Jay-Z tells the L.A. Times that DMX forced him to step his show game up. Back in 1998, the tandem co-headlined the Hard Knock Life Tour. Next Friday, Jigga will become the first rapper to close out the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California. “All my early years? Forget it. I was a horrible performer. DMX tore me to pieces. I remember being stunned…He had me really working. But I had to figure this out. If you […]

[vodpod id=Video.3390133&w=425&h=350&fv=loc%3D%2F%26amp%3Bautoplay%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bvid%3D6032610%26amp%3Bhid%3D63776%26amp%3BdisabledComment%3Dtrue%26amp%3BbeginPercent%3D0.4203%26amp%3BendPercent%3D0.5076] Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg held his Noisemakers series last night with Soul Brother #1. The video’s blurry, but the audio is on point. Pete confirms that he’s working with Kanye on his upcoming album and says that he’s like a lil’ brother to him. He then discusses wanting to work with Eminem and Jay-Z.

After Jigga and the big time Big Apple luminaries spoke to the media, they took it outside and got their shovelin’ on. Damn, today was a good day for my property value. I’ll be back in Manhattan in no time. Ha! Previously: Jay-Z At Barclays Center Press Conference

A press conference was held this afternoon for the groundbreaking of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Yards. Set to open in 2012, the 18,000 seat arena will become the new home of the Brooklyn Nets. During the conference, discussions also touched on the potential economic impact of the arena, including the boost in local businesses such as Casino Internazionali Non ADM, which could attract more visitors to the area. Many local residents oppose the move due to imminent increases in […]

“Some people might wonder why Jay-Z’s in the President’s chair. Some people might wonder why Barack Obama is. After all, Jay-Z’s created more jobs.” Ha! A year ago, Rap Radar was the new blog on the block. 365 days later, Wolf Blitzer’s plastering the site on CNN. Crazy, ain’t it? Last Friday, Wolf and political pundits Donna Brazille and Alex Castellanos discussed Hovito’s photo op in the White House’s Situation Room. Last year, RR was featured on channel 10 (check […]

“Come with me to the White House, get cha suit up…” This almost looks like a reenactment of this 2005 XXL cover. Here are two photographs from Jigga and Trigga‘s visit to casa blanca yesterday morning. Hov even brought his first lady along for the trip. Props: Llindyrr

The Evil Genius has the floor. He thinks he can do my job. Ha! Congrats Green! “JAY-Z , YOUNG JEEZY CALL IN TO WELCOME DJ GREENLANTERN TO HIS NEW GIG ON V-103 ATL WITH GREG STREET.. ALSO GREEN WILL B DOING HIS “INVASION RADIO” SHOW ON SIRIUS/XM LIVE FROM TREE SOUND STUDIO IN ATL WHERE HE HAS SET-UP SHOP AS A PRODUCER …BEATS ON DECK SHAWTY.HA”

[vodpod id=Video.3051922&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dinstance%3Dnews%26amp%3Bid%3D1631876%26amp%3Bvid%3D483822] The 1515 Boys caught up with the Roc Boy and explained why he passed on Q’s session. ‘We Are the World’ is like [Michael Jackson’s] ‘Thriller’ to me. I don’t ever wanna see it touched. I’m a fan of music. I know the plight and everything that’s going on in Haiti. I applaud the efforts: [Millions have been raised] through text [donations] to Haiti. So I appreciate the efforts and everything, but ‘We are the World’ is [musically] […]

As promised, Hov kicked off today’s big game with a lil mash-up version of “Run This Town”. Game Time!

Today, Nick Cannon began his morning drive on New York’s 92.3 Now. On his first day on the job, Nick chopped it up with Hov, Da Snowman, and Trigga. Before discussing the Blueprint 3 Tour, Nick and Jay reminisce on a hilarious, yet, near fatal accident.