After taking to Instagram to post a photo of Hov & Rae together a few days ago, A&R legend Lenny S posted yet another photo, this time of Hov & Drake with the following message.
Warning: Please be very afraid of the music we’re working on. OVO x ROCNATION
Something for Drake’s upcoming Nothing Was Same LP? Or perhaps it’s for Hov’s next solo outing? Let us hear your thoughts.
Raekwon took to Instagram earlier today to reveal that he and Jay-Z are finally getting in the studio to put in work. With Rae finishing up his F.I.L.A. album and Hov reportedly working on his next solo LP, it’s up in the air as to where the actual music will end of living. But one can hope that the final product results into some of that classic drug/crime talk. Shouts to Lenny S for making it happen.
Okay, so it’s obviously not Hov, but I thought the Dopehouse would get a little kick out of this one, considering the resemblance is uncanny. The image (below) was culled from the New York Public Library and captured by “street photographer Sid Grossman”. Hilarious. See the original, unaltered image after the jump. Peace to Ego Trip and the NY Times.
As promised, The-Dream calls upon Jay-Z for the latest single off his upcoming album, IV Play, due out May 28.
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Jay-Z’s website, Life+Times, just threw up a 1:35 clip that showcases some of the exclusive content they’ve been providing since it’s launch. A few months before the new year, I (alongside my good friends Andreas Hale and Tnel Moniq) were brought on as one of their West Coast production teams. Over the course of the past six months or so, we’ve shot boxers (Manny Pacquiao, Adrien Broner, Robert Guerrero, Zab Judah), UFC fighters (Phil Davis), NBA Players (Paul George, Luol Deng), rappers (Kendrick Lamar, RZA, Stalley) and more. Definitely looking forward to the future.
Check out the newness from The Dream and Jay-Z! They offer up a new collaboration in the form of the single, “High Art,” from the upcoming album IV Play.
The new album is slated to release May 28th. Check it out!
Tomorrow.
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All applicants must be US Citizens and must complete the on-line application no later than the published deadline date of May 31, 2013.
For our listening pleasure, Jay-Z finally releases the full version of his Great Gatsby smash “$100 Bill.” True to form, Hova waxes-poetic about drug-peddling, politics and –– of course –– money.
Lana Del Rey, will.i.am, Fergie, Q-Tip, Gotye, Florence + The Machine, The xx, Emeli Sandé, Beyoncé and André 3000 are all slated to bless The Great Gatsby soundtrack. The deluxe edition of the project drops May 7. Until then, peep Hov’s cut, “$100 Bill.”
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JAY-Z – “$100 Bill”
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A slew of celebrities attended the world premiere and private screening of the upcoming Baz Luhrmann-directed, film The Great Gatsby (May 1). Held at the Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, some of entertainment’s biggest names, included Jay Z, Emeli Sande, Michael K. White, Gayle King and André Leon Talley walked the start-studded red carpet.
Check out the gallery up top! You can catch The Great Gatsby in movie theaters on May 10th while the official soundtrack drops on May 7th. Can’t wait!
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