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Jay-Z files lawsuit against rape accuser and her attorneys

Jay-Z is suing the anonymous woman who made and subsequently withdrew a lawsuit accusing him and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of rape.

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Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of raping 13-year-old girl in 2000

Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are named in a lawsuit detailing the rape of a 13-year-old girl after the MTV music awards in 2000. Jay-Z denies the allegations and has accused the lawyer behind the suit of blackmail.

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Jay-Z used his Grammys speech to ask why Beyoncé has never won Album of the Year

Jay-Z slammed the Grammys for failing to award Beyoncé with Album of the Year: "When I get nervous I tell the truth."

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Jay-Z and D’Angelo come together on the epic “I Want You Forever”

Jay-Z and D’Angelo share "I Want You Forever," taken from the soundtrack to Jeymes Samuel's biblical comedy drama The Book of Clarence.

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D’Angelo and JAY-Z might be releasing a nine-minute song

The director of the film The Book of Clarence said during an event that D'Angelo and Jay-Z have teamed up for a new song.

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Jay-Z settles the “$500K or lunch” debate once and for all

Jay-Z tells Gayle King that he'd take $500,000 over lunch with himself, settling a debate that has raged on social media for years.

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Timbaland, Jay-Z, and Ginuwine beat copyright infringement case

A judge has dismissed a copyright infringement case brought against Jay-Z, Timbaland, and Ginuwine by soul singer Ernie Hines.

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Career-spanning Jay-Z exhibition opens at Brooklyn Public Library

Jay-Z exhibition "The Book Of Hov" opens at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch. The career-spanning exhibit feature thousands of items of memorabilia from across the rapper's career.

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Lance “Un” Rivera says JAY-Z did not stab him during 1999 incident

Music and film mogul Lance "Un" Rivera has gone on record clearing Jay-Z's name regarding his stabbing over 20 years ago.

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Jay-Z’s reimagination of “Empire State of Mind” features Gil Scott-Heron’s “New York Is Killing Me”

Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" and Gil Scott-Heron's "New York Is Killing Me" have been mashed up to create “NEW YORK (CONCEPT DE PARIS).”

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Jay-Z and Yo Gotti pressure results in confirmation of unconstitutional Mississippi prison conditions

A DOJ investigation, started following efforts by Jay-Z and Yo Gotti's Team ROC, has concluded that conditions inside Mississippi State Penitentiary violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.

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Pusha T shares It’s Almost Dry cover art and tracklist

View the cover art and tracklist for Pusha T's It's Almost Dry due out Friday via Def Jam Recordings.

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Watch JAY-Z’s 2001 Summer Jam performance, newly unearthed and streaming in full

JAY-Z's long sought-after performance at 2001 Summer Jam is now streaming on YouTube.

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Rihanna makes her debut on Forbes’ 2022 billionaires list

Rihanna joins Forbes billionaires list for 2022, appearing alongside her fellow musicians Jay-Z and Kanye West.

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Pusha T and JAY-Z share “Neck & Wrist,” produced by Pharrell

Listen to "Neck & Wrist," the new song from Pusha T and JAY-Z produced by Pharrell.

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jay-z on The FADER

The Best Of

Jay-Z files lawsuit against rape accuser and her attorneys

Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of raping 13-year-old girl in 2000

Jay-Z used his Grammys speech to ask why Beyoncé has never won Album of the Year

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Jay-Z and D’Angelo come together on the epic “I Want You Forever”

D’Angelo and JAY-Z might be releasing a nine-minute song

Jay-Z settles the “$500K or lunch” debate once and for all

Timbaland, Jay-Z, and Ginuwine beat copyright infringement case

Career-spanning Jay-Z exhibition opens at Brooklyn Public Library

Lance “Un” Rivera says JAY-Z did not stab him during 1999 incident

Jay-Z’s reimagination of “Empire State of Mind” features Gil Scott-Heron’s “New York Is Killing Me”

Jay-Z and Yo Gotti pressure results in confirmation of unconstitutional Mississippi prison conditions

Pusha T shares It’s Almost Dry cover art and tracklist

Watch JAY-Z’s 2001 Summer Jam performance, newly unearthed and streaming in full

Rihanna makes her debut on Forbes’ 2022 billionaires list

Pusha T and JAY-Z share “Neck & Wrist,” produced by Pharrell