This ain’t a Jay Z, Kanye or “Watch the Throne” hate post. I’m listening to the album right now and it’s pretty good. But while we’re caught in the hype of 2 of Hip-Hop’s biggest stars coming together and all the #WTT tweets and reviews, it’s a lot more important stuff going on the world we need to be paying attention to, like:
Tag Archives: Jay-Z
Chuck D’s “call to the troops”: Notice – Know This
This is a polite respect call to the troops, to continue to inspire but reflect the people better. OTIS Redding was a humble country man from Macon Georgia who bought a jet to work in, not flash. He perished in that plane. Heres to hoping that the J & K supergroup can elevate the masses and try a little bit more to reflect OTIS heart rather than swag, because they’re too good to be less.
– Chuck D
Rap mogul, Jay-Z steps down as president of Def Jam
Shawn Carter, also known as “Jay-Z,” announced that he is stepping down from his post as president of Def Jam Records at the end of this year.