Tag Archives: Jay Z

Since his highly-anticipated prison release, Meek Mill has been welcomed with opened arms by fans, former foes and many of his peers. From the high-profile support from Michael Rubin, Robert Kraft and the billionaire from Marcy to ringing the bell at the start of Game 5 of the Sixers-Heat playoff …

The 2019 Grammys are coming and the nominations are in. Hip hop wins again with Kendrick Lamar leading total nominations with 8 and Drake coming next at 7. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Producer Boi-1da and Brandi Carlile each earned 6 nominations, which makes Carlile the most nominated woman at the 2019 Grammys.  Cardi B, …

Over the weekend, Meek Mill sat down with Tidal’s Elliott Wilson to talk all things, “Championships,” from his journey, criminal history, and advocacy for prison reform to his reconciliation with Drake, which also included a great story about an awkward moment in their beef. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ “This my first time, I was …

Since birth, Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s oldest daughter, BlueIvy, has been a victim of negative comments and disparaging remarks from adults, who would dream to be in the presence of her parents.  But, luckily, for every rude remark, the Beyhive swarms to sting, in fact, blogger, #FunkyDineva learned that the hard …

Late Thursday night, early Friday morning, Meek Mill dropped his highly anticipated fourth studio album, “Championships.” With features from several hip-hop heavy hitters, including #Drake, Cardi B, Jay-Z and more, as well as the musical stylings of Ella Mai, the 19-track project is the first full-length LP since the rapper’s …

Hip Hop mogul, Shawn Carter a.k.a #JayZ, believes that minority business owners should be able to select panelists in arbitration from a group that “reflects the diverse population.” And because the American Arbitration Association provided zero black panelists, Jay is asking the court to delay the arbitration with clothing company …

Davon Eddington of Spring Hill, Tennessee was relaxing in his backyard last week, teasing his brother over the phone about LeBron James and The Lakers, when he was shocked to find authorities with their guns drawn on his front lawn.  According to TMZ, Davon’s brother called him a bandwagon Lakers …

Blue Ivy Carter is destined to be a star, considering #JayZ and #Beyonce are her parents. Her grandmother, Tina Knowles Lawson, revealed in a new issue of Us Weekly that Blue has been performing since she was born.  Lawson stated that although Blue shows signs of talent and actively takes dance …

A nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital in Missouri, has been fired after posting an offensive photo online.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Shelbi Heenan posted a photo on her Facebook of herself and another person dressed as Jay-Z and Beyoncé…in blackface. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Heenan didn’t even make it past lunch-hour before her employer was made aware of …

On October 25, 2002, 16 years ago today, “Paid in Full” was released in theaters, distributed by Miramax FIlms.  Directed by Charles Stone III and produced by Dame Dash, Jay Z, Brett Ratner, and more, the film is based on three homeboys from Harlem, who allow their professional criminal exploits …

Beyonce and LeBron James are listed as some of the most politically divisive celebrities in the U.S. When it comes to politics, it’s no longer just the politicians who share their opinions on social issues – celebrities are playing field. Celebrities are also donating their own money and using fundraisers …

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is increasing its involvement with productions portraying inequality on the big screen.  According to Variety, Roc Nation and Participant Media have joined the highly anticipated TV adaptation of Marjorie Blackman’s popular novel series, “Noughts & Crosses,” as executive producers. Roc Nation will also be in charge of …

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ PDiddy is making his own list of people he sees as examples of Black Excellence with his hashtag Black 100. For the past few days, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has been highlighting other successful members of the Black community in posts using the hashtag “Black 100.” What his followers …

With just days left in the North American leg of Beyonce’s and Jay-Z’s “On The Run II” tour, Queen Bey is already preparing to be booked and busy, by the final tour stop.  In fact, according to Variety, just one week after the final performance of the four-month tour, Beyoncé …

Forbes has released its annual World’s Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Acts list for 2018 and coming in strong at number 1 is Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z, beating out Sean Combs aka Diddy, who led the list for three consecutive years. It is reported that the multifaceted hip-hop mogul racked in 76.5 million …