just some rumors. nothing important. nothing real. nothing proven. just some words.

1. “Wake Up New York (Intro)”
2. “Most Kings”
3.“Hades (Lucifer part two)”
4. “Eternal Jewels” (feat. and prod. by Jay Electronica)
5. “Blueprint 3″
6. “Lucy” (feat. Chris Martin)
7. “The Audacity of Dope”
8. “S-L-U Part Two” (feat. Nas, Andre 3000, and Young Jeezy)
9. “Election Night (We Believe in Obama)”
10. “Just Memories”
11. “Apostate” (feat. and prod. by Eminem)
12. “Oasis”
13. “My Brothers Keeper” (feat. Scarface)
14. “Brooklyn Lost”
15. “Weeds and Concrete”
16. “Without Rain…”¹

1. 2dopeboyz - The (Rumored) Blueprint 3 Tracklist? [↩]

jay-z and kanye west. preparing for blueprint 3. wish ‘em luck.

How about Kanye? Has he earned it yet?
Jay-Z: He’s from Chicago, but he’s close. I don’t know if he’s had that one album that’s moved the entire culture, but he’s hit it three times in a row. He’ll be on every list one day.

Are you guys really teaming up for Blueprint 3?
Jay-Z: Yeah, actually. We’re partners right now. Starsky and Hutch right now.¹

1. interview [↩]

yeah, jay-z’s blueprint 3 is coming. soon. in the first week of december.

it will be produced by kanye west. entirely.¹

1. Some Blueprint 3 News… [↩]

das cover ist derart fine und exquisit, es wäre eine schande, das hier nicht kurz zu zeigen. darüber hinaus sind ein paar wirklich dopeste tracks darauf. geniesst diesen scheiss:

01 - Blow the Whistle
02 - Ain’t I
03 - Maybach Music
04 - Bye, Bye f. Mariah Carey
05 - You’re All Welcome f. Mary J Blige
06 - Roc Boys (rmx) f. Jadakiss & Beanie Sigel
07 - I Get Money (rmx) f. 50 Cent & Diddy
08 - This Shit Rite Here
09 - Dead Presidents pt.3
10 - Don’t Cha Baby f. Saigon
11 - Lupe Fiasco Shit
12 - 22 Twos
13 - Grammy Family Freestyle
14 - Angie Martinez Show Freestyle
15 - Can I Live Freestyle
16 - Dear Summer
17 - Diamonds Are Forever (rmx) f. Kanye West
18 - Clue Freestyle f. Sauce Money
19 - Funk Flex Sadat X Freestyle
20 - Dead Presidents
21 - Feelin It
22 - Can’t Knock the Hustle
23 - Can’t Knock the Hustle (rmx)
24 - Brooklyn’s Finest
25 - Can I Live
26 - Friend or Foe
27 - Imaginary Player
28 - 22 Twos pt.1
29 - D’evils
30 - Where I’m From
31 - Hova Intro (Outro)

enjoy!

“Wie die New York Times berichtet, wird Jigga gegen Ende der Woche einen 150 Millionen US-Dollar schweren Deal beim Konzert-Promoter Live Nation unterzeichnen und damit sein Imperium erweitern.

Jay-Z wird eine neue Muttergesellschaft namens Roc Nation starten, unter dem der Mogul mehrere Projekte und Unternehmen (ein eigenes Label, Managing, Music publishing, etc) gründen wird. Unter anderem sind Projekte in Sachen Entertainment, Merchandising, Tourneen und Alben für die nächsten zehn Jahre geplant.”¹

Jay-Z dazu:

“I’ve turned into the Rolling Stones of hip-hop. The deal is a way to reach the consumer in so many different ways right now. Everyone’s trying to figure it out. I want to be on the front lines in that fight. In a way I want to operate like an indie band. Play the music on tour instead of relying on radio. Hopefully we’ll get some hits out of there and radio will pick it up, but we won’t make it with that in mind.”²

allhiphop - Jay-Z Gets $150 Million For Roc Nation Label
corporate takeover - NEWS: Jay-Z Inks $150 Million Deal With Concert Promoter Live Nation
nahright - Jay-Z Strikes $150 Million Deal With Live Nation
real talk ny - Jay-Z Inks A Deal With Live Nation For $150 Million
the rap up - Welcome to Roc Nation
the smoking section - “Roc Nation” - Jay-z Signs For $150 Million With LiveNation

1. mzee.com - Jay-Z: 150 Mio.-Dollar Deal mit Live Nation [↩]
2. mzee.com - Jay-Z: 150 Mio.-Dollar Deal mit Live Nation [↩]

ganz gemütliches video. zieht’s euch rein und geniesst diesen abend mit einem thunfischsteak:

Exzellente Produktion wie immer. Gemütlich-gechillter Song. Viel Dunkelheit und wenig Hochglanz:

Nas und Jay-Z? Ein ganzes Album von beiden zusammen. Ein gutes Dutzend Duett-Tracks? Tönt lecker, aber momentan sind’s bloss noch Gerüchte:

Rumors continue to swirl about Jay-Z’s still-unconfirmed new record label, Carter Music Group. We hear that Jay is partnering with rapper Nas on an album of duets, “The Kings of Hip Hop,” to be released on the label early next year. Jay’s rep is keeping tight-lipped.¹

real talk ny - Jay-Z & Nas Dropping A Duet Album?

1. nydailynews - Side Dish: Don’t forget the lyrics, John Mayer [↩]

allhiphop - Hip-Hop Rumors: Jay-Z Off To Apple? New G-Unit MCs? Kanye Is BACK!
corporate takeover - CNBC Business Reports on Possible Jay-Z And Apple Inc. Joint Venture
nah right - Video: CNBC Report on Jay-Z/Apple Partnership

Kaum hat Jay-Z Def Jam verlassen, schwirren schon Gerüchte über seine Zukunft herum. Eines davon besagt, dass Hova mit Apple zusammen eine neues Record Label gründen will.

“This one’s been floating around like a hot air balloon, but we’ve just about confirmed it. For those that don’t know, Jay-Z left Def Jam as President last month, and everyone’s been talking about where he’s heading. While this might be one of his many other venutures, we just heard that Jay-Z is launching a record label with Apple.” *

“The idea is that Jay-Z, whom recently left Def Jam, will launch a label partnered with Apple. The problem is, Steve Jobs can’t do that; the other labels would call shenanigans (rightly so, too) and jump ship, there would be federal trust issues at play, and more importantly, Apple is banned from ever starting a record label due to previous litigation with the Beatle’s Apple Records.” **

corporate takeover - Jay-Z Headed For Apple?
** crunchgear - Dubious Rumor Alert: Apple is not starting a record label with Jay-Z
nah right - Jay-Z & Apple Launching Record Label?
real talk ny - Jay-Z Starting A Record Label With Apple?
* the boy genius report - Jay-Z launching record label with Apple