The big homie Young Guru sat down with Complex to speak on Jay-Z’s next solo outing..
Jay-Z is always working on stuff, it’s a concept that I can’t talk about but I’m marveled at how smart this guy is. When he told me the concept, I was like ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’ It was just so simple. It’s not a concept album though. It’s not like American Gangster, it’s not a Beatles concept album. It has a concept and a title, and the title and the concept fit him so well that people are going to be like ‘Wow.’
I like certain writers because it takes me 8,000 paragraphs to get my full point across. When somebody can take what I just said and condense it into two sentences and still have the same effectiveness, that’s a good writer. The simplicity of the title and the concept that it conveys is incredible.
I can’t tell you the title, it’s so good it’s like, ‘Oh my god why didn’t I think of that? What made you think of that and why haven’t we done that before?’ It’s just staring us in the face.
Guru also shares his thoughts on the possibility of Watch The Throne 2 and what he’d like to see happen. Check what he had to say here.
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During a sitdown with VIBE, Terius reveals that he and Hov have been in the studio and have already “done a couple things”. He also speaks on working with Rihanna on Birthday Cake and the remix with Chris Brown.
Jay-Z introduced Rita Ora to the world yesterday premiering the British newcomer’s brand new debut single “Party & Bullsh*t” on New York’s Z100 radio station. The West London-born singer will put out her Roc Nation debut LP later this year.
To all our overseas dopeheads, Jay and ‘Ye will hit the international waters in May to bring their WTT tour to Europe. Check the dates to see if you’ll get a chance to see them perform “N-Bombs In Paris” multiple times in Paris.
May 20th O2 Arena, London
May 24th Zurich Hellenstadion, Switzerland
May 26th Herning Arena, Denmark
May 28th Oslo Telenor Arena, Norway
May 29th Stockholm The Globe, Sweden
June 1st Paris Bercy, France
June 2nd Paris Bercy, France
June 3rd Antwerp Sportpaleis, Belgium
June 5th Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany
June 8th Dublin O2 Arena, Ireland
June 11th Manchester, UK – MEN Arena
June 13th Birmingham, UK – LG Arena
SNL parodies the official hip hop family with a skit featuring the power couple’s new baby, Blue Ivy getting visits from the likes of Prince, LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Bon Iver.
We all know people aren’t the biggest fans of these lists by MTV, but they definitely succed in its purpose of getting folks talking. Coming in at numero seis is Shawn Corey Carter.
Now this is pretty fresh. VIBE asked some of our favorite rappers what their favorite “not-so-gangsta” movie was. Hov’s answer? True Romance.
A lot of our culture is based on individuals trying to keep things as authentic as possible. It’s the main reason that reality shows are the majority of programming nowadays. But in spite of that I think people want the happy ending. Never under estimate the power of a happy ending.
Curious as to what Q-Tip, Common, Big K.R.I.T., Sean Price and others said? Head on over to VIBE. And while we’re at it… why not list off some of y’all favorites in the c-section below.
Nicki Minaj is gunning at Jay-Z for the throne. In April issue of Allure Magazine (out on newsstands March 20) the Young Money barbie plots taking Jay-Z’s spot on top. “I had a little conversation with Jay-Z at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show,” said Nicki to Allure. “He said, ‘Congratulations on all your success.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m coming for you. I’m coming for your spot, Mr. Mogul.’” She’s got a long way to go, having not even appeared on Forbes’ 2011 Hip-Hop Cash Kings List, yet.
Adele earns six big ones at last night’s 54th Annual Grammy Awards tying the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night set by Beyoncé in 2010. Check out the Grammys official website for a full list of winners.
Remember when Drake was supposed to actually be on the original version of “I Do?” Well, here it is. Props to the BoBO. SHAKE UPDATE: Justin Bieber fans might recognize this.
Just over a month after bringing Blue Ivy Carter into this world, Beyonce and Jay-Z go against the typical celebrity/gossip mag showing and share the first photos of their daughter to the world themselves. Hit the jump.
