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AUDIO: The Kid Daytona – Picasso Baby Freestyle

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The Kid Daytona drops off a new freestyle over “Picasso Baby” which was one of Jay-Z’s standout tracks on Magna Carta Holy Grail.  Feeling inspired, Daytona decided to commandeer the instrumental and shares his worldly experiences.  Take a listen and download the track below and read what the Bronx native had to say about the motivation behind his latest effort.

With me headed back to France, I felt inspired to kick a few bars over Picasso Baby.. The whole fly art talk that Jay was displaying on the track, bought me back to my visit to Le Louvre. And all the images that I would see in text books, and magazines.. I was now seeing in person. Who’d have thought a kid from the South Bronx would be able to see other parts of the world, doing something that he loves and believes in.. And always dreamed of. Rap Music! Enjoy yall.

VIDEO: Jay-Z Says He Doesn’t Need Money, Obama’s Inauguration Got Ratchet + More

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Jay-Z who is currently promoting his new album Magna Carta Holy Grail, stopped by Hot 97 for a one-on-one interview with the lovely Angie Martinez.  In this first clip above, Hov opens things up by revealing that he prefers to stay off social media platforms and enforces a certain code of ethics in his chosen circle, however, he admits to giving Lenny S. the exclusive green light to post what he desires.  Jay also opens up about his memorable Q&A session with fans on Twitter, the Brooklyn Nets, and tells Angie he no longer needs money.

In part two of Hot 97’s exclusive interview with Jay-Z and Angie Martinez, Hov gives his opinion on the growing public backlash towards Miley Cyrus and the recent album releases from J. Cole, Wale and Kanye West.  Jigga man also praises Kanye’s latest effort with Yeezus and explains why he feels the album is artistic and great for hip hop.  Continuing with the interview, Jay enlightens Angie to the fact that Beyonce has a vault of hit records they enjoy listening to privately and also shares his experience with attending President Barack Obama’s inauguration which apparently ended up getting ratchet.

 

AUDIO: Hit-Boy – Somewhere In America (Remix) Feat. Rockie Fresh

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Hit-Boy who compiled the production for Jay-Z’s “Somewhere In America” off Magna Carta Holy Grail decides to take the instrumental and recruit MMG artist Rockie Fresh for an official remix.  Hit-Boy does a nice job of demonstrating his talent as an artist and proves he can stand alone after recently parting ways with G.O.O.D. Music.  Take a listen below via the audio stream as the two rappers go in and effortlessly ride the beat and showcase their respective skills.

AUDIO: Jay-Z – Dead Presidents 3 (Original Full Version)

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Jay-Z apparently took to Twitter today and proceeded to engage his fans with a Q&A session for a few hours.  After one fan decided to ask Hov about the existence of a full version for “Dead Presidents 3”, Jigga Man decided to give the green light to Just Blaze and Young Guru to release the original track.  Though the song isn’t by any means new and first made an appearance back in 2007, the first version the public is familiar with only contained one verse but now it looks like the “lost” second verse was eventually used on “Moment Of Clarity”.  Take a listen to the Young Guru produced track below via the audio stream which finally gets liberated in its original format after six years and in CD quality.

VIDEO: Dame Dash Listens To Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail

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Dame Dash recently took to his instagram and shared the above photo with his followers with a bittersweet caption revealing that he was giving Jay-Z’s new Magna Carta Holy Grail album a listen.  The former Roc-A-Fella and right-hand business man to Hov also shared his thoughts on the project.  Take a look at the video footage captured below of Dame gettin’ down and feelin’ Jigga Man’s latest release.

In the barber shop listening to jays new album….I can’t front… I still like hearing him pop shit cause I know he’s telling the truth…proud to be a part of that..#bittersweet

VIDEO: Rick Ross Talks “FuckWeMeYouKnowIGotIt” Collab w/ Jay-Z

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Taking a break from eating lemon pepper wings at Wingstop, the bawse Ricky Rawse decided to share his thoughts behind his recent collaboration with Jay-Z on “FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt” which is featured on Jigga Man’s new Magna Carta Holy Grail album.  Speaking on the matter live from South Beach, Ross shares his experience working in the studio with Jay-Z and gives his two cents on Hov’s innovative business moves and #newrules campaign.  The MMG rapper also reflects on deciding to share a photo of himself with Jay-Z and Timbaland while they were working on the record and his recent run in with Chelsea Clinton at a Samsung event.  Watch the bawse in action as he dishes up words of wisdom.

VIDEO: Timbaland Talks Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Carta Holy Grail + More

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Timbaland sits down with Revolt TV for an exclusive interview and goes into detail about the creation of Jay-Z’s new album Magna Carta Holy Grail.  Timbo shares detailed information on his vital role in the project and making amends with Jigga man to finally come back together and creatively put a great album together.  During the lengthy interview, Timberland also opens up on his thoughts regarding Kanye West’s new Yeezus album and his hopes that him and Ye will join forces and work together on his next LP to create a timeless masterpiece.  Interestingly enough, Tim also reveals that at one point he was addicted to prescription pain killers and explains how he now finds himself in a better place and looks forward to retiring in the future.

VIDEO: Ski Beatz – Off The Record w/ LRG

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Ski Beatz sits down with LRG for their Off The Record series and talks about his early  influences which made him pursue his dreams in Hip-Hop.  Interestingly enough, Ski shares that he was originally a part of a group called Original Flavor and rapped before deciding to put the mic down and stick the production side after being introduced and hearing Jay-Z rap.  The producer recalls impressing DJ Clark Kent which eventually ended up opening up the door of opportunity for Ski and allowing him to grow creatively and professional in the music industry.

VIDEO: Jay-Z Announces New Magna Carta Holy Grail Album w/ Samsung

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During Sunday’s NBA Playoff game between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs, Jay-Z decided to take over halftime with his Magna Carta Holy Grail album announcement.  Surrounded in the studio with the likes of Rick Rubin, Timbaland, Pharrell, and Swizz Beatz Hov and company played production snippets that more than likely will be featured on the highly anticipated upcoming album.  With a fun and joking demeanor, Jay-Z laid “the blueprint” out for what was to come and shared his creative thoughts on the direction for the project.

The more shocking part of the commercial announcement is Jigga Man’s exclusive deal with Samsung to have a priority release of the album three days in advance for the first million Samsung Galaxy mobile users.  Owners of the phone will have the opportunity to download a Google Play application which will give them exclusive access to Jay-Z’s 12th album for completely free at 12:01 a.m. on July 4.

PHOTO: Jay-Z & Drake In The Studio

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jiggadrizzyIt looks like Jigga man and Drizzy recently linked up and combined powers for a studio session while Drake was in Manhattan shooting his cameo in the upcoming film Anchorman 2.  Lenny S. shared this photo but didn’t specify what project exactly fans can hope to hear the tunes they did on.