Jay Z is facing a huge financial problem as he is facing a lawsuit over his signature fragrance. The lawsuit is worth $18 million and it claims that Jay Z didn’t promote the Gold Jay Z fragrance. He has reportedly collected more than $2 million from Perfumania Holdings Inc who now want Jay Z to…
Rick Ross and Jay Z have collaborated on a number of occasion before for hit tracks and now they are doing it again, continuing with their newly found love for each other’s music talents. They have come together for “Movin’ Bass” this time. The track is produced by Timbaland and it will be included in…
First things first: Happy New Year! Now that’s out the way, let’s get stuck into the serious business of looking forward to what 2014 has in store for us all. After a pretty impressive 2013 for big albums – Bowie, My Bloody Valentine, Daft Punk, Jay Z, Kanye, Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, Beyonce to name…
December is traditionally a quiet month, so I was surprised at the amount of quality new music showing up in my Soundcloud ‘Likes’ as I put this playlist together. From the return of Doves’ Jimi Goodwin to brand new Drake, Warpaint, Sam Smith and Broken Bells – December has provided us with some great new…
Timbaland is undergoing something of a renaissance in recent times, thanks mostly to him making up with Jay Z and working on Jigga’s recent Magna Carta Holy Grail album. Today the producer has released a new track from his upcoming Textbook Timbo album which not only features Jay Z but also ropes in Drake for…
It’s all about the ‘new rules’ for Jay-Z at the minute, who is trying to shake up the industry with new ways to promote and release an album. His new LP Magna Carta Holy Grail was announced last week along with the news that Samsung have already purchased a million copies to give away for…
Following on the heels of Kanye’s surprise new album Yeezus, Jay-Z last night announced his own Rick Rubin-produced album with a similarly biblical title. Jay-Z made the announcement in a US TV ad, revealing the album will be called Magna Carta Holy Grail and will be released on 4 July. Whereas Kanye went for the…
Regular contributor Philip Lickley takes us through the pick of this weeks single releases… Single Reviews – 20 January Featuring new releases from Justin Timberlake, Jessie Ware, Amelia Lily and more. Share your own verdicts on this weeks new singles in the comments section at the bottom. Al Lewis – ‘Make A Little Room’ [rating:3/5]…
Can you believe it’s been eight whole years since the then relatively unknown producer Danger Mouse unleashed his masterful Jay-Z / Beatles mash-up The Grey Album? Well it has, and today a digitally remastered version of the genre-defining album has been released by studio engineer John Stewart. In keeping with the spirit of the original,…
Superstar rap duo Jay-Z and Kanye West caused a stir in London today as they premiered the video for ‘Niggas In Paris’, the next single to be taken from their Watch The Throne collaboration. The video, below, mostly features footage of the pair doing their thing at a recent gig in LA, with a cameo…
