Growing up in Brooklyn’s Marcy projects, the first, and only time, Jay-Z ever shot someone was when he confronted his older brother Eric Carter. Jay-Z shot his, at the time, drug-addicted older brother Eric Carter, in the shoulder for stealing a piece of jewelry. Jay Z was scared right after the incident and thought he was going

In a 2012 interview with Life + Times to celebrate the then tenth anniversary of Clipse‘s major label debut album Lord Willin’, which was produced entirely by the Neptunes, Pusha T discussed how the albums biggest single “Grindin’” almost never happened and could have been another smash hit for Jay-Z. Pusha T and his brother Malice nearly lost the

While in the pre-production phase of The Great Gatsby, Leonardo DiCaprio and writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann were present during a studio session with Jay-Z and Kanye West for their Grammy award-winning song “No Church In the Wild” featuring Frank Ocean and The-Dream.   Jay-Z executively produced and contributed music to The Great Gatsby Soundtrack which was released

“Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” the single from Jay-Z‘s third album Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life which turned him into a superstar was recorded in one take. The song, produced by The 45 King, at the time of its release in 1998 was the most commercially successful Jay-Z single. The nostalgic sample from the 1977 musical Annie signaled a new

Jay Z and Busta Rhymes both attended Brooklyn’s George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School and they’ve battled each other in the cafeteria. DMX and Notorious B.I.G are also famous alumni and they all attended school around the same time, Busta Rhymes and Biggie were born a day apart and Jay Z was two

Let’s take a look at some of 2009’s hip-hop projects that are celebrating a 10 year anniversary. Man on the Moon: The End of Day – Kid Cudi September 15, 2009 Cudder’s debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day proved to be an instant classic. Whether it is your favorite album from