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Newly Discovered Photos Suggests Jay-Z Might Be a Time Traveller

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:57:47 +0000

Jay-Z, or Shawn Carter to his family and friends, is a 17-time Grammy winning recording artist, a businessman with an almost $500 million net worth and the husband of Beyonce. And, if that wasn’t enough, Jay-Z has the ability to travel through time. That’s the conclusion many are drawing after the Schomburg Center For Research [...]

Jay-Z Adorably Explains Who He Is to Elderly Lady on Train

Emerald Catron — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:25:14 +0000

The reasons why we love this excerpt from the ‘Where I’m From’ Jay-Z documentary are numerous. For starters, Jay-Z picked the one person to sit down next to who didn’t know who he is. And to follow up, this lady is a delight. She and Jay-Z have a very charming conversation about who he is [...]

Is 'Superbass' Just a Jay-Z Song Sped Up?

Tom Blunt — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:23:07 +0000

If you slow down Nicki Minaj’s hit ‘Superbass,’ you might get the impression that Jay-Z has been playing an elaborate trick on us all along…. While we don’t really believe both artists are one and the same, it’s eerie to hear how smoothly Jay-Z’s cadence and style are imitated by the younger artist. Of course [...]

Justin Timberlake as Bon Iver Was Amongst Celebs Visiting Beyonce, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy on 'SNL'

Nick Romano — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:11:31 +0000

In one of Maya Rudolph's acts as the 'SNL' host this weekend, she got all dolled up as the fabulous Beyonce, awaiting the arrival of the celeb guests, like Bon Iver (played by Justin Timberlake), coming to see her new baby. Since Blue Ivy is the miracle child of the music world, it was only fitting for every visitor to bring her a gift. But what do you give the baby who has everything?

Blue Ivy Carter Photos Debut – See What Beyonce and Jay-Z's Baby Looks Like

Nick Nadel — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:45:13 +0000

The pictures of a certain famous Blue are here. No, we're not talking about Blue from 'Blue's Clues' or Blu Cantrell.

Yep, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have released the first photos of baby Blue Ivy on Jay'z Life and Times website. They're here and...

Jay-Z Confirms Daughter Blue Ivy's Birth With the Song 'Glory' [AUDIO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:04:17 +0000

Some dads sing lullabies to their kids -- but Jay-Z is not just any dad. And while some celebrity couples confirm the birth of children with boring old publicist statements, Hova is going one better there too, releasing a song in which he not only cops to the birth of daughter Blue Ivy, but records the baby girl's first cries.

Jay-Z and Beyonce's Baby Blue Ivy Carter Prevented a Man From Seeing His Newborn Twins

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:57:56 +0000

The birth of Blue Ivy Carter to Beyonce Knowles and Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter may have delighted fans of the famous couple, but it’s not such a big hit with some of the other new parents at the Manhatten hospitial in which she was born. To ensure privacy, Beyonce and Jay-Z reportedly paid Lenox Hill Hospital $1.3 [...]

Blue Ivy or Ivy Blue? Twitter Can't Decide What to Call Beyonce and Jay-Z's Baby

Shauna Wright — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:19:59 +0000

As you've probably already figured out by the flood of tweets, married superstars Beyonce and Jay-Z (aka Shawn Carter) reportedly gifted the world with a newborn little girl named Blue Ivy Carter. The most poignant of all the tweets so far came from Lisa Lyons: "is it ivy blue, or blue ivy? so confused.."

Taiwanese Animators Take on the Beyonce Baby News [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:09:55 +0000

Next Media Animation, the Taiwanese animation company famous for such gems as the re-enactment of the Tiger Woods car crash and the bizarre recap of Steve Jobs' career, has found its next subject: Beyonce and Jay-Z's unborn baby.

The awesomely hilarious clip shows Beyonce's reveal of the pregnancy at the VMAs and envisions the impending birth in a manger, with gossip purveyor TMZ serving as one of the Three Wise Men and Kanye West declaring it "the best pregnancy of all time."

Jay-Z and Kanye West 'Otis' Music Video – A Hip-Hop Joyride With Spike Jonze and Aziz Ansari

Jeff Giles — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:58:20 +0000

What's the recipe for Jay-Z and Kanye West's new music video for 'Otis?' Two parts successful MCs, one part Hollywood's most inventive director (Spike Jonze), a dash of comedy's hottest act (Aziz Ansari) and, of course, the leadoff single from the most highly anticipated hip-hop album of the year.

Kanye West and Jay-Z Get Photoshopped Together on 'Watch the Throne' Poster

Andrea Rosen — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:16:42 +0000

There are no two visages more recognizable in contemporary rap than Kanye West and Jay-Z. So in the marketing push for ‘Watch the Throne,’ the duo’s upcoming collaboration, it only makes sense to fuse the megastars’ mugs together. In the image, which the blog Uproxx concedes is probably a fake, West’s close-cropped mop and steely [...]

Kanye West and Jay-Z's 'Otis' Single Leaked Online – Listen Here

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:42:13 +0000

Kanye West and Jay-Z have leaked the single 'Otis' from their collaborative album ‘Watch the Throne,’ which is set for an August 1st release. The titular 'Otis' is late soul legend Otis Redding, whose vocals from the classic 'Try a Little Tenderness’ are sampled in the song.

You can check out it below, but be warned that the language is a bit rougher than it would have been in Redding’s time.