What Does Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” Look Like On Google Maps?
by Lynne d Johnson
Inspired by a map of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Posse on Broadway,” Tyler Gray, deputy editor at FastCompany.com decided to plot Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind.” It’s got to be one of the coolest mashups ever. And maybe the BK in me is adding to the bias, but whatever, it’s definitely worth a peek. (Click here to see the full map and note Jay’s corresponding bars at each point on the map.)
Read MoreJay-Z the #1 Trending Artist on Twitter
by waynesutton
To take a look at Jay-Z ’s trending reign on Twitter you’ll have to go back to June 5 when Jay-Z released Death of Autotunes track. We covered it here on the post “Jay-Z Kills AutoTune via Twitter with D.O.A.” Ever since then Jay-Z has been trending on Twitter longer than any other music artist. Jay hasn’t been trending every day since June 5 but every time a new announcement about the Blueprint 3 album was made he would crawl back to #1 trending on Twitter or reappear.
Read MoreJay-Z Kills AutoTune via Twitter with D.O.A.
by waynesutton
If you were on twitter after their scheduled maintenance on Friday then you probably saw that Jay-Z was the number one trending topic. If you’re still wondering why it’s because of the release of his new song called Death of Autotune aka D.O.A. for his upcoming album Blueprint 3 that will be released on the eighth anniversary of the original album, September 11th. While the track comes with mixed reviews (not sure how) here is a quick snapshot of the song’s acceptance via Twitter:
Read MoreWhich MC has Online Swag?
by Erica Hartfield
One of the hottest songs out, Swagger Like Us, features four of the hottest MCs in the game: T.I., Lil Wayne, Jay Z, and Kayne West. In today’s music industry, it is absolutely necessary to connect with your fans on all online destinations. Taking an analysis of these four men, I found they each have [...]
Read MoreJay-Z & The ‘Nation’ Doin’ the Damn Thing
by mega
Are you ready for the music industry revolution? Jay-Z and LiveNation are ready to bring it to you with the announcement of what is being billed as the largest music contract ever awarded at $150 Million. But that is only half the story. The other half is that they are formulating a new distribution and [...]
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