After a long time of honing his craft and getting his emcee hustle on, J. Cole has released a freebie track that may or may notbe on his Roc Nation debut. “Disgusting” certainly is heavy on disgusting imagery (“n*gga eat a d*ck / we the sh*t / no flushing”) but with it’s simple beat and […]

UK emcee K. Koke, a recent signee to Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation, was arrested for attempted murder. The 25-year-old rapper’s home was raided last week.

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend but they certainly are not Jay-Z’s. In 2005 the rapper and mogul was sued by wrestler Diamond Dallas Page because the hand sign that Jigga threw up to  represent the Roc-A-Fella “Dynasty” was too similar to Page’s “Diamond Cutter” hand signal. Now, according to HipHopWired, a clothing company […]

The rumor mill has been all abuzz with stories of Drake turning down a $20 million offer to leave Young Money and join Jay-Z over at Roc Nation.  One media outlet is claiming that the story is indeed true.

Jigga’s new Decoded IPhone app comes with a brief 2:30 video in which the heralded rapper briefly explains what it took to develop his rhyme skills and shares tips on the evolution of his style. Click here to See the Video

Jay-Z continues to expand his Roc Nation roster once again, this time signing the beautiful London native/Los Angeles raised DJ/model, Harley Viera-Newton. Roc Nation made the announcement late last night, stating that the popular model and DJ will be the newest face to be added on the label. Newton recently graduated from New York University’s […]

Jay-Z has added another budding star to his Roc Nation imprint, with the signing of UK singer/rapper Cher Lloyd.

Jay-Z Gets In Depth About Past With Charlie Rose “I am normally a private person,” Jay said in the interview. “So when I first sat down to do the book, it was very personal and hard for me to read because it was very personal. It was not only about me and Hip-Hop, but my […]

When GangStarr’s Keith “Guru” Elam passed away earlier this year, hip-hop lost one of its most gifted (no pun intended) lyricists.

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Last night, the youngest Smith, Willow, was full of Holiday cheer as she performed at the 2010 Holiday Tree Lighting at L.A. Live! Check out Willow’s performance after the jump…

Hide ya kids, hide ya wife. The world is apparently coming to an end very soon.

Fresh off the announcement of his deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, Jay Electronica has dropped his first song with the label, appropriately titled “The Announcement.”