Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Eminem Added to VMA Lineup
Plus: Everything you need to know about this year's performers, presenters, and nominees!
By RAY PADGETT 09.11.09 11:57 AM
Jay-Z Plays New Songs at Secret NYC Show
He treats fans to a free concert at Manhattan's intimate Gramercy Theatre -- and sets off a fire alarm. Click here for a review!
By William Goodman 09.11.09 8:12 AM
Jay-Z is helping out the NYFD and NYPD on September 11 by hosting a benefit concert at Madison Square Garden. But Wednesday night at a rare free gig at Manhattan's 600-person capacity Gramercy Theatre, the roles were switched when the city's finest, in full gear with oxygen tanks, interrupted Jay's set to investigate a fire alarm call.
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Jay-Z Plans Fall Tour -- New Album on Sale Today
The rapper pushes The Blueprint 3 release date up from Friday. Click here for details!
By RAY PADGETT 09.08.09 7:37 AM
Jay-Z announced 21 dates of a fall tour that takes him to arenas and college campuses throughout the United States and Canada, with more stops to be released soon.
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SPIN.com's Best of the Week
From Michael Jackson's funeral to Jay-Z's album leak. Plus: DJ AM, Beck, Say Anything, NIN, and more!
By Spin Staff 09.05.09 11:47 AM
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Jay-Z's 'Blueprint 3': A Track by Track Review
SPIN's Charles Aaron examines all 14 cuts on the leaked album and asks, "But will it rock a Labor Day barbeque?"
By Charles Aaron 09.04.09 10:28 AM
Once again, the enormous and increasingly joyless shadow of Jay-Hova has been cast over the vast, still-Auto-Tuned expanse of hip-hop.
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Jay-Z at Work on 'Experimental' Album
The Blueprint 3 isn't even out yet, but he's already looking ahead to his next project. Click here for details.
By RAY PADGETT 09.03.09 7:55 AM
The Blueprint 3 hasn't even hit shelves yet -- wait 'til next Friday for that -- but Jay-Z is already hard at work on his next album, which he calls his "most experimental." He gave MTV News a first hint at what he's planning.
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