Jay-Z stepping down as Def Jam president
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Universal Music Group said on Monday that rap artist and hip-hop mogul Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is stepping down as president of its Def Jam Records unit, effective by the end of the year.
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ONE of America&#39;s key figures in the war on terror has resigned, signalling the start of a second-term shake-up in the Bush Administration.
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Steve Patterson has resigned as  president and general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers,  the club said on Thursday.
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Farewell: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gave his resignation on Monday and leaves his position Sept. 17.
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Philip H. Knight resigned yesterday as head of the Oregon sneaker company that he built into Nike Inc., a global sportswear powerhouse that made everyone want to soar in Air Jordans, Wear
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Rapper Jay Z has dumped concert partner R. Kelly in New York, ending their troubled Best of Both Worlds tour, the New York Daily News reported.
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Cristal,   the champagne that has been name-checked in songs by rappers like Lil&#039;   Kim, Snoop Dogg, Sean &quot;Diddy&quot; Combs and 50 Cent, no longer has a place   on Jay-Z&#039;s table. The Def Jam Records president announced Thursday that   he would be boycotting the beverage, both at home and at his chain of   nightclubs, due to comments made by a Cristal executive that he found   offensive.
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Roc-A-Fella CEO Jay-Z and the promoter of the Best of Both Worlds have decided to cancel the series in lieu of continuing with R&amp;B singer R.Kelly in New York, according to reps from the rapper&#39;s camp.
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The president of Delta Air Lines&#39; low-fare unit, Song, announced his retirement Friday in the latest executive departure at the ailing airline.
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Nike Inc. said Phil Knight, who began the company in 1972 selling sneakers from his car and built it into the world&#39;s biggest athletic-shoe maker, will step down next month as chief executive officer.
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Universal Music Group said on Monday  that Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is stepping down as president of its  Def Jam Records unit, effective by the end of the year.
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Nike Inc. NKE.N co-founder  Philip Knight, who helped transform a small-start up business  into the world's biggest athletic shoe company, will step down  as chief executive officer, the company said on Thursday.
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Rap star Jay-Z will carry on with a US tour despite the acrimonious departure of R&B singer R Kelly from the line-up.
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Proving yet again that he is the hardest-working retiree in music, the rap megastar Jay-Z has agreed to become the president of Universal Music Group's Def Jam Recordings label.
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Subs can save us The record producer and co-founder Def Jam has only been "co-head" of Sony's Columbia Records since May, but he's already setting about destroying the old business so a new one can be built in its place.â¦
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Nike Inc.  co-founder Philip Knight, who helped transform a small start-up into the world's biggest athletic shoe company, will step down as chief executive officer, the company said on Thursday.
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The retailer's CEO steps down amid a shakeup in operations.