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  Wedding Crashers: Jay-Z And Andre 3000 Help Young Jeezy Say 'I Do'

  November 18, 2011 – Jay-Z can add one more line to his ever-expanding CV, right above Georgetown classroom subject, GQ cover star, and Occupy Wall Street profiteer. …
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  5 Things We Learned From GQ's Jay-Z Cover Story

  November 14, 2011 – This week, GQ unleashed four different covers for the upwardly bro-bile magazine's 2011 Men of the Year issue — including Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake, Michael Fassbender and a totally manly shot of the manly Mila Kunis's manly cleavage. However, we were obviously drawn to the cover and accompanying story on Jay-Z, and not just because it was masterfully penned by longtime SPIN pal Alex Pappademas. …
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  Jay-Z Pulls Controversial Occupy Wall Street T-Shirt

  November 14, 2011 – Jay-Z's much-criticized decision to release a T-shirt cashing in on the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations last week should hardly have been surprising. As cultural critics such as Thomas Frank have argued pretty persuasively, it's in our economic DNA to go from the Beatles' "Revolution" to Nike TV spots, from Black Flag to Hot Topic. …
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  Jay-Z Supports, Profits Off Occupy Wall Street With New T-Shirt

  November 11, 2011 – "I'm not a businessman, I'm... No, really guys, I'm not a businessman" Although the $63 million that Jay-Z pulled in last year puts him squarely in the dreaded 1 percent, the Jiggaman is defiantly out to show his support of the Occupy movement to protest wage inequality...uh, sort of. …
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  Georgetown's Semi-Ridiculous Jay-Z Class Is Underway

  November 3, 2011 – Brush up on those term paper ideas. Michael Eric Dyson's new Georgetown University course has begun, and by the looks of a recent Washington Post article, students with finely tuned BS generators could enjoy a distinct advantage. Remember how we originally reported that the class would be called "Sociology of Hip-Hop: Jay-Z"? …
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  Rick Ross Won't Let Seizures Delay New Jay-Z Team-Up

  November 2, 2011 – There's no rest for Rick Ross. The Florida rapper has attributed his recent on-flight seizures to a lack of sleep, and revealed that instead of resting up afterward, he headed straight back into the lab to wrap up a collaboration with Jay-Z. …
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  Crown Royal: Kanye West and Jay-Z Launch Throne Tour in Atlanta

  October 31, 2011 – On the opening night of Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne tour in Atlanta on Friday, there was a lot to look at. The show opened with Jay and Kanye trading verses on the frenetic Watch the Throne single "H.A.M.," as they rose up at opposite ends of Philips Arena atop giant hydraulic video cubes projecting images of rather ill-tempered Dobermans. …
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  What Will Kanye and Jay-Z Play on the Throne Tour?

  October 28, 2011 – Jay-Z and Kanye West kick off their Watch the Throne tour tonight in Atlanta, and they've revealed what could be the set list. As Complex points out, the rap titans have been releasing videos advertising their upcoming shows, and now they've also cracked open the seal on some tour documents. …
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  Jay-Z and Kanye West Sued Over Uncleared Soul Sample

  October 18, 2011 – "This beat deserves Hennessy / A bad bitch, and a bag of weed, the holy trinity," Kanye West raps on "The Joy," a bonus track from his recent Watch the Throne collaborative album with Jay-Z. …
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  7 Brilliant Term-Paper Ideas for Georgetown's Jay-Z Class

  October 13, 2011 – Students at Georgetown University can earn three credits this semester in Michael Eric Dyson's new course "Sociology of Hip-Hop: Jay-Z." Yes, a whole line of study is devoted to the man who once rhymed, "You can pay for school but you can't buy class." Helpful hint: When the professor asks when you're turning in your papers, he's not referring to these papers. …
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