JAY-Z announced today he will be embarking on a 31-city tour in support of his latest studio album release, 4:44, including two stops in the NYC-area.

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When it comes to hip hop power couples, New York has more than its share. Here are our choices for the Big Apple's top ride or die rap couples

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Jay Z and Beyonce are no longer in an Empire State of Mind, and are heading for LaLa Land. Here are a few nearby choices they could have picked instead.

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Mostly unheard early Jay-Z tracks have emerged. The ‘demo tape’ gives a retro glimpse at one of rap’s greatest icons Jay Z (formerly Jay-Z) has ascended to the highest levels of hip hop acclaim, from the humblest of drug dealing beginnings. For most, their introduction to Shawn Carter was in the form of his seminal album, Reasonable […]

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French clothing line Black Boy Place, featured on Jay Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail tour, is opening a limited time pop-up show in New York City.

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Little quickie. Jay Z added his flair to X Ambassadors and Jamie N Commons' Jungle." The verse, which aired earlier tonight during the Heat-Spurs game, has appeared online courtesy of Beats By Dre.

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In many ways, the internet has democratized both art making and art criticism. While this might have helped independent hip hop artists, it has also helped diminish the effectiveness of traditional music critique.

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Speaking on The NY Hip Hop Report radio show, Saigon touched on a variety of topics, including the next installment of his Greatest Story Never Told album series, to be largely produced by DJ Premier.

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Brooklyn hip hop's "writer's writer" drops a musically creative ode to Jay Z's classic album, while finding a way to make these beloved standards, his own. No small task, but done quite well.

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