Jay-Z markets the release of The Blueprint 3 by displaying of his old album covers in a new commercial for Rhapsody.

The Blueprint 3 drops next Friday, Sept. 11.

Mr. Blueprint himself covers the October issue of XXL.

Rush Limbaugh has responded to his mention in Jay-Z’s Drake-assisted single “Off That.”

The song, which leaked earlier this weekwill appear on Jay’z The Blueprint 3 album. It features the verses: “This ain’t black vs. white, my nigga, we off that / Please tell Bill O’Reilly to fall back / Tell Rush Limbaugh to get off my balls / it’s 2009, not 1864.”

Rush said he was “honored” to have received the shoutout.
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Conservative wackjob Bill O’Reilly has a bone to pick with Jay-Z.

Jay-Z will commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Sept.11 terrorist attacks by performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City

The date also coincides with the release of his new album The Blueprint 3.

The benefit concert will raise money for The New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund, a charity created to support the families of police officers and firefighters who have died in the line of duty, The New York Times reports.

On Wednesday, Jay-Z and Beyonce’s burly bruisers attacked Croatian photographers snapping images of the couple’s romantic evening out in Dubrovnik.

Jay-Z — whose single “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” is nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Male Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards — will perform a song from his eagerly-awaited album, The Blueprint 3 at the live ceremony in New York City September 12.

Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno will roll out the red carpet for hip-hop royality on his new comedy show. Jay-Z will perform with Rihanna and Kanye West on the inaugural night of Jay’s new primetime series The Jay Leno, premiering September 14, Access Hollywood has learned.

The group will perform “Run This Town” from Jay-Z’s eagerly-anticipated album The Blueprint 3, which drops on September 11