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  White House Is Like, 'Yeah, No, We Didn't Send Jay-Z to Cuba'

  April 11, 2013 – You know it's a slow day in Washington D.C. — thanks, Windows 8! — when the White House is sitting around responding to Jay-Z lyrics. This morning, in Jay-Z's Cuban travelogue "Open Letter," the rapper bragged that he received "White House clearance" to visit the embargoed nation of Cuba. …
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  Jay-Z Holds Class on Cuba, Obama, and Chief Keef on Regal 'Open Letter'

  April 11, 2013 – Jay-Z has spent the past few years finding ways to transcend a hip-hop world where he had hit a ceiling. That meant writing books, releasing opulent collaborative albums out of other MCs' price range, and lending gravitas to Justin Timberlake's new luxury-pop album. Yeah, the Made in America Festival, too. …
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  Made in America Festival 2013 Lineup: Nine Inch Nails, Solange, Gaslight Anthem

  April 10, 2013 – Beyoncé, Phoenix, the recently revitalized Nine Inch Nails, Solange, Queens of the Stone Age, the Gaslight Anthem, and more are all on the lineup for Jay-Z-curated second annual Budweiser Made in America Festival.Also on the bill: Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Deadmau5, Miguel, A$AP Rocky, Public Enemy, the Gaslight Anthem, 2 Chainz, Emeli Sandé, Walk the Moon, Jesse Rose, Macklemore & Ryan Lewi …
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  Jay-Z Keeps It Legal, Selling Nets Share and Visiting Cuba With a License

  April 10, 2013 – Jay-Z's legally questionable past is a matter of record, but in two recent high-profile situations, he's staying on the up-and-up.First, he's looking to sell his stake in the Brooklyn Nets. As Yahoo! Sports reports, citing unnamed sources, he's making the move so he can expand his sports-agency business into the NBA. League rules prohibit agents from owning a piece of a team. …
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  Beyonce and Jay-Z's Cuban Vacation Fuels Republicans' Latest Crooked Crusade

  April 8, 2013 – Beyoncé and Jay-Z's choice in vacation destinations has drawn the ire of Republicans in Congress. U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart, both GOP lawmakers representing South Florida, have a published a letter urging the Treasury Department to investigate the pop power couple's recently reported visit to Cuba. …
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  Jay-Z's Made in America Festival to Return to Philadelphia This Summer

  April 8, 2013 – Jay-Z's Made in America Festival is returning to Philadelphia for a second year, August 31 and September 1, reports Brooklyn Vegan. The two-day event will once again return to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The lineup will be announced on April 10 via Spotify, according to the small print on the promo video below. …
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  Rap Songs of the Week: Yelawolf's Return From the Crossover Rap Wilderness

  March 21, 2013 – This week's picks are all rappers doing what they do very well. Nothing ambitious or out-of-the-box really, just a varied group of rappers occupying their respective lanes, expertly.Durty Kash feat. …
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  Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z Fling Fire on 'Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe' Remix

  March 18, 2013 – Last week we heard a fuzzed-up snippet of Jay-Z rapping on a remix of Kendrick Lamar's "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe," courtesy of some live South By Southwest footage. Hova sounded fierce on the revisited good kid m.A.A.d. city standout but the true severity of his microphone slaying has now been revealed via the track's official leak, streaming below. …
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  Lana Del Rey Proves 'Ladies Is Pimps Too' in Jay-Z 'Dirt Off My Shoulder' Mashup

  March 15, 2013 – Another day, another impressively timely mashup. …
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  Jay-Z Headed to Cannes to Debut Original 'Great Gatsby' Soundtrack

  March 15, 2013 – Jay-Z has been in a collaborative mood lately, hopping onto a remix of Kendrick Lamar's "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe," readying a co-headlining Legends of Summer Tour with Justin Timberlake, and serving as musical director on the Quvenzhané Wallis-starring Annie remake. Now Jigga has detailed his involvement in another much-speculated-about soundtrack, for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby.According to a press release, Mr. …
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