On Tuesday, hip-hop mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter confirmed recent reports that he has inked a three book deal.
“Yeah, the other two books though, you know I had to sign that deal,” Hov confirmed in an interview this morning. “I’ve done the deal to do a book and the name of it is called Decoded. It’s called Decoded because I’m going to decode all the lyrics from my records. I’m gonna pick the select ones, all the double entendres and things that people may have missed or may have gotten but want confirmation on it. That’s what the book is about, it’s called Decoded.”
A grief-stricken Janet Jackson appeared at the 2009 BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The singing star brought fans a special message from her family in the wake death of her older brother Michael Jackson, who passed away suddenly last Thursday.
“My entire family wanted to be here tonight but it was too painful,” a choked-up Janet told the audience.
“To you, Michael is an icon. To us, Michael is family and he will forever live in our hearts. On behalf of my family and myself thank you for your love and support. We miss him so much. Thank you so much.”
According to MTV News, sources close to Jay-Z say that the hip-hop star’s next album Blueprint 3 will be released on September 11 — eight years to the day after the rapper’s first Blueprint debuted.
The record will be released by the Warner Music Group.
Jay-Z is thisclose to inking a deal with Warner Music Group after recently severing ties with longtime label home Def Jam. Jay Z has been taking top-secret meetings with his old pals and former managers Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles.
The conversations have included giving Jay his own record label at Warner, tentatively to be called the Carter Music Group. Read the rest of this entry »
Jay-Z and Ciara are planning a summer tour that will include stops in Las Vegas, Connecticut, Atlanta, and a handful of other North American cities.
News of the pairing first broke Monday night when Ciara revealed on her Twitter page: “I will say it because the information has been leaked. Me and Jay-Z will be doing a 10-city tour run together! More details coming soon! [sic]”
So far, stops are scheduled for July 3 and 4 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, July 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut, and July 12 in Atlanta.
