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Jay-Z’s name is a shortened version of an early nickname, “Jazzy”… Another popular nickname for Jay-Z is “Jiggy”… In 2005 he announced he wanted to be known by his real name, Shawn Carter, but he has remained most widely known by his nickname… Jay-Z and Beyoncé have
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Jay-Z Streams First Blue Ivy Credited Song
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Swizz Beatz Shares How He and Timbaland Turned Down Millions for Their Verzuz Battles Series
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Verzuz battles have been a bright spot for many in the dark days of COVID-19, with iconic artists facing each other to play some of their biggest
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Jay-Z
Jay-Z’s name is a shortened version of an early nickname, “Jazzy”… Another popular nickname for Jay-Z is “Jiggy”… In 2005 he announced he wanted to be known by his real name, Shawn Carter, but he has remained most widely known by his nickname… Jay-Z and Beyoncé have
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Jay-Z Launching School With Brooklyn's Long Island University - The New York Beacon

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment company is partnering with Brooklyn’s Long Island University to launch the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment. The new school will begin enrolling students for the fall 2021 semester, and 25% of the incoming freshmen

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Chance The Rapper slammed for suggesting he'd support Kanye West over Biden - TheGrio
Chance the Rapperis usually on Black Twitter's good side, but this week he started off things on shaky ground after... View Article The post Chance The Rapper slammed for suggesting he'd support Kanye West over Biden appeared first on TheGrio.
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Jay-Z, Yo Gotti Make Breakthrough In Prison Lawsuit


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#BlackIsKing: Beyoncé Releases Visual LP ‘Black Is King’
The Houston, Texas superstar released the project to Disney+, which is inspired in part by companion album for 'The Lion King' film, 'The Lion King: The Gift.'
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Jay-Z And Roc Nation Share Powerful Tribute To George Floyd
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Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond next up to go Head- to- Head on IG Verzuz Battle
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Blue Ivy Carter Earns First BET Awards Nomination
Beyonce and Jay-Z’s first born has been nominated for a BET Award for her work on her mother’s song “Brown Skin Girl” from The Lion King: The Gift
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Jay-Z Reportedly Taking Legal Action To Have Deepfakes Removed From YouTube
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Twitter is now positioning itself at the forefront and announced it’ll be honoring Juneteenth by making it a company wide
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Bun B Shares Story About JAY-Z Giving Him The Boot From The Set of Beyoncé’s Video
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Beyoncé Will Receive The Humanitarian Award At The 2020 BET Awards
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Jay-Zs Team Roc Calls for Prosecution of Wisconsin Cop Involved In Gunning Down Three Men In a Five-Year Span
Jay-Z and his social justice initiative Team Roc has formally called for the prosecution of Wisconsin police officer Joseph Mensah after he shot and killed []
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Dr. Dre’s wife Nicole Young filed for divorce from the rapper after 24 years of marriage on Monday. Young, 50, filed paperwork on Monday to end her marriage to the hip hop mogul, 55, born Andre Romelle Young, citing irreconcilable differences, according to TMZ. The two were married on May
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Jay-Z Made In America Festival 2020 Officially Cancelled
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DMX
Earl Simmons better known as DMX or Dark Man X was born to the Simmons family on December 18, 1970. He lived in New York as a child but his childhood was far from secure. Much of his youth was spent in group homes because of an abusive relationship with his parents. He is now the father of twelve
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