Ever since his trip to Cuba, Jigga’s been in the news. From his deal to launching Roc Nation Sports to possibly given up the Nets, Hov’s been making headlines. And in today’s episode of The Truth, YN weighs in the track and the idea of a new Jay-Z album. Y’all gon’ subscribe today.    

Olivia Pope works fast. Hours after Jay-Z released his new song “Open Letter”,  White House Press Secretary Jay Carney addressed the recording. He says that Hov followed proper protocol and didn’t communicate with President Obama in regards to his visit to Cuba.

To whom it may concern. Produced by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz, Hov touches on his recent events from his controversial trip to Cuba to his Brooklyn Nets share. Listen up dweebs. life+times

Grand closing? According to  Yahoo Sports, Jay-Z has begun the process of divesting his ownership of the Brooklyn Nets. Last week, Hov launched Roc Nation Sports and signed New York Yankee Robinson Cano. In order for him to represent NBA players, he would have to sever ties with the team.

While Hov was smoking Cubanos in cabanas with Beyoncé last week in Cuba, politicians back in the States were bothered over the visit. Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen spoke with CNN on her issue with the trip and said the couple should’ve been mindful of the country’s communist regime.

Jay-Z and Roc Nation have inked a multi-year partnership with Universal Music Group. The label will now house recordings from Jay and his roster, including Rihanna. Says Mr. Carter “We are looking forward to working with Lucian and the incredible team he’s assembled at Universal. We would like to applaud Lucian for collaborating with us to strike a new age deal. This agreement presents a unique opportunity for Roc Nation’s artists—being able to continue to operate as an independent label with […]

Welcome to Havana. Jay and Bey tied the knot 5 years ago today and jetted down to Cuba for their anniversary. Here’s a clip of the couple mobbing through the streets. Y’all roll blunts, Jay smokes Cubans all day. king_reg UPDATE: Since U.S. citizens are barred from visiting Cuba as” tourists”, Jay and Bey stopped by the Universidad da las Artes. More than likely, their visit was part of their “people to people” obligation.

He’s the Black Branch Rickey. Today, it was announced that Jay-Z has partnered with CAA to launch Roc Nation Sports. The agency’s first client is New York Yankees second baseman, Robinson Cano. According to ESPN, if Hov decides to become a full-fledged sports agent, he would have to forfeit his ownership of the Brooklyn Nets. Says Mr. Carter: “Because of my love of sports, it was a natural progression to form a company where we can help top athletes in […]

It’s all Benjamins for real. Once again, Sean Combs reigns supreme as

More photo ops from the lab. Mastermind? Suffering From Success? Who knows? tlf

All week, many have argued who got who on Kendrick and Hov’s remix. This evening, Elliott fires up the cam to analyze their verses and gives his opinion.

During a studio session for ScHooboy Q, TDE CEO Top Dawg surprises Kendrick with Jay’s verse for the “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe (Remix)“. Here’s his reaction hearing it for the first time.

Pics are worth a thousand words. In this case, it’s laughs and a side-eye from Timbo. Here’s photo op taken by kodaklens

The internets tried to kill

During SXSW, Yahoo announced their first international music festival with Hova and King Kendrick as headliners. Dubbed as Yahoo! On The Road, the 21-stop trek begins begins May 3 in New York. The tour continues in the states with J.Cole, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Justin Timberlake, Frank Ocean and Trey Songz

Jay-Z is partnering with film director, Baz Luhrmann to executive produce and record music for the upcoming film, The Great Gatsby. According to Reuters, Jay will blend contemporary music with hip hop for its soundtrack. The film based off F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel starring Leonardo DiCaprio hits theaters May 10. Says Jay: “As soon as I spoke with Baz and Leonardo, I knew this was the right project. The Great Gatsby is that classic American story of one`s introduction to extravagance, decadence and illusion. […]

Young Guru went head-to-toe with Just Blaze today at the Empire Auto Space in Austin. During his set, he treated the SXSW audience to the remix of “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” with Hov. Sounds dope so far. hhnm

“My hits so sick got rappers acting dramatic” Justin hosted and provided the musical numbers last night on Saturday Night Live. Above, he brought out Hov for “Suit & Tie”. JT even responded (2:17) to Kanye’s rant by altering his line in the second verse. He later returns to close out the episode with “Mirrors”. The 20/20 Experience drops March 19. UPDATE: “Mirrors” during dress rehearsal

Swizzy and Aubrey were in the studio the other day recording music. Timbo and Hov swung by as well. No word exactly what was recorded,

After the show, it’s the after party. And following JD’s So So Def anniversary concert, he brought the festivities over to Atlanta’s Compound for the D’USSE launch party hosted by Jay-Z. Guests included Big Boi, Memphis Bleek, Ludacris, Jeezy, Lil Jon, Usher, Monica and more. For those who couldn’t get in, here’s what you missed. Now play some more of that Jeezy. global14