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 Top 5 Best Music Videos

The biggest man in the music industry has had the best of his music videos featured on The Wrap-Up Magazine. Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as JAY-Z, is an American rapper and businessman. 

He is one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Watch his Top 5 music videos here.

Jay-Z Addresses Whether He’s Retired From Music

 

It has been five long years since the release of Jay-Z‘s most recent album, 4:44. With the break — and the upcoming arrival of wife Beyoncé‘s forthcoming LP, Renaissance, later this month — fans are wondering if the 52-year-old rapper’s time away from music is permanent. But according to Jay-Z, retirement is not in his cards.

Speaking with Kevin Hart in a season two sneak peek of Hart to Heart, the 24-time Grammy award winner addressed what’s ahead for his career in the coming years, and says he’s leaving it up to chance, but does not have plans to fully step away from music.

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.

Why Jaz-O Never Signed Jay-Z

 

Jaz-O talks about the formation of Roc-A-Fella Records and working with Jay-Z and Clark Kent in a new group called Hard Pack. He shares his memories regarding Jay-Z's slow rise in popularity during the mid 90's and why he chose not to sign his close friend to a management deal of any kind. 

Kanye West Buys A Ranch Worth $14 Million Dollars

Kanye West plunked down some serious money for a property called Monster Lake Ranch. The asking price was $14 million for the huge chunk of land outside Cody, Wyoming. Cody is known as the "rodeo capital of the world.

The Ranch itself has 8 lodging units and is known for "monster trout" fishing. It has 2 fresh water lakes, a restaurant, an event center and meeting facilities. And -- it's a ranch, right -- so there are lots of horse barns, corrals and lots of horses.

We're told Kanye West did not pay full price but we don't know exactly how much he plunked down. The property itself is more than 9,000 acres! He now owns 4,500 of those acres, and the rest is leased from the federal government.

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Who's Album Was Better? Jay-Z - The Blueprint or Nas - Stillmatic

 

The Jay-Z vs. Nas beef was a gladiatorial battle between two rap titans. For almost a decade, two of rap's most decorated emcees went at each other's throat.

At one point, they even took a poll about the beef, with 58% of listeners saying they preferred “Ether” to “Supa Ugly”. The consensus seemed to point to Nas as the winner. “Ether” has since become an emblematic diss track, with rappers reinterpreting it for their beef purposes.

Jay Z and Nas' feud was sparked over a Memphis Bleek lyric in 2000's 'My Mind Right', causing the rapper to respond to both Bleek and Jay Z on future mixtape tracks. The feud escalated further when Jay Z called Nas "lame" on 2001's 'The Takeover', prompting Nas to take aim at Jay on 'Ether'. The beef continued in this wild manner until they ended it publicly at the 'I Declare War' concert in Philadelphia in 2005.

#MusicVideosWeLove Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life

Need a ghetto anthem to play at that family gathering? Then Jay-Z's 'Hard Knock Life' is the one to play. Hard Knock Life is the third studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on September 29, 1998, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Records.

The song that made Jay-Z a superstar. Famously sampling “It’s a Hard Knock Life” from the Annie movie. Jay-Z raps about his rags-to-riches story. Jay-Z transposes this into a song about how he overcame life in the ghetto to achieve massive success.

Jay-Z or Lil Wayne?

 

Two of hip-hop biggest superstars are being compared together. This time Celebrity Match-Ups would like to know who is your favorite rapper out of Jay-Z and Lil Wayne?

Leading the way among all rappers when it comes to top 10s is Drake, who has accrued an incredible 35 smashes throughout his career. Behind the Canadian powerhouse comes Lil Wayne with 24 top 10s, then Eminem and Jay-Z with 21 apiece.

Lil Wayne has always enjoyed a competitive friendship with Jay-Z when it came to rap. Depending on the age or region, the “best rapper alive” title can arguably go to Jay-Z or Lil Wayne.

#MoviesThatMissYou "Paper Soldiers" #Comedy

Crime has never been more disorganized than in Paper Soldiers, an outrageous comedy featuring Kevin Hart (Ride Along), Stacey Dash (Clueless) and hip-hop superstars Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek and Capone-N-Noreaga. When a rookie crook teams up with a hot-headed hood bully and some other bungling, small-time house burglars, the crew's capers result in comic mishaps proving some guys have so much fun.

Paper Soldiers is 2002 American urban crime comedy film released in 2002. This hip-hop comedy from Roc-A-Fella' film division stars Kevin Hart (in his film debut), Beanie Sigel, Stacey Dash, Kamal Ahmed, and rapper Jay-Z appears in a cameo role.

Cam’ron Defends Jay-Z's Drug Dealling Days

Cam’ron has come to JAY-Z’s defense after comedian Faizon Love accused Hov of “fake dope-dealing” in a recent episode of the Hip-Hop Uncensored podcast.

JAY-Z’s oeuvre engages heavily with his drug-dealing past and he rose to prominence thanks in part to an unflinching depiction of selling cocaine in his youth. Faizon, however, recently suggested that JAY had embellished his history. “I like Jay-Z. I like him as a guy and the whole thing he created about this fake dope-dealing” he said, “That’s when I stopped liking him. This nigga ain’t sold no cocaine in his life—I don’t think he’s ever won a fight.”

Memphis Bleek Talks Jeezy Being Bigger Than Jay-Z

 

Coach K recently went viral after he claimed that Jeezy was more relevant in the hip-hop space than Jay-Z at one point in his career due to the perceived lack of fans in the South. Now, former Roc-A-Fella Records artist and friend of Jay-Z—Memphis Bleek has chimed in with his thoughts. 

What's Your Favorite Track By Dipset

The Diplomats also named as Dipset formed in 1997 by childhood friends Cam'ron and Jim Jones in Harlem, New York. The group was previously signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, but now are signed to own label Diplomats Record.

Were you apart of the Dipset era? Were you a Dipset fan? If so, Fans Favorite wants to know whats your favorite song from the rap group?

Beanie Sigel Talks Meeting Jay-Z For The First Time

 

While Beanie Sigel and Jay-Z are on friendly terms these days, the two former Roc-A-Fella artists have had their fair share of issues in the past.

Sigel also dove into how he first became connected to JAY-Z, citing his friend Boo-Bonic of Philly’s Most Wanted making the introduction. Soon after his first meeting with JAY, Sigel was given a record deal.

See Jay-Z Walk Michael Jackson To The Stage

 

Jay-Z once had one of the biggest Summer Jam flexes of all time when he brought out the King of Pop during his set in 2001. 

There have been clips circulated and memes made about Michael Jackson's experience with Roc-A-Fella during Summer Jam in 2001, but there wasn't much footage that showed Hov's and Michael Jackson's interaction before video was unearthed from that epic day. 

#Stream Jay-Z and R. Kelly #Throwback #Album 'Best Of Both Worlds'

In 2002, Hip-Hop billionaire and troubled R&B legend R. Kelly released their highly anticipated joint album Best Of Both Worlds on the Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam imprint.

One of the most controversial albums and tours in the history of Hip-Hop, Best Of Both Worlds fused Hip-Hop and the already present element of R&B from two of the most prolific artists of the time.

#FlashBack Beanie Sigel - Feel It In The Air

The B. Coming is the third studio album by rapper Beanie Sigel, released by Dame Dash Music ... The song "Feel it in the Air" was listed as the 349th best song of the 2000s. Special guests include Freeway, Redman, Snoop Dogg, Bun B, Jay-Z, Cam'ron, and others. The album was completed before Beanie served jail time in 2004.

#Throwback Jay-Z - Hard Knock Life

 

Jay-Z has had many hit songs. Hard Knock Life is the third studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on September 29, 1998, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings.

Juelz Santana Talks Cam'ron and Rocafella Records

 

Juelz Santana talks about sticking with his mentor, Cam'ron, during his trying times with Epic Records, while they were laying down the groundwork for The Diplomats. From there, he talks about Cam'ron signing with Roc-A-Fella Records and the impact that the signing had on their crew before talking about one of Cam'ron's biggest hits, "Oh Boy," and how that record helped introduce him to the mainstream.