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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Jay z | History Defined

The best Mitchell & Ness retro jerseys you need to look like Jay-Z

Will Hov make them hot again?

Input

What links Louise Bourgeois to Jay-Z’s comeback album?

As the artist gets a London retrospective, take a dive down the rabbit hole via Gwyneth Paltrow’s house and Kara Walker

The Guardian - UK

Harry and Meghan win award for social justice work

Past recipients of the gong include Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, LeBron James, Rihanna, Jay-Z and Lauryn Hill

Wales Online

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Jay-Z and Fanatics are buying jersey maker Mitchell & Ness for $250 million

Are throwback jerseys due for a comeback?

Input

Kanye West: Former Roc-A-Fella employee offers context to viral Jeen-Yuhs clip

Fans were moved by footage of a young West trying to get signed to Jay-Z’s record label

The Independent UK

Tina Knowles-Lawson reveals how a white woman criticised her for ‘allowing’ Beyoncé to marry Jay-Z

‘It was just shocking to me’

The Independent UK

"If I mess up, holy cow!" - What it's like to play in the Super Bowl

Joe Staley made two Super Bowl appearances for the San Francisco 49ers and has described what it's like playing in the big game - including seeing Jay-Z and Beyonce on the sideline during warm-ups

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Jay-Z's Roc Nation remade the Super Bowl halftime show, but NFL's record on race casts long shadow

LOS ANGELES — The paint was still wet on the field at SoFi Stadium as Desiree Perez strode toward the 50-yard line, a pair of ringing-and-dinging smartphones tucked inside her boxy leather handbag.

Los Angeles Times

Will Dr Dre’s halftime Super Bowl show move the NFL beyond its race crisis?

The lineup’s too big to fail, and like the league’s efforts to address its race and gender problems, this too appears to be a no-win proposition

The Guardian - US

Syl Johnson dead: Soul legend heavily sampled in hip-hop dies aged 85

Soul singer Syl Johnson, whose music has featured on over 300 songs, including a hit by Jay-Z and Kanye West, has died at the age of 85

Daily Mirror

‘Harder They Fall,’ 'Insecure,' H.E.R. Nab NAACP Awards Noms

Netflix could be a dominant force at next month’s NAACP Image Awards. The streaming giant on Tuesday emerged with a leading 52 nominations including the film “The Harder They Fall.” The movie — featuring a large starry cast including Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba and LaKeith Stanfield — pulled…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Stars including Jay-Z call for end to use of rap lyrics as criminal evidence

Meek Mill, Kelly Rowland and more sign letter supporting proposed change in New York state law

The Guardian - UK

Jay-Z's Team Roc renews calls for DOJ probe into Kansas City police misconduct

Team Roc, the social justice arm of rapper Jay-Z's Roc Nation, renewed its calls Tuesday for an intense investigation into alleged corruption in the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, saying there is no excuse to justify the Justice Department's "silence."

Tribune News Service

Jay-Z makes surprise admission about music on divisive album in rare Twitter post

‘It haunts me,’ rapper said

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Jay-Z makes surprise admission about past music in rare Twitter post

‘It haunts me,’ rapper said

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