Earlier this year, rumors of Jay and Beyonce heading over to Apple to create their own music label spread like wildfire--and now, thanks to some words from Boy Genius, the rumor lives on!
According to the buzz, Jay-Z is launching a record label with Apple. No, Beyonce will not be formally attached. This [comes] from a high-up person attached to Jay (no, not who you’re thinking), and it’s said to be a go! Jay is supposedly totally into the business model, and really wants this to happen.
With everyone anticipating Jay's next month--this doesn't seem that far fetched.
In other news…
You can read the original rumor here.
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Always hustlin..
haha if this is true... Jay will neva stop eh.. Good lookin Jokesta
"smartN up/I open the market up"
dnt kno man, he dint do a good job at def jam, ghostface, meth albums got little promotion
how you know he didnt do a good job, promotion would have gotten them what 10,000 more copies for a lot more money spent? they are the artists, they need to provide a product that people want. sell out or give up.
Can't stop Won't stop A Roc Boy, put ya mind to anything, any something will happen ya heard... Just A lil words from da bean
didnt do a good job at def jam? shut your ignorant mouth... def jam is the top label right now in a struggling music industry, so stop hating... all the marketing dollars in the world wouldnt help sell some of those guys albums... guys like jeezy, nas, rick ross, hell even rhianna dotn need marketing, they move anyways... dont blame Jay cause your whack ass rappers dont sell
k, u said "all the marketing dollars in the world wouldnt help sell some of those guys albums... guys like ... nas"
nas' last album went plat.. it was his 9th album, i'm pretty sure if u can go platinum on your ninth album u can sell records.. u also said "dont blame Jay cause your whack ass rappers dont sell" nas... a whack ass rapper??? he has dropped some of the best rap albums of all time.. he was the first person to ever get 5 mics in the source... nas is great.. and since u seem to defend jay z at every corner i assume u like him.. lets not forget who he sampled on dead presidents.. obviously jay-z doesnt think nas is a "whack ass rapper"
Raiseup,
Homie didn't dis Nas at all in his comment. Read it again. He says guys like Nas, Jezzy etc. don't need heavy marketing because they move units anyways.
JAY-Z A SMART ASS DUDE THIS NIGGA ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO GET HIS CAKE UP
I Think We Gon See The First Rap Billionaire Ladies N Gentlemen
If this is true, Jigga stay busy
This gives us a good reason to lissen to "U Don't Know". Jay predicted this shit.
O and he "Takeova" for Prodigy's sake....lls
jay is sik wit da lyrics. and now he is sik wit da business. dam what can this dude not do?
MY NIGGA STAY GETTIN DAT MONEY FOLKZ
Oh fo' sho! I personally think Rocafella should merge with the Ruff Ryders
JAY IS DA KING I SAID IT N OTHERS SAID IT 2, HIM MOVING ON IS CAUSE THERES NO MORE MONEY THERE I MEAN DONT GET IT FUCK UP DEF JAM IS THE SHIT BUT JAY NEEDS BIGGER MONEY HE WANTS 2 B TOP DOG NOT SOMEONE DATS UNDER SOMEONE ELES ITS THA TAKE OVA JUST 1 STEP CLOSER
y da fuk not, at the end of the day its all about a dollar bill, so go get it homey
hustlin' on a daily.. respect
thats what im talkin about- a black person making the news and a crime is not involved
sometimes i just wonder...help me out maybe im wrong..but since when do we blame a President for Promotion of a record...we have an A & R department...a marketing department...since when do we hold the President responsible for every single reason why an artist didnt sell....I'll tell you when, since Jay became President because honestly I didnt hear this type of talk before he grabbed that title....Niggas wasnt on records...in interviews talking about a specific name..it was always the label..the label the label...now its Jay this Jay that...lol..real funny to me...I feel the part where they say that he was once in their shoes...he should have some pull to get some things done but at the end of the day..its about money....singles...radio play..and most of the artist that didnt sell before Jay...yall are out yalls minds to take up for Meth and Red when u know they never been platinum sellers...Real dudes with good music no doubt...but they always been on the cusp...and LL..man please...honestly when's the last time u actually bought an LL joint?????
Jay is a corporate hustla, always keepin' his money up.
This is smart on Jay's part, but this would be a dumb idea on Apple's part as they would lose contracts from other labels.
i agree with most of ya'll Jay is Greeeeeat Business man ! and i think most of these older artists like LL and Meth just can't realize that their Reign is over so they find a scapegoat and the first one who comes to mind is Jay, actually i don't understand why he doesn't just cut 1 of em off, cuz then he would statue an example and all these stupid oldies would keep theyre mouth SHUT !!! like he said in an interview if they don't sell it's my fault if they do sell it's them, you know it must be hard for him, i'm just glad Luda keeps his mouth shut ! cuz really he's one of the only really good rappers back at Def Jam along with Kanye and NaS !
jay need to sign that nigga HARLEMS CASH www.myspace.com/harlemscash check him out he's dope
ALL LOVE AND RESPECT 4 THIS DUDE ALWAYS THINKIN OF WAYS TO MAKE THAT PAPER STACK