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Roc-a-Fella Co-Founder Kareem Burke Busted in Multistate Pot Ring

By Dana ChivvisOct 15th 2010 – 5:53PM

(Oct. 15) -- Law enforcement officials busted a major wholesale marijuana ring based in Florida and New York today, hauling in 45 people, including Kareem Burke, a rap mogul who founded the Roc-a-Fella record label with rapper Jay-Z and label executive Damon Dash in the '90s. Burke was allegedly caught on a wiretap...

Jay-Z Makes a DeShawn Diss Record

By Tom ZillerApr 27th 2008 – 10:55AM

Let's just let the Washington Post 's Michael Lee lay this one in:The most ridiculously entertaining and completely ridiculous subplot of this Washington Wizards-Cleveland Cavaliers playoff series has reached another stratosphere, after my moles informed me that hip hop legend Jay-Z made a diss record on Friday about...

Rapper Jay-Z Is Down With Juan Pierre

By Larry BrownApr 11th 2007 – 8:00AM

It wasn't until I read Troy Renck's Denver Post All Things Rockies blog that I found out Jay-Z gave a shout out to Juan Pierre in a song. In the opening lyrics to Beyonce's Deja Vu, the first track in her latest album, B'Day, Jay-Z is featured and breaks out with this I used to run base like Juan PierreNow I run the bass...

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LOOK: Are These Proposed Nets Logo Better Than The Real Thing?

May 18th 2012 - 11:05AM

If you found yourself underwhelmed by Jay-Z's logo design for the Brooklyn Nets, we invite you to check out "Reset The Nets," a personal campaign from designer Andrew Guirguis who has taken it upon himself to craft up new designs for the sports team.

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New York Post Writer's Racist Rant About Jay-Z

By Mirkinson@huffingtonpost.com (Jack Mirkinson) May 04th 2012 - 01:14PM

A New York sportswriter is in hot water after writing that the Brooklyn Nets should change their name to the "New York N------s" because they are co-owned by Jay-Z. Phil Mushnick, who writes for the New York Post, has apparently been a long-time critic of the rapper's role in the franchise.

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Jay-Z, Mr Beyonce, Launches Empire Facebook Game

By Melanie Hick Apr 25th 2012 - 09:13AM

According to the description on Facebook, Empire promises that it "takes you on a journey from the streets of Marcy Housing in Brooklyn to the hotspots of the rich and famous: from hustler, to entrepreneur, to business mogul."

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Background on JayZ

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor.

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