“Nigga, get out! You never gon be better than LL Cool J.” Jay continued his concert run last night at the Barclays Center with his fourth show. At the 1:20 mark, he reflects on a time his uncle doubted his talent from a demo tape. Think he’s still on the list? mikey fresh

Like the theme song to The Sopranos, Jay’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia’s opening track plays in NBA 2K13‘s latest trailer. Purchase the video game here. Previously: All-Star Trailer

On the third show last night at the Barclays Center, Hov put his hits on pause to address jabs regarding his ownership percentage of the Brooklyn Nets. Fittingly, he then goes into “99 Problems”. Your criticism ain’t one.

The day before Hov christened the Barclays Center, Elliott and I spoke on the impact of his concert series with MTV. Afterward, we kicked our favorite Jay-Z verse. Tougher than you think. Day three goes down tonight.

On day two of H.O.’s run at the Barclays Center, Memphis Bleek repped for his hometown. After reciting “You, Me, Him, & Her”, they performed “Do My”. Ladies been running this muthafucka

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Aside from a new verse, Jay also did a first live performance of his latests. Finally from the batch of YN’s cam is a live set of Hov’s “Clique” verse and “3 Kings” after the jump. Now that’s just different.

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It’s Brooklyn’s finest! During the evening’s performance, Biggie’s presence was felt when the late rapper appeared on the big screen as Jay bigged up his brother. Christopher would have been proud.

While the sold out Barclays Center waited for Hov’s arrival, he finally emerged on his home court and opened up the show with “Where I’m From” and “Brooklyn We Go Hard”. Perfect grand opening.

“Ball so hard, I don’t respect the fuckin’ referees” The Barclays Center opened its doors this evening with Hov’s first of 8 sold-out shows. Currently in progress, Hov interrupted his set for an acapella of a new verse. Watch it, he’s got shooters on his team. complex

Hov opened the doors last night to the 40/40 Club inside the Barclays Center. DJ S&S provided the soundtrack while his Roc Stars J.Cole, Rihanna, and hosts of basketball players helped him celebrate. Tonight kicks off the first of eight shows at the arena. “I walked around here earlier and I just seen everybody busy and at work trying to finish up and it was a great feeling,” Jay-Z told gathering press as he entered the 40/40 for its grand […]

Hov was back was on the red carpet last night for the launch of

What a Sunday afternoon. Hov and Beyonce capped off the summer with a surprise appearance at La Marina restaurant/lounge in Manhattan’s Washington Heights section. With DJ Camillo on the 1s and 2s, guests included Memphis Bleek, Swizz Beatz, Steve Stoute, Ebro, and yours truly. (That’s me on the text dawg). Over a couple Cubans and endless

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“…and argue all day, about who’s the best MC?, Biggie, Jay-Z, or Nas?

Jay-Z and Beyonce held a fundraiser last night at the 40/40 in support of President Barack Obama. The cost of attendance? $40,000. Light work, right? Cameras or mics weren’t allowed

Jigga Man debuted a new verse last night while performing with Coldplay at the Paralympics in London. Instead of dropping the audio, he broke down his lyrics on Life + Times. Reading is fundamental. The thought behind the verse is, anyone with a disability, just wants a sense of normality – that’s why they’re competing in these games. That was the idea to make the verse as inclusive for as many people, and to make it as normal as possible. […]

Jay-Z joined Coldplay tonight for the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games in London. While the band performed “Paradise”, Hov recited a new verse. This is the remix? semtex

Crew love 2.0? Find out when Cruel Summer arrives September 18th. flex UPDATE: That was fast. Now with CDQ. Sidebar: Big Sean Talks “Clique” With L.A. Leakers