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  Jay-Z and Seal's Brother Score 'The Great Gatsby'

  January 2, 2013 – Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby doesn't hit theaters until May 10, but it's already one of the most anticipated films of the new year, and the source of much speculation. Last month we picked apart the two official trailers for hints on which songs the soundtrack would contain. …
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  Jay-Z, Coldplay, Nas, and Drake Had to Work on New Year's Eve

  January 2, 2013 – That New Year's Eve hangover may have faded, but we're still piecing together bits of the night's oversize celebrations. …
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  What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Jay-Z, Black Keys, and 44 More Shows to Ring in 2013

  December 13, 2012 – You may have already heard about fun.'s New Year's Eve plans, or Jay-Z and Coldplay's joint December 31 gig, but there's a wealth of champagne-saturated concerts nationwide closing out 2012, and SPIN has collected them all for your party-planning pleasure.On television, Ryan Seacrest will yet again emcee Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, which broadcasts live from Times Square in New York at 10 p.m. EST on ABC. …
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  Watch Jay-Z's Triumphant Barclays Center Mini-Doc 'Where I'm From'

  December 4, 2012 – "I've been on many stages all around the world," Jay-Z said at the inaugural night of his eight-show run at the newly christened Barclays Center in September. "I performed at the Grammys. I performed at Glastonbury. I tore Coachella to pieces. Nothing feels like this, Brooklyn, I swear to God." Indeed, as SPIN's Christopher R. …
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  Watch the History of Video Games, Soundtracked by the Rap Songs That Sample Them

  November 29, 2012 – We're sure you remember our Kotaku-approved list of 50 rap songs that sample video games. If not, it basically traced rap's love affair with the joystick from Sugar Hill Records alumni chilling at the ice arcade to Lil B expressing his love for you over Final Fantasy X. …
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  Jay-Z, PSY, and Pussy Riot Join Heads of State as 'TIME' Person of the Year Nominees

  November 28, 2012 – Jay-Z, PSY, and Pussy Riot are among the 38 nominees for TIME's 2012 Person of the Year. The hip-hop mogul, South Korean pop sensation, and Russian punk band keep quite the company — Barack Obama, Jon Stewart, Paul Ryan, and the Mars Rover are just some of the other candidates. …
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  Jay-Z Verse Surfaces on Meek Mill's Rick Ross-Assisted 'Lay Up' Remix

  November 27, 2012 – It's no great leap from rap's NBA obsession to rap's sex obsession, though the latter, of course, is even more universally shared. In a coincidence, SPIN has looked recently at not only which NBA team's roster has the most shout-outs in rap songs, but also 40 NBA players and their pop-music alter egos. …
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  Coldplay, Jay-Z Plot New Year's Eve Show Together (Again) in Brooklyn

  November 12, 2012 – Coldplay and Jay-Z have their New Year's Eve plans set: The two mega-acts will co-headline a gig at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on December 31. This will be the second time in two years that Jay and 'Play have rung in the new year together, having shared a Las Vegas stage to close out 2010. …
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  President Obama (and Jay-Z) Defeat Hip-Hop Apathy

  November 8, 2012 – The only time I have ever felt afraid at a rap show was when Killer Mike performed at this year's Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina. It wasn't because of some vague but palpable criminal element often present at hip-hop events. And it wasn't the swarthy-bougie frat bros from nearby Chapel Hill using Mike's onstage energy as an excuse to knock some nerds around, either. …
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  Rush Limbaugh Shames Jay-Z for '99 Problems' Mitt Dis and Misogyny

  November 7, 2012 – Word to Hova: Noted slut-shamer Rush Limbaugh is calling out the inherent misogyny in "99 Problems." Jay-Z performed his enduring 2004 hit at a campaign event for President Barack Obama on Monday (November 5), but with a catch: Where the chorus usually identifies a "bitch" as the one problem Jigga Man doesn't have, he subbed in "Mitt," and in one fell swoop managed to both call the Republican candidate a lady-dog and prophetically sugge …
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