss Top 5 Music Videos

Jadakiss

American hardcore rapper Jadakiss, known for his distinctive gravelly voice, made his mainstream debut in 1994 as a member of the East Coast rap trio the LOX. He has also been apart of Roc Nation and Ruff Ryders.

So you know The Wrap Up Magazine had to make a Top 5 for one of the greats in the game. Take a look at Jadakiss best music videos and leave a comment below!

Rita Ora Poses Topless

The UK Blond Bombshell signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is on top of the world right now. The Pop Princess Ora poses topless for GQ Magazine in the August 2013 Issue and has fallen for industry producer/dj Calvin Harris.

She’s not exactly known for being a wallflower when it comes to sexy stage outfits and provocative music videos. But Rita Ora has now stripped off for her raciest shoot ever by going topless on the cover of the August edition of British GQ magazine. Positively sizzling as she flashed a hint of ‘side-boob’ using just her arms to cover her modesty, the 22-year-old singer looked incredible as she posed up a storm in the raunchy photos.

The pop starlet also opened up on her relationship with Scottish DJ beau Calvin Harris in a revealing accompanying, admitting she is already ‘falling in love’ with the hitmaker. She told the August edition of GQ magazine: ‘It’s early. I’m not in love. But I’m definitely falling.’

Will Jay-Z Become Owner Of The Denver Broncos?

 

The Denver Broncos could be looking for a new owner, and two of the most powerful celebrities in America reportedly are interested. Jay-Z, the rapper, businessman and media mogul, and Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, have both "popped up" as potential new owners of the Broncos.

Jay Z Celebrates Scoring Big Off Bet

(Not only is Cotto Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports client, but Jay-Z put up a whopping $100,000 against Oscar De La Hoya that says Cotto will win. If Cotto loses, Jay has to donate the $100,000 to the White Memorial Medical Center’s cancer unit. However, if Oscar’s client, Alvarez, comes out on top, Oscar has to cough up $100,000 towards Jay’s Shawn Carter Foundation.

Miguel Cotto will be fighting Canelo Alvarez next week in Vegas, and it’s in Jay-Z’s best interest if Cotto ends the match victoriously. Let’s get ready to rumble! The fight airs live on HBO pay-per-view from Las Vegas on November 21st.

Kendrick Lamar or J. Cole?

 

The Wrap Up Magazine is back with another round of Celebrity Match Ups. This time they return with a versus between Kendrick Lamar and J.Cole. Who would you pick as the best artist?

Supa Dupa Humble - Steppin Ft Mills Supreme

Roc Nation artist Supa Dupa Humble joins Mills Supreme for their latest releases titled "Steppin".

Drake's Leaving Young Money For Apple

Rumors are, that Jay J may be picking up a new entertainer. Sources say, Drake plans to leave Young Money for The Roc Nation. Really: Who did not see that one coming. Its not yet official, but the deal may involve Young Money receiving close to $50 MILLION for the rights to Drake.

Rumors about Drake switching up management team has been flying around all this week and even him considering to leave Young Money. It has been confirmed that Drake and Pharrell will be a part of Apple's brand new streaming service!

Would Jay-Z Be Better At Business or Law?

Rapper Jay-Z has been doing business ventures with different companies since the 1990's. Lately his newest venture outside of the music world has been taking on prison condition in the south, and fighting for justice where the cause is called.

I guess you can say its a little early to tell since having this new face in law is early in his late career. But with all the moves he has made and is making, how would you rate this question?

Jay-Z - Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film

 

Jay-Z has rapping down to fine art – with sustained video shoot inspired by artist Marina Abramović. Performance artist Marina Abramović says Jay Z never made a promised donation. He's got the receipt proving otherwise.

Rihanna to headline Super Bowl Halftime Show

 

Rihanna subtly teased the news earlier this morning with an Instagram photo of a football—specifically an NFL football—which either meant that she would be coming out of retirement to play for Tampa Bay or that she was going to play the Super Bowl Halftime Show. It turned out to be the latter, with Variety saying that Roc Nation has confirmed that Rihanna will indeed be headlining the biggest football-related music event of the year in 2023.

Whats Next For Wayne And His Empire

Lil Wayne just got a 10 million dollar check cut t him on behalf of a lawsuit with Birdman, he is also cut free from Cash Money Records. So What's next for the greatest rapper of all time?

Will Wayne go to Roc Nation or begin his own thing? Lil Wayne fans threw their lighters up last week when news broke that the New Orleans rap icon reportedly settled his dispute.

R&B singer and Cash Money signee Jacquees has another side to that story, though. “I just talked to Stunna the other day,” Jacquees confirmed. “He told me Wayne Cash Money. He said everything good.”

Baby even said he’d arrange for Weezy to hop on a record with the 24-year-old, too. Another Cash Money vet, and New Orleans emcee, Mack Maine, affirmed this after letting Jacquees know that Wayne “always rocked with [him].”

Diddy Reigns Supreme As Hip-Hop Cash Kings

Forbes is back with their Hip-Hop Cash Kings list, and for the second consecutive year, Diddy reigns supreme. The hip-hop mogul sits atop the list, raking in a cool $62 million over the past year. Much of the money isn't from music, but rather his very lucrative Ciroc vodka deal and other ventures. However, he hasn't let the stage entirely as his Bad Boy Reunion Tour runs through the fall.

How Beyoncé And Jay-Z Fell In Love

Once upon a time, Jay Z and Beyoncé fell in love. But—when, exactly? At this point, it seems as though music’s preeminent power couple has been together forever, but there were actually several years where they kept the world at large guessing, denying their undying love while likely continuing to date under the rader (or—as under the radar as two famous people can be).

Though there are varying reports as to when exactly they first came face to face, but in 2007 Jay told Charlie Rose he met Bey “10 years ago,” or in 1997; Queen B told Seventeen a year later that “I was 18 when we first met, 19 when we first started dating.” So young! Beyoncé was born September 4, 1981, so that’d mean they met in late 1999 or early 2000. Since women have a better memory than men, we’d bet on Bey. (Jay was born December 4, 1969, which means he was about 30.)

Jay-Z and Will Smith Join Forces to make home owning more accessible

 

Smith’s Dreamers VC and Arrive, the investment arm of Jay’s Roc Nation, are among the companies that participated in the capital raise for Landis Technologies, a startup that aims to guide renters on their path to owning a home.