Jay-Z Posts

Forbes Names Richest Rappers

August 09, 2011... Forbes has named the hottest hip-hop stars of 2011 ... when it comes to cash, anyway. Not surprisingly, Jay-Z is No. 1. Since August 2010, the mogul has raked in about $37 million from touring, his sportsbar chain and other investments. But...

Jay-Z And Kanye West Feuding Over Tour

August 01, 2011... Looks like they're about to get knocked off their "throne." Jay-Z and Kanye West -- who have been very humbly calling themselves "The Throne" as a duo -- are reportedly barely speaking as they figure out the details of their upcoming...

Jay-Z And Kanye West Feuding Over Tour

Jay-Z And Kanye West Announce Joint Tour And Album

July 25, 2011... Jay-Z and Kanye West are two of the rap worlds biggest recording artists, and now the hip hop stars are joining forces for the upcoming tour ... Watch The Throne Tour. Their new song "Otis" is already climbing the...

Beyonce And Jay-Z Enjoy Their Tour De France

April 20, 2011... Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z were snapped leaving the Hotel Le Meurice in Paris, France today, and the supercouple were met by a slew of fans and photographers before they trotted over to L'Avenue Restaurant for lunch. The duo were...

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Jay-Z Makes A Stop At Live Nation Offices To Work On Upcoming Tour

February 16, 2011... Jay-Z is a mogul on a mission. The rapper, wearing his blinged-out wedding band, made a pit-stop at the Live Nation offices in Beverly Hills to work on upcoming projects. Beyonce's hubby signed a $150 million dollar deal only three...

Celebs Get The Big Bucks For Hosting New Year's Eve

December 23, 2010... Ahhh to be a celebrity on New Year's Eve! While most of us are still trying to figure out how much we'll have to fork over to get into a club, both A-listers and D-listers alike are raking in the...

Beyonce Buys Husband Jay-Z $2 Million Bugatti

December 08, 2010... Beyonce has just made her hubby Jay-Z the happiest birthday boy! The gorgeous songbird has dropped over $2 million on a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport for his 41st birthday! Jay-Z has been a sports car enthusiast for years! The...

Eminem, Jay-Z And Lady Gaga Lead The Way With Grammy Nominations

December 01, 2010... Eminem earned an whopping 10 Grammy nominations tonight, including Song and Record of the Year for "Love the Way You Lie," (featuring Rihanna), and he also scored a nod for Rap Album of the Year for Recovery. Bruno Mars...

David Letterman "Decodes" Jay-Z

November 18, 2010... With the de rigueur black-rimmed "nerd" glasses and the casually-tied scarf, Jay-Z looks like nothing short of a best-selling author! The serious rapper/hip-hop mogul threw peace signs on the way in to tape David Letterman last night. But according to J's new...

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Jay-Z And Beyonce Celebrate Decoded Book Launch With Dinner At Cipriani

November 16, 2010... Last night Beyonce Knowles and husband Jay-Z dined at Cipriani in NYC, and the couple looked delighted to celebrate the release of his new memoir, Decoded. The book hits stores today, and it documents the rapper/music mogul's rise to...

Report: Beyonce Is Pregnant!

October 20, 2010... Beyonce in Paris on June 6 Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z are expecting their first child, according to a new Us Weekly report. It seems the pregnancy wasn't planned, according to one of the magazine's sources: "B was shocked....

Jay-Z Lunches With Beyonce And Solange

September 12, 2010... Yesterday Jay-Z took his wife Beyonce and her sis Solange Knowles to lunch in NYC, but B was in no mood to have her picture taken, so she ducked and made Solange take the heat. Aww, what else are...

Willow Smith Lands Record Deal With Jay-Z

September 09, 2010... Willow Smith is getting ready to take the music world by storm with her new single, Whip My Hair. Will and Jada's 9-year-old daughter announced this morning on Ryan Seacrest's radio show, KIIS-FM, that Jay-Z has signed her to...

Beyonce Spills Baby News

August 16, 2010... Beyonce Knowles may be taking some time off, but that's not to have a baby because, as the star reveals, she's still too "ambitious." "My ambition is to continue to learn about the world and to eventually have a family," she...

Report: Jay And Bey Not Preggers -- Yet

June 29, 2010... Jay-Z and Beyonce won't be spending any of that Forbes 100 money on a nursery -- yet. Despite sporting a wild mane (indicative of a baby-carrying woman) last night, apparently Beyonce was spotted drinking champagne at sister Solange's birthday last week,...

Rap Heavyweights Stop By The Late Show

June 22, 2010... Last night we spotted Jay-Z and Eminem leaving CBS studios after a taping of The Late Show in NYC, and though Em hid in his car on the way out, Beyonce's hubby was more than happy to show his Empire...

Beyonce And Jay-Z Take It Easy In NYC

June 15, 2010... Last night Beyonce and hubby Jay-Z were spotted leaving Pepolino in NYC, and the superstar couple were all smiles after dinner. A casually dressed Beyonce posed for a picture with a lucky fan, and the notoriously poker-faced Jay-Z even...

Beyonce And Her Boy Get Up Close And Personal In Paris

June 06, 2010... Aww, so adorbs! The "Single Ladies" singer and her rapper hubby watched as Rafael Nadal won the 2010 French Open tennis championship in Paris today. But it looks like they were focused more on each other than the game! And...

Jay-Z Signs An Autograph For His Biggest Fan

May 15, 2010... Jay-Z stopped to sign an autograph yesterday outside of Bar Pitti in the West Village of New York City yesterday. I guess even grandmas like "Big Pimpin'"!

Beyonce In The Big Apple For Easter

April 05, 2010... And spending the holiday with her hot hubby, of course! The night before, Beyonce and Jay-Z saw Chicago on Broadway and on Sunday the happy couple dined at Austrian restaurant Wallse... Rumors are still running rampant that Queen B might be...

Beyonce And Jay-Z See Chicago In New York

April 04, 2010... Sunglasses at night! So hip. The musically gifted couple left the hit Broadway show in NYC and, to be honest, all I can think about when I see Beyonce now is her "Telephone" vid with Lady Gaga. Watching it on...

Beyonce And Jay-Z Celebrate Robin Thicke's 33rd Birthday

March 19, 2010... Courtesy Wire Image Beyonce and Jay-Z were just two of the celebs to ring in Robin Thicke's 33rd birthday last night at 1Oak in NYC following his sold-out show with Alicia Keys at Madison Square Garden. The crooner was joined by his...

Jay-Z & Beyonce Get Presidential

March 05, 2010... Courtesy: Twitter Move over President and Mrs. Obama! There's a new first couple in town...at least for the day! Def Jam president Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce made themselves right at home during a recent tour of the White House....

Jay-Z: "'We Are The World' Is Untouchable"

February 15, 2010... Of all the critics of the remake of Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie's historic We Are The World, Jay-Z is one of them. One half of the most successful couple in entertainment this year explained to MTV News why he nor...

Jay-Z's Missing His Number One Accessory!

January 22, 2010... We caught Jay-Z leaving his Paris hotel for a fashion week event, and we were surprised to see him rolling solo! We know Beyonce's there with him, so maybe he was taking a brief break from his wifey?...

Kanye Meets Up With Jay-Z In NYC!

January 18, 2010... And he brings his bald and beautiful girlfriend Amber Rose! I'm sure Kanye West and Jay-Z are going to make beautiful music together, but I'm always more interested in talking about the amazingness that is Amber. That head, that figure, those...

Jay-Z And Beyonce Top-Earning Couple In Entertaiment

January 13, 2010... Jay-Z and Beyonce have been named the top-earning couple in entertainment, raking in an estimated $122 million combined between June of 2008 and June of 2009. And it was Beyonce who out-earned her hubby by more than double, bringing home...

Jay-Z's New Music Video Hits The Web

January 02, 2010... What do you make of this black and white masterpiece? It's certainly not your typical rap video...

Jay-Z Sneaks In The Little Door With Another Woman!

November 10, 2009... Last night, both Jay-Z and a female companion (who is NOT his wife) hid their faces as they walked into The Little Door for dinner. Sure, maybe they just didn't want to be flashed, but maybe they were hiding...

Jay-Z's Bodyguard Attacks Photog!

November 09, 2009... Uh-oh! Not cool. Jay-Z had a concert at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion last night and tons of celebs - LiLo, SamRo, Nicole Richie and Rihanna - showed up, natch. As did photogs of course! Unfortch for one of our X17 photogs, Jay-Z's...

Jay-Z's Bodyguard Attacks Photog!

Jay-Z Opens Up To Oprah About His Family Drama

September 25, 2009... Jay-Z already did an interview with Oprah in O Magazine, and now the music mogul has sat down with the talk show queen for an upcoming episode of her show. Beyonce's hubby reveals all sorts of details about...

Jay-Z Defends Kanye's VMA Outburst!

September 18, 2009... Uhhh, somehow we have a feeling that if someone had interrupted Beyonce's acceptance speech, her hubby Jay-Z would be singing rapping a different tune! BBC Radio 1 interviewed Beyonce's main man today, and the music mogul totally defended Kanye West for...

Rihanna, Jay-Z and JT Party 40/40 Style!

September 14, 2009... image courtesy of Aaron J from RedCarpetImages.net After all the drama ended at the VMAs last night, the stars hit The Big Apple for even more entertainment! While some celebs flocked to 1Oak to get their drink and dance on, Jay Z...

Jay-Z Chats With Oprah About Selling Drugs, Being Shot At And His Wedding

September 02, 2009... Wow, that's plenty to talk about! In an exclusive interview with O Magazine, Jay-Z took Oprah back to the Marcy Projects where it all started, and he candidly discussed how he sold crack at the age of 13. On...

Jay-Z Heads To Studio To Record Jackson Tribute, Bodyguard Scuffles With Paps

June 30, 2009... Jay-Z may have been paying his respects to Michael Jackson yesterday, spending time in the studio to work on an MJ remix, but his bodyguards were anything but respectful when they harassed a pap on public property! Jay kept tight lipped...

Moguls Unite

May 05, 2009... Considering both Jay-Z and P. Diddy were (or are) in the fashion game, we're a bit surprised neither of them we're at the Costume Institute Gala, but we're more surprised to see them out having dinner with each other at...

Mo Money, Mo Problems? Then Jay-Z Has More Than 99!

April 10, 2009... Check it out! Here, in the middle of a recession, it's always a spirit-booster to find out how rich celebrities are, right?! Parade mag is giving us this list of random stars' incomes for 2008: Jay-Z - $82 million Beyonce - $80...

Beyonce Brings It

April 06, 2009... Is it bad that I like Beyonce's outfit? Nothing about it really works - the hair, the plaid, the *gasp* suspenders - but she sorta kinda pulls it off! That says something. Here's the singing sensation looking fab after lunching at...

Jay-Z Looks Sexay!

February 09, 2009... I must confess, I never really thought of Jay-Z as a hunky dude - but then I saw these shots from the Grammy afterparty at Katsuya last night and did a total 180! It's amazing what a pair of stunna...

Crazy About The Knicks!

February 05, 2009... Personally, I don't really care, but that's just me! These stars - including Mel B. and her hubby, Jay-Z, Diddy (or whatever his name is these days) and Kate Hudson's ex Chris Robinson - all showed up at MSG last...

Jay-Z Honored By United Nations

October 03, 2008... Jay-Z was honored by the United Nations for his work to bring clean water to drought ridden areas of the world. Jay-Z's "Water for Life" program, run in partnership with MTV, was given the award at a gala celebration at New...

Jay-Z: Marriage Is "Something Sacred"!

August 08, 2008... Jay-Z's marriage to Beyonce Knowles may be the worst-kept secret in the world - but the Jiggaman's still not willing to talk about it! "I just think it's really a part of your life that you gotta keep to yourself,"...

Is Ms. B Misbehaving?

August 02, 2008... Beyonce kept her head down as she slunk out of NYC club The Spotted Pig Thursday night...what's she got to be ashamed of? At least we know she wasn't slinking around on Jay-Z, he walked out just ahead of her!

Hova Goes Gaelic

June 28, 2008... Jay-Z took to the stage in Dublin on Thursday. I would LOVE to hear a crowd with thick Irish accents rapping along to Izzo!

Jay-Z & Beyonce's $25 Million Pre-Nup

May 02, 2008... As one of the richest figures in hip-hop, we've been waiting eagerly to see the terms of Jay-Z's pre-nup - after all, Hov's one of the few guys on the planet who has cause to worry about a girl...

Everybody Loves Kanye!

April 23, 2008... From Paris to Benji to Jay-Z, oh my! All came out to party at Goa after Kanye performed at the Nokia Theatre in LA last night - just how excited are you for West's Glow in the Dark tour? We hear it's...

It's Official!

April 22, 2008... Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z filed a signed wedding license in New York on Friday (according to People) after holding a small ceremony at Jay-Z's Tribeca apartment earlier this month. Now that there's definitive proof, are they finally gonna come out and...

Kat Got Your Tongues?

April 18, 2008... We've got a couple thousand questions we'd love to ask either Usher or Jay-Z - but it looks like neither one of them's talking! Last night, we caught the twin titans of modern music leaving Katsuya after a boys' night...

X17 XCLUSIVE: 99 Problems - But A Ring Ain't One?

April 14, 2008... We were able to get a few XCLUSIVE shots from Jay-Z's big afterparty at Club 702 following his recent concert in Atlanta. Stunningly, the Jiggaman didn't appear to be wearing a wedding ring - shocking behavior for a man...

Was it a Shotgun Wedding?

April 08, 2008... Not that Beyonce and Jay-Z haven't been together, like, forever, but their small and intimate wedding on Friday did seem rather hastily pulled together. Rush & Malloy are reporting that the reason for the quickie marriage may be due to the...

Congrats To The Carters!

April 05, 2008... It took six years of dating and two days of intense speculation, but Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles were finally wed yesterday! Despite all the attention showered on the event by the paparazzi, the couple still managed to keep the ceremony...

Rock The (Wedding) Bells!

April 04, 2008... We've all been waiting eagerly to see whether the much-rumored Jay-Z/Beyonce wedding would actually go down today - but it looks like we've gotten our answer! Our photographer in New York tells us that, while nobody's caught sight of the...

Jay's Not Havin' Girl Problems - And We're Glad For Him, Son!

April 03, 2008... Talk about having a good day - not only did Jay-Z sign a contract with Live Nation worth eleventy squillion bucks yesterday, but he set a date with Beyonce Knowles to boot! E! Online reports that the rapper plans to...

Beyonce Taking on New Role

February 21, 2008... Beyonce, in New York with boyfriend Jay-Z, has been tapped to play legendary singer Etta James in a new biopic about the star's life, according to Page Six. Although Etta was at first a bit wary about the Dreamgirl stepping into...

Oompa Loompa Doompity Deacher...

December 17, 2007... ...Guess who showed up at a party thrown by Jeff Beacher? Yes, Jeff might not have been holding down the fort at the Madhouse, but his big bash for Marquee's fourth anniversary last Friday in New York got plenty...

B's B-Day Present For Jay!

December 06, 2007... We just got in a few more photos and a little more video of Beyonce and Jay-Z cavorting in Paris, taken just a few hours before we caught the happy couple at the Crazy Horse. (And why might they have...

99 Problems, But A Leak Ain't One

October 31, 2007... To say that the news that American Gangster, the hotly-anticipated forthcoming release from Jay-Z, had hit the 'net without authorization must have come as a shock to the record-company execs - after all, according to Idolator, in an effort to...

The Ruler's Back (Again)!

September 21, 2007... Looks like the Michael Jordan of rap's retirement isn't going to be much more relaxing than the Michael Jordan of, er, basketball's - Jay-Z's coming out of retirement again! New details are starting to surface about 'Hova's new project American...

99 Problems, But A Fish Ain't One

June 25, 2007... We spotted Beyonce and Jay-Z taking in a sea creature showcase at Marineland. Oddly enough, Jay didn't seem to be having a particularly good time - you'd think that even if the antics of the various aquatic beasties couldn't elicit...

'07 Bonnie And Clyde

June 18, 2007... Beyonce's bout of beach blanket bingo seems to be continuing unabated - we caught the Irreplaceable beauty strolling along the sand in St. Tropez on Jay-Z's arm. Unfortunately, the lady B's attire makes us think that the climate must have...