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Lance “Un” Rivera claims Jay-Z was not responsible for his 1999 stabbing. The former music executive shed light on that fateful night during a new interview with VladTV. Jay-Z was accused of stabbing Rivera in December 1999 at an album release party for Q-Tip’s Amplified LP. The incident took place at the now-closed Kit Kat Club in Times […]
Dame Dash has shared more details about his NFT lawsuit involving Jay-Z. During a recent sit-down with VEUIT TV, the hip-hop mogul addressed his decision to enter the blockchain space, and how it was motivated by a lowball offer. In 2021, Dame attempted to sell his shares of the iconic music imprint Roc-A-Fella, which he and Jay co-founded nearly […]
Juelz Santana has opened up about how the Diplomats’ relationship with Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records came to an end. “The world pretty much saw a lot of the tension that was going on,” the 40-year-old said when asked about what led Dipset to leave the label after the release of Cam’ron’s Purple Haze. “Jay and Cam never […]
At the turn of the century, Roc-A-Fella cemented itself as the most powerful label in rap on the strength of a star-studded roster of young talent that included then-rising rappers Cam’ron, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Kanye West, and Juelz Santana. Nearly 20 years after Juelz and Kanye released their respective debut albums (2003’s From Me To […]
50 Cent has shared his reaction to Young Guru explaining how Jay-Z once warned rappers in his camp about the impending arrival of Fif. 50 shared the clip of Guru on Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion podcast, writing in his Instagram caption, “I love you n***as too 🤷🏽♂️ I just need somebody to compete with.” “It makes me find […]
Just Blaze says he understands why Kanye West considers him an “arch nemesis.” The mega producer addressed the topic during a recent appearance on Talib Kweli’s The People’s Party podcast, where the host pressed Blaze about a specific comment made in the Jeen-Yuhs documentary. At one point during the film, Kanye referred to Blaze as his best friend as well as his […]
In a new interview on The Art of Dialogue, Dame Dash opened up about his relationship with fellow Roc-A-Fella co-founder Jay-Z. While speaking about his standing with Hov, who created Roc-A-Fella with Dame and Kareem “Biggs” Burke in 1994, Dash was asked if he and the 24-time Grammy-winner “could’ve had more together.” “Yeah, all that, but we were […]
Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash appeared on the latest episode of Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast and spoke about a very specific detail from a meeting with Jay-Z that led him to believing in doing business with the future legend. In the episode that came out on Monday, February 28, Dash recalled that he […]
In a new interview with VladTV, Jay-Z’s mentor Jaz-O opened up about Hov shooting his older brother Eric when he was 12 years old. Hov explored the shooting, which allegedly happened after his brother stole his ring, in “You Must Love Me,” the closing song from his 1997 album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. “Saw the devil in […]
Dame Dash says no one at Roc-A-Fella ever showed him “proper respect”—except for Kanye West. The hip-hop mogul made the claim in the latest episode of Bootleg Kev’s eponymous podcast, where he briefly discussed Ye’s explosive Drink Champs interview. During the extensive two-part sit down, Ye praised Dash as a “visionary” and even described him as the “original Black […]
