Jay Z Responds To Beanie Sigel's Diss

This week, Beanie Sigel dropped a diss track towards his former boss Jay-Z, and then hopped on Philly radio to elaborate on why he did it.

Beans criticized Jay on the track, called "I Ain't Ya Average Cat," for not doing enough to make his artists as successful as they should've been.

He even claiming that, at one point, he asked the superstar rapper for a release from the Roc because he had a huge deal on the table, but was denied.

While he claims Jay never pushed the artists on his Roc-A-Fella imprint, like say a 50 Cent did for Tony Yayo or Lloyd Banks, Jay-Z sees things very different.

In a recent press conference in Canada, in support of his Blueprint 3 album, Jay was asked how he felt about Beanie's allegations, to which he explained that he gave the Philly rapper more than enough opportunities to succeed. So, if he didn't, it was his own fault. (Ballerstatus)

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Spotted: Pharrell In Bmore For 'Blueprint 3' Tour

I love my Urban Informants! They always send me exclusives!!!!!

You know the Blueprint 3 tour is here tonite and Bmore, and it's been rumored that Pharrell was gonna be on the show, and possibly even Alicia Keys! Well A. Keys has not been spotted yet, but Pharrell has!


He was hanging out in the lobby of the _________________ hotel in Baltimore getting in the Halloween spirit. Yup, he was carving pumpkins!

And here's Skateboard P's finished product! It must have been alot of work because, really...how many folks does it take to carve a pumpkin??? That's P's pumpkin on the right! That joint is actually HOT! That boy good! LOL

Shyne Granted October Release From Prison; Signs To Roc Nation?

By: Cyrus Langhorne

Incarcerated rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow reported to court today (August 4) for a parole hearing and was granted a two-and-a-half years post-release supervision ruling upon leaving prison this fall.

The rapper's attorney, Oscar Michelin, confirmed the court's decision this afternoon.

A manhattan judge signed an order that will see former Bad Boy recording artist Shyne receive two-and-a-half years of post-release supervision stemming from his 2001 conviction and sentencing in the infamous Club New York case. An attorney for Shyne -- born Jamal Barrow but now going by Moses Levi after converting to Judaism while in prison -- said that the order marked one of the last remaining hurdles in the way of his client's release from prison in October. "He's about 90 percent of the way home now," Michelin said.


His lawyer broke the news of today's parole hearing in an interview this week.

"What happened was when they sentenced him [in March of 2001] they didn't sentence him to any parole post release supervision, which was mandatory," he said in an interview. "So the Correction Department has asked the court to re-sentence him under the law they can do that...The judge will decide whether to give him the maximum parole, which is five years, or the minimum parole, which is two-and-a-half years. Shyne will automatically have to do at least a year-and-a-half, which is how much of [the] 10 year [sentence remains] [Shyne] still owes the balance to the 10. But, [the district attorney] also [has] been looking to add to that [time] as well"

Shyne is set to come home on Tuesday, October 6th.

Now, since Friday, the rumor mill has been running that allegedly, Jay Z payed Shyne a visit last to discuss possibly signing Shyne to his new label Roc Nation. The details of this rumor have not yet been confirmed. If this does happen, I wonder if Diddy will be feeling some type of way that Hov picked up his boy? Hmmmm

JAY Z'S "BLUEPRINT 3" GETS A BIRTH DATE!

This is the NEWS Ive been waiting for, and im sure all of my Hov fans as well.....I just got off the phone with M.Davis, one of my close reputable friends in the industry and she just let me know.........DRUM ROLL please.........Jay Z's 'Blue Print 3' will be dropping on September the 11th, 2009.

It will be via his Roc Nation label.


Atlantic Records will be doing the promotion and marketing of the album!

All I can say...it's Hovy Baby! Stay posted for more details

Reports Claim Jay Z Is Close To His New Label Home

I can honestly say 'I Told You So'!

Cyrus Langhorne:

Jay-Z's move to Sony's Epic Records has reportedly been confirmed and is in the final stages of negotiations.

The blockbuster deal would also bring Jigga's Roc Nation to the iconic record label which is also home to his wife, Beyonce.

Jay-Z is close to signing a deal that will bring his future recordings to Sony, Billboard sources confirm. The deal -- which will link Jay-Z's Roc Nation releases with Sony's Epic Records for distribution -- "is 95% complete" according to people familiar with the ongoing negotiations. A formal announcement is expected in the coming weeks.