Jay Z Signs New Deal With Live Nation

10 years ago, Jay Z signed a $150 million ten year 360 deal with Live Nation to cover his next three albums. The deal also included the formation of Roc Nation, which is a entertainment company owned by Jay Z, under the Live Nation umbrella. Shortly after this deal, Jay Z bought the masters of all his albums from Def Jam Records, except from Reasonable Doubt, which was released on Priority Records back in 1996.

Ten years is up, and Jay Z and Live Nation are working on signing another mouth watering deal. The details of the deal are not known yet, but a spokesperson for Live Nation told Billboard yesterday that...

"Live Nation has a new long term deal with Jay Z and we expect to continue being equity partners in Roc Nation for many years to come,"

I wish Jay Z all the best on his new business move. The man has come a long way. 

Tiwa Savage Working on a New Song with Remy Ma

Tiwa Savage is arguably the biggest female musician out of Nigeria right now. She has conquered Nigeria and Africa, and feels she needs to take on the American market. She signed a management deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation Management last year, and I am guessing this collaboration was part of the fruits of that move.

Meek Mill Details the Advise That Jay Z Gave Him

Meek Mil, like Wale is on MMG, but is also signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation Management. He is currently working on his sophomore album, Dreams Worth More Than Money, and he has detailed the advise he received from Jay Z concerning work on the album. Below are his words on this from a recent interview with 105.1 FM's The Breakfast Club interview. 

 “I had a conversation with Hov. He like ‘You got to spit. Always do you. Just pick bigger beats sometimes. You know what I’m saying? Don’t always think trap beat. Don’t think super Hip Hop beat. Think bigger sometimes’…I be trying to go for the kill. I was tryna get like Rihanna or one of them on my single. I was trying to give up like 200 cash. Couldn’t really get in touch with her. So, I ran with Paloma.”






During the course of the interview, he also spoke on the sound to expect from his upcoming album, Dreams Worth More Than Money. 



“It’s more contained now. You know what I’m saying? I’m still screaming loud on a lot of my tracks. I got that contained flow now when I’m talking to ‘em. More like you can hear everything more. You can—It’s more clearer. You know how I was always fast rapping. Super-fast flow. Everything is more—It’s growth to my music. And I can feel it myself. Like when you listen to your music.”


Thank God Jay Z gave him that advise, and I hope he would follow suit. It is almost like he uses the same beat and the same flow on all his songs. He needs to switch his flow every now and then on different songs, and not just make the same type of music with the same type of energy every single DAMN TIME! 

J.Cole Launches New Label (Dreamville) in Partnership with Interscope Records

This is good news for J.Cole fans out there; your boy is going places. He celebrated his 29th birthday yesterday, dropped his new mixtape (Revenge of the Dreamers), and also signed a deal with Interscope Records for his new label- Dreamville Records. What a great way to start the year...making the path of being a boss too. He is still under Roc Nation, but this deal will give him some leverage in making future moves.  Sort of like how Rick Ross is still signed under Def Jam, but he has his own label, MMG, with Wale, Meek Mill, and Stailey on it. 

Dreamville, one of hip-hop's most innovative and creative collectives and the force behind the phenomenal success of rapper J. Cole, whose first two albums hit #1 across the charts, has formed an exclusive label with Interscope Records. Dreamville also announced today that its first artist signing will be Bas, who has been supporting Cole on tour. "Dreamville celebrates the sort of grass roots, out-of-the-box approach to connecting artists to their fans that can help move the music industry into the future. We are very pleased to welcome Dreamville into the Interscope family," says Joie Manda, President, Urban Music, Interscope Records. (Press Release)