[vodpod id=Video.15400113&w=540&h=350&fv=videoId%3D1155848838001%26amp%3BplayerID%3D648748947001%26amp%3BplayerKey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAQBxUKuk%7E%2CO7BxoSOXb6XQkA_b5L-4Vk5r4UUmQraR%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BdynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] Before The Throne kick off their tour in Atlanta on October 28th, they plan to rehearse in Birmingham, Alabama. Mayor William Bell compared it to the Jacksons’ “Victory” rehearsals 27 years ago. No word if the practice runs will be matriculate into a full fledged performance. al

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Jay-Z’s Blueprint,  The Source pays homage with the cover dedicated to his groundbreaking album. The main feature was written by YN and hits newsstands on September 20th. “After his classic 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt, ignited the streets, dazzled the critics, but didn’t move enough units, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter scrapped his bad marketing plan for a one-album discography and decided to drop a new masterful work each and every year. He emerged center stage with a […]

This Sunday, not only marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11, but also the release of Jay-Z’s sixth album, Blueprint. CNN wrote a piece on the project’s impact which coincidentally dropped during the tragic terrorist attacks .  “Young people not directly affected are always more removed from the onset of national tragedy,” said Tricia Rose, a professor at Brown University and author of “The Hip Hop Wars.While the much older fans of Mariah Carey or Bob Dylan would likely be too busy and worried about terrorist […]

If you didn’t know, track three from Watch The Throne will be The Throne’s next single. Hopefully the video gets the people going. Sidebar: “Why I Love You” Artwork

[vodpod id=Video.15339144&w=540&h=350&fv=] For the first time, Jay-Z and Kanye West performed “Otis” tonight at the MTV Video Music Awards. Peep the foiled crash attempt at the 2:00 mark. More footage later on.

…And may their first child, be a masculine child. Congrats to Bey and Jay!

Less than 24 hours after Lil Wayne’s “It’s Good” hit the ‘net, VIBE produced a quote from Weezy about his jab toward Jay-Z. It will be featured in their upcoming Oct./Nov issue.

The Throne is now covered in gold. After two weeks, Watch The Throne has now moved 612,911 copies. The album also remains at the top of the Billboard charts. Black excellence!

Jay and Kanye aren’t doin’ any press but I still got something to say about the album everyone is and should be talkin’ about. Issue on stands Sept. 6.

Behind Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady, Hov and Bey come in as the second highest-paid celebrity couple for this year’s