New York City officials have rejected a proposal to develop a casino and resort in Times Square, a $5.4 billion project that counted Jay-Z’s Roc Nation among its backers. Roc Nation had partnered with the gambling giant Caesars Entertainment and the major New York City developer SL Green to propose …
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Damon Dash, the once high-flying hip-hop mogul who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke, has filed for personal bankruptcy in Florida, citing $25 million in debts and almost no assets. In his 56-page petition obtained by Rolling Stone, Dash says he has no monthly income, no house, no …
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W e’re going to miss this show.” I’m in the passenger seat of a new-model Mercedes that’s basically parked in Paris traffic. Steve Lacy sits in the back on aux duty, running through a playlist featuring the French electronic duo Air, M.I.A., and Faye Webster. We’re heading to the Bourse …
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Beyoncé staged a series of surprises for her Cowboy Carter Tour finale Saturday in Las Vegas, including a reunion with Destiny’s Child. Joined onstage by Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams during the Renaissance portion of the concert, the trio first performed a portion of their “Lose My Breath” — the …
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A California judge reversed course again Monday and fully dismissed Jay-Z’s extortion and defamation case against Texas lawyer Tony Buzbee. In a 65-page ruling, Los Angeles County Judge Mark Epstein said he was not “wholly satisfied” with his decision, but he tried to balance the competing interests at play and …
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Beyoncé‘s ambitious Cowboy Carter tour has been a family affair from the beginning. Throughout the tour, which began in April, her daughter Blue Ivy has joined her legion of dancers in a more official capacity, while Rumi has appeared for an especially tender moment during “Protector.” During the third and …
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Jay-Z is doubling down, adding new allegations to the malicious prosecution and defamation lawsuit he filed against his Jane Doe rape accuser and her lawyers in Alabama. In an amended complaint filed late Monday in Mobile, the Roc Nation founder alleges his accuser “has not stopped” making statements about him …
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I t’s 5 a.m. in Georgia, and Tree Sound Studios is quiet. I’m in a side room of the vast, oaky complex near Atlanta, preparing to be the first person outside of Lil Wayne’s circle to hear Tha Carter VI, the album he’s been working on for six years. On …
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Lawyers for Jay-Z and Tony Buzbee traded scathing barbs in a California courtroom Tuesday as a judge said he likely won’t rule on a key dismissal motion in the legal war until he hears the recording of Jay-Z’s rape accuser allegedly claiming Buzbee “pushed” her to make a false claim …
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After a judge said last month that he was close to dismissing Jay-Z’s extortion allegation against Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, the same judge signaled Wednesday he had changed his mind and was inclined to let the Roc Nation founder proceed with the legal claim. At a hearing in Santa Monica, …
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