Before Jay-Z fashioned himself into hip-hop's most notorious capitalist, he was a street hustler from the projects who rapped about what he knew -- and was very, very good at it. ...more about Jay-z
In September, during a special congressional hearing, hip-hop once again came under scrutiny for violent and/or misogynistic content. ...more about Jay-z
In the pantheon of street-cultural gods, the hustler is the bejeweled strategist, a ghetto politician who moves with the money and mommies -- the cat who can hang with the thugs, high rollers, Los Ang ...more about Jay-z
What little difference six months makes.Blueprint 2.1is a one-disc, slimmed-down version of last November's clunky two-disc setThe Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse. ...more about Jay-z