rap label: def jam / roc-a-fella reviewed: november 20, 2006 the legendary rapper formally ends his retirement with a record that attempts to negotiate what the world's biggest and best hip-hop star is supposed to do on the mic as he approaches 40. save save jay-z is bigger than ...
today, he's reclaimed the title as hip-hop's reigning emcee, and his rocafella record label, clothing line, and film company together are said to be valued at more than $4.4 billion. so why would he want out now, at the peak of his popularity? the black album , touted as his ...
Jay-Z was one of the founding members of label Roc-A-Fella records in 1995, along with Damon “Dame” Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke. It began as an independent label for Jay-Z’s first album. In 1997, Roc-A-Fella agreed to a 50/50 partnership and distribution deal with Def Jam...
But his reign at the venerable hip-hop label wasn’t all smooth sailing; Jay-Z resigned as Def Jam’s president in 2007, complaining about the company’s resistance to change from ineffectual business models. “You have record executives who’ve been sitting in their office for 20 years ...
1 albums in his career than any other solo artist. The hip hop star has made a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell, a summer tour with singer and actor Justin Timberlake. He has also launched Roc Nation Sports. Roc Nation label was founded by Jay-Z in 2008.EBSCO_bspForbes.com...
Jay-Z is a role model within hip-hop and business, but even he had people he looked up to on the come up. One of those inspirations is famed boxer Muhammad Ali, who stood up for his beliefs and Black people as a whole. In one of the quotes showcased here, Jay explains why Ali ...
Jay-Z is a rap artist and former CEO of the record label Def Jam Recordings. Jay Z是说唱歌手,Def Jam Recordings唱片公司前首席执行官。 He co-owns the American basketball team the New Jersey Nets. 与他人共同拥有新泽西网队。 He has successfully expanded his career as a rapper into the wi...
Jay-Z is our No. 16 Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century for how he expanded hip-hop's ceiling for success and longevity.
but fessing up to them. The backing track has a siren looping through it, and Jay-Z is on red alert: He could have lost everything, and he knows it. In an inversion of the typical hip-hop bravado, he reckons that he’s “gotta get softer,” and his cadence is appropriately cracke...
Genre: Rap Label: Roc-A-Fella / Roc Nation Reviewed: July 8, 2013 Jay-Z’s first solo album since 2009’s The Blueprint 3, released initially on Samsung mobile devices, finds him working with marquee names including Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, and...