Beyonce clings Jay-Z as she topples in skyscraper heels

When she comes to wearing skyscraper heels she's no amateur.

Beyonce who nearly ended up on her famous behind during a romantic stroll with her husband Jay-Z.

The former Destiny's Child singer was forced to cling hold of her husband and wisely her hand kept on his shoulder for the rest of the trip.

In April 2008 they couple who married, are recently on holiday in the popular Italian Riviera fishing village.

About during the holiday Jay-Z will have plenty to smile, having just been named the highest earning hip hop star for the second year running.

Jay-Z's Life is Decoded

AT the age of 40 JAY-Z has been through more than most people experience in their lifetime.

The rap superstar earns millions every year, but started out life in NYC's Marcy Projects.
So, he's the perfect subject for a book of memoirs.
Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, is gearing up to release a book called Decoded featuring interviews with friends and family.
The book will chart his rise to fame from his early years as a kid growing up in a tough neighbourhood, to being a teen drug dealer and his successful hip-hop career.
Who knows, he may even talk about his controversial Glasto appearance and the time he confronted me in Paper.
He has teamed with a writer from hip-hop lifestyle magazine The Source to pen the book, which was also feature detailed discussions about his lyrics.

Travels Jay-Z with personal toilet roll

Members of rock band Kasabian have revealed that rapper Jay-Z when he travels carries his own toilet roll.
At the T in the Park the 99 Problems hitmaker stunned fellow performers Scottish music festival when they spotted him backstage with his own luxury items including personal toilet paper, reports contactmusic.com.
"I noticed at T that he had a huge circus around him, his own toilet and his own toilet paper... That's what we're aiming for next. Our own loo roll," said Kasabian singer Tom Meighan.

Jay Z: Jay-Z to launch JLS in the US?

Jay-Z is planning to launch JLS in the States, according to reports.The rapper and music mogul is said to have vowed to take them to the US after hearing their new single 'The Club Is Alive' at Dublin's Oxygen festival, The Mirror reports. A source told the newspaper: "He was heard telling pals how much he digs JLS's sound and how it reminded him of a modern day Boys II Men and Jodeci. JLS's song was playing backstage a lot over the weekend and he got excited about them."He knows good talent when he hears it, and is not beating around the bush on getting things kick started with them Stateside."It was currently reported that Jay-Z had signed UK rapper Tinchy Stryder to his Roc Nation label.

Jay-Z: Not Persuading Lebron James to Sign With Nets

Wants Jay-Z to make it clear that he is taking no part in influencing his nice friend and NBA MVP Lebron James to sign with the New Jersey Nets. In fact, Jay who is a minority owner of the team, noted that his relationship with the NBA baller will stay in tact regardless of what team he decides to go with. "That's his decision," Jay told Rolling Stone of the rumors that James will join the Nets once they head over to Brooklyn. After several seasons with his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, James is set to become the most sought after free-agent in the league once his contract officially ends July 1. Among the many teams looking to snag the 24 year old is the New York Knicks who have launched a very public 'C'mon Lebron' campaign which includes a website, ads and a Facebook page. Despite all the hype, Jay maintains that he has no plans of persuading James. "We're friends -- we've still gotta hang out! I don't want to convince somebody to do something, then have to see him and say, 'Uh, yeah, we're 4-30 ... sorry.''Since Hov only owns a piece of the team, the choice to sign the two-time MVP is left up to Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov. Hov credits the Russian-born billionaire, who he first met at New York City's Four Season's Hotel, as one of his inspirations. "I'd been staying there for 10 years, and I always thought I was at the top level," he said. "But when I met Prokhorov, they took me up to this extra, extra room that I had never even heard of before. Now there's something else to shoot for. There's always an extra level you don't know about." Plans to bring the Nets to Jay's Brooklyn stomping grounds continue to move forward. Earlier this year the 40-year-old attended the groundbreaking ceremony at Atlantic Yards, the site of the Barclay Center which will house the team in 2012.

Damon Dash Says He'd Welcome Jay-Z's Return To Roc-A-Fella

By now, everyone should know that Dame Dash is bringing back Roc-A-Fella Records. He recently signed a distribution deal with very familiar partners Def Jam and will be releasing albums under the name of the Roc, a label he co-founded with Jay Z and Kareem "Biggs" Burke in the '90s before selling his share to Island Def Jam in 2004.

But Dash's co-founders aren't onboard for the new venture, and some Roc-A-Fella purists are already saying that it just isn't the Roc without Jay and Biggs.
"I don't know," Dame said of the naysayers. "A 'Roc-A-Fella purist' is me. So what am I gonna tell myself? If someone has the essence and the DNA that Roc-A-Fella initially meant and they reflect that, then it's not an issue. Any Roc-A-Fella purist — that would mean they would love to see the evolution of Roc-A-Fella. They would be happy because as of now [the label] doesn't exist. And the spirit doesn't exist. If we're gonna bring back the spirit of Roc-A-Fella, any Roc-A-Fella purist would say, 'That's exactly what I would have wanted Damon to do if he was still the CEO of Roc-A-Fella.' Or, 'Roc-A-Fella as an entity always chose the opinion leader, and he seems to be that guy. And always a thorough individual, and he seems to be that guy as well.' So I would think a Roc-A-Fella purist would be happy."
Dash says he welcomes the participation of both Biggs and Jay Z, if they want to be involved.
"If Jay wanna come through and do something, he can come holla at me," Dash said. "I ain't got no beefs with Jay."
Dame made sure to add that he and Hov would have to come to an amicable business agreement if they were ever to partner again.
"Just off the strength that it's Roc-A-Fella, I could never tell Jay he can't be a part of something he helped create," the Harlem born CEO said. "So maybe it felt ridiculous that he said [me and Biggs couldn't be a part of Roc-A-Fella once we sold the company] and a Roc-A-Fella purists didn't appreciate that. If I walked away from Roc-A-Fella, then that would be different. But the option should always be there. So the option is there for him. He helped build that. And I don't hold grudges. I think one of the most important things in evolving is forgiveness. If he did something wrong or if I did something wrong, we'd have to forgive each other, or we'd still be children."
The first release from the latest incarnation of the Roc is Curren$y's Pilot Talk, which has a tentative release date of June 15. After that will be the mixtape album helmed by Ski Beatz called 24 Hour Karate School.

Jay-Z Teaching Beyonce How To Drive

Beyonce is reportedly learning how to drive with the help of her rapper hubby Jay Z.

The Single Ladies singer is allegedly having lessons with Jigga early in the morning to avoid busy roads and the hoards of paparazzi that follow the couple everywhere they go.

A source close to the pair told The Sun: "Jay and Beyonce normally go out mid-morning when it's quiet. Their bodyguards are always in tow but they never ride in the car with them."

Sugababes - Jay-Z Drops Sugababes

Jay Z has reportedly dropped Sugababes from his Roc-A-Fella record label - but plans to sign their former member Keisha Buchanan.

Jay Z has reportedly dropped the Sugababes from his record label.

The music mogul signed the British girl group up last year for a three-album deal but now the trio - Amelle Berrebah, Heidi Range, and Jade Ewen - have been removed from Roc-A-Fella's artist roster and company website, sparking speculation their contract has been terminated.
However, the '99 Problems' rapper is now said to be in talks with former Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan - who was replaced in the group by Jade last September and was still a member when they signed with Roc-A-Fella - and plans to launch her career in the US.

A source told The Daily Mirror newspaper: "Keisha is flying out to Los Angeles this week to record her solo album.

"Jay is serious about getting her on board. They hit it off at the BRITs afterparty in London."
Despite her good fortune, the insider insists Keisha will not be feeling pleased about how things have turned out.

The source added: "Keisha will be gutted that things have not worked out so well for the band she helped create."

Jay-Z hints at Arsenal investment as rap superstar admits he fell Crazy in Love with Gunners thanks to

Jay Z has revealed he may be interested in investing some of his estimated $500million (£333m) fortune in Arsenal.
The American rapper, married to fellow superstar Beyonce, insisted he fell Crazy in Love with the Gunners during ex-Emirates favourite Thierry Henry's spell in North London, and has remained a fan ever since.
The multiple Grammy winner - real name Shawn Carter - already part-owns NBA side New Jersey Nets and revealed his Blueprint for investment opportunities when he said: 'I don't know a lot about the business of soccer, but in the future if the right opportunity presented itself, then who knows? I am a businessman, and I will always look at an opportunity, and if it feels right, great.'
Jay Z made his fortune after selling over 40million records worldwide, coupled with other business interests that include several record labels, nightclubs and clothing line Rocawear.

Jay-Z: 'Record labels needs to be smarter to survive'

Jay Z has spoken out about the music industry, saying that record labels need to be "smarter" in order to survive.

The rapper, who recently scooped the award for Best International Male at the Brits, explained in an interview with BBC Newsbeat that less is more when it comes to succeeding.

"Records are not selling as many as they were before and you've still got to go out and pay the Bentley bill," he explained. "People have to be smarter about how they A&R, and what they put out, record companies need to catch up to that, someone needs to send them the memo."
He added: "I remember the first year I was at Def Jam we put out 56 artists. There's not 56 great artists in the world, and this is one company. One company operating for like, 80 artists in a year. That's just too many."

Meanwhile, Jay Z has announced two UK arena shows in Manchester and Birmingham in June, and will headline this year's Wireless festival.

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Jay Z: Jay-Z learnt to perform live by watching Bono

Jay-Z hip hop artist has revealed that he became adept at performing live only after watching Irish singer Bono’s stage performance. Jay-Z, 39, admits that he used to be a “horrible performer”, and that it was only after hours of studying picture of Bono in concert for tips that he improved his own stage shows.
“These days, I’m the s**t, but I used to be a horrible performer. I was terrible,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying. “I’m not actually an animated guy so I had to figure out a way how to convey my message and talk to people in compact movements, all the while, being entertaining. There is a very thin line between not moving and being boring.“Bono knows how to exaggerate his movements and he knows how to have that conversation, without moving around much. He’s a dynamic performer,” he added.

In an 'Empire State of Mind', Jay-Z will put World Series

The New York Yankees have been blasting Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind during their playoff run. Now, the team is having the rap king perform the song live to kick off Game 1 of the World Series.
Jay-Z and fellow New Yorker Alicia Keys are set to perform the hit on Wednesday, as the Yankees take on defending World Series champs, the Philadelphia Phillies.
"Thank the wonder Lord for making me a Yankee," the Brooklyn native said in an interview Monday.
He calls the chance a "once in a lifetime experience" and says though the jam has become an unofficial New York anthem, he's not pushing for it to be the city's theme song.
"I'm not pitching it for anything, it's just a song I made for New York City," he said.
"Really it's about inspiration, it's about hope — I think that's what connects with people. The song connects outside of New York. Every night I play it, there's a monster response, no matter if we're in Providence or whenever."
The 39-year-old rapper was busy Monday promoting the new DJ Hero video game, out Tuesday. A particular edition of the game —DJ Hero Renegade Edition— features a turntable controller as well as a two CDs, one from Jay-Z and another from Eminem.
Jay-Z, who has released eleven albums, says this was an chance for him to release his "best of" material.
"I picked a song from each of my albums. I've never had a greatest hits, so it's pretty much like my greatest hits," he said.
He also said the new video game may make its players overconfident about their DJ skills in real life.
"It's very challenging and fun and you get lost and you start believing that you can deejay a party," he laughed. "I think some kids may go out and try to deejay a party and actually mess up actually bad and realize it's not as easy as it seems."
Jay-Z will also be getting involved in the Broadway play, Fela, an Afrobeat musical about the life of Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
"It's kind of early," he said of his involvement in the musical, which also finds Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith participating.
"I went to look the play a couple months ago and it was fantastic," he said.
Fela opens Monday, Nov. 23 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

Jay-Z loves: just not parody version of his 'Rule This Town' rap

He may be a big Yankees fan, but Jay-Z isn't so hot on a pro-Bombers radio parody that's based on his hit song "Rule This Town."
The tune, "Yankees Rule This Town," has been repeatedly requested on the "Elvis Duran and The Morning Show" on Z100 (100.3 FM).
Producer David Brody, who wrote the pinstriped spoof, told the Daily News he hoped the hop hop mogul and Bombers booster would agree to perform the souped up version.
"It would be the highlight of my parody career," he said.
Instead, he got a taste of the hard knock life. "Jay Z just turned me down ... damn!" Brody wrote on Twitter.
A rep for the rap impresario could not confirm the purported denial.

Jay Z has sold out his date at London Alexandra Palace show in 15 seconds

Jay Z has sold out his date at London Alexandra Palace show in 15 seconds this morning (October 9).

Jay Z Tickets for the rapper's gig went on sale at 9am (BST), and were all snapped up moments later, according to the promoters Live Nation.
The show is due to take place on November 4, and follows Jay-Z's show at the London Roundhouse on September 18, which also sold out in record-breaking time.