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  LISTEN: Jay-Z's 'Blueprint 3' Leaks!

  September 1, 2009 – Monday, when Jay-Z's highly anticipated Blueprint 3 leaked more than a week before its September 11 release date, the Brooklyn rapper didn't respond by threatening fans or suing bloggers. Instead, he put the whole thing up on MTV's website to let all his fans hear it... legally! "I'm excited for people to hear the album," Jay told MTV News. "I'm very proud of the work I've done, so enjoy it." Summer hits "D.O.A. …
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  LISTEN: Jay-Z Calls Out Haters in New Song

  August 31, 2009 – It looks like Jay-Z still has ninety-nine problems -- and those who envy or criticize him are at the top of the list. In the new Blueprint 3 leak "Hate," the rap superstar reaches out to all who diss, wondering what he did to earn their ire. …
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  Jay-Z Plans 9/11 Benefit Gig in NYC

  August 25, 2009 – Like many born and bred New Yorkers, rap mogul Jay-Z was irrevocably changed by the events of September 11, 2001, and on the tragic day's eighth anniversary, he'll headline a major event to honor the fallen. Set for NYC's Madison Square Garden, the rapper's just-announced 9/11 benefit concert will funnel 100 percent of its proceeds to the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund, a non-profit that's already doled ou …
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  WATCH: Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye "Run This Town"

  August 20, 2009 – "Run This Town," a bangin' song off Jay-Z's September 11 release Blueprint 3, may be a late contender for 2009's defining summer jam, but Hova has more on his mind that just another notch on his diamond-studded belt. …
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  Eminem, Kanye, Lady Gaga, Beyonce Lead MTV VMA Noms

  August 4, 2009 – The 26th annual MTV Video Music Awards nominees have been announced, and pop divas Lady Gaga and Beyoncé lead the pack with nine nominations each. The fashion-forward hit-makers will square off in critical categories like Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, and Video of the Year, while Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" clip won her a nod for Best New Artist and Beyonce's "Single Ladies" video has been nominated for Best Choreography. Hip …
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  Best & Worst of All Points West: Day 1

  August 1, 2009 – MOST HEAVILY QUESTIONED GENRE: HIP HOPWith the Beastie Boys originally set to headline (before cancelling due to Adam Yauch's cancer-surgery announcement) and Jay-Z stepping in Friday as their replacement, the first afternoon and evening of All Points West 2009 took on a vaguely beats-and-rhymes orientation -- from the eagerly flailing hipster rap of the Knux to the reformed Pharcyde's good-natured '90s-jukebox to the lyrically elaborat …
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  New Jay-Z Track Vows Death to Nothing In Particular

  July 24, 2009 – Kanye West definitely got the message: Ixnay on the Autotune-yay when rapping with Ova-hay. For "Run This Town," the first proper single from September's The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z is going the all-star route, showcasing Rihanna on the hook to this midtempo guitar sample-based track. But it's Kanye's verse towards the end that damn near steals the show ("What you think I rap for/ To push a fuckin' Rav 4?"), and reminds us how he got to be …
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  Jay-Z Recruits MGMT for 'Blueprint 3'!

  July 22, 2009 – Sorry, Paul McCartney -- Jay-Z beat you to a MGMT collaboration! HOVA has enlisted fellow Brooklynites MGMT to appear on his highly anticipated new album, Blueprint 3, which drops on September 11, according to Reuters. The psych-pop duo aren't the only fresh faces recording with Jay: Rihanna, Drake, Kid Cudi, and Kanye West protégé Mr. Hudson will also appear on Blueprint 3. Meanwhile, West himself -- along with No I.D. …
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  Jay-Z Reacts to Chris Brown's Public Apology

  July 22, 2009 – When news of Chris Brown and Rihanna's domestic altercation first made headlines in February, HOVA called Brown a "walking dead man." But yesterday, after viewing Brown's public apology, Rihanna's onetime mentor changed his story. "We're all flawed human beings," Jay told European radio host Tim Westwood. "The most he can do is apologize, that's it. What can we say? Everyone should be allowed to make mistakes. …
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  Jay-Z Debuts "D.O.A." Video

  June 28, 2009 – It's one thing to announce the "Death Of Auto-Tune." But it's quite another to get Harvey Keitel and LeBron James involved. Both the actor and basketball star appear in Jay-Z's new music video for his tune "D.O.A." -- and it's a Godfather-style tribute to the death of the vocal effect, complete with vintage limos, chauffeurs, Italian restaurants, and card games. The clip opens with the rapper being chauffeured by Warner Music Group he …
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