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

At the close of the Made In America Day Festival, Hov joined headliner Pearl Jam for a rendition of “99 Problems”. Keep on rocking in the free world, guys.

And now for our feature presentation. Hov brought the ruckus, Memphis Bleek, and State Property (Damn Beans, you fucked up!) to the Made In America Festival. So many hits. Check out his performance above. yardie

It’s NBA All-Star weekend in the new NBA 2k13 preview. And what better way to showcase the video game’s new features with the

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ hometown anthem “Empire State Of Mind” has just hit

Pardon their backs. With a combined total of $78 million from May 2011 to May 2012, Bey ($40 million) and Jay ($38 million) tops the Forbes list as the highest paid celebrity couple. The Carters take the throne from last year’s highest paid couple Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady with Will and Jada Smith trailing not too far behind.

Hov’s come a long way from 5C. And for his new Roc-A-Wear commercial, he journeys from Marcy projects to the opening of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. UPDATE: Extended version.

The lineup for Hov and Budweiser’s

Very nicely done, Dre Films. It’s GFID Day. Get yours now! Sidebar: Angie Martinez & Rozay Hot 97 Photos | Previously: Stephen Hill’s favorite.

PSA: Judging by the promo clip

VOYR continues their backstage series of last year’s Watch The Throne tour with footage of Madison Square Garden’s preparation and Kanye prior to taking the stage. Previously: Ep. 9

Budweiser’s “Made In America” concerts, are less than two months away. And today, the King of Beers rolled out a commercial promoting the festival narrated by Hov. Tickets and other information for the September 1 and 2nd shows are available here.

Hov’s got the power. Early this year, he was commissioned as the new spokesman for Duracell. Now that the ink is dry, here’s his commercial promoting their Powermat line.

“Used to shop at T.J. Maxx back in ’83, I don’t even know if it was open then…” Attention T.J. Maxx shoppers, hours after Jay-Z’s “3 Kings” verse hit the ‘net, the department store responded via their Twitter account that they opened in 1977. Popping tags 35 years strong.

With Rozay’s album, God Forgives, I Don’t hitting the shelves on July 31st, he releases his new single featuring Hov and The Doc. Produced by Jake One. Did it live up to the hype? It’s just different. Ha! flex UPDATE: CDQ Sidebar: Ross Speaks On The Track | Flex

photo: michael feeney Hours before the release of Nas’ album, Life Is Good, Team Epiphany spearheaded the Moët Rose Lounge event last night in NYC’s meatpacking district. Yours truly bailed at the last minute, but Hov, Beyonce, Busta Rhymes, Jermaine Dupri, Swizz Beatz, No I.D. and a host of others were in attendance. Q-Tip and DJ Wonder handled DJ duties. Here are a few pics from the night’s festivities.

Do you want more? Well in addition to Hov’s first concert at the Barclays Center on September 28, he has recently added two more shows on September 29 and 30. Tix go on sale this Friday, July 13 at the venue’s site and ticketmaster and 7,000 of them for each show will be priced just under $30. Can’t beat that. UPDATE: Two more dates! Five in total. October 3 and 4th. Again! UPDATE #2: Three more dates added. Eight shows in […]

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As Hackney Weekend continued on across the pond tonight, the headliner hit the music festival’s stage and brought out his Roc Nation princess for “Run This Town”. Where’s Ye you ask?

Records are meant to be broken. And this evening, the Watch The Throne tour