Jay-Z stands down as label boss
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Rapper Jay-Z is to step down as president of record label Def Jam after three years at the helm.
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Rapper R. Kelly was kicked off the &quot;Best of Both Worlds&quot; tour with artist Jay-Z. This happened just one day after Kelly filed a criminal complaint against a member of Jay-Z&#39;s posse alleging he was attacked on stage with pepper spray.
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NEW YORK - Singer R. Kelly sued rapper Jay-Z on Monday for $75 million, alleging Jay-Zâs âspite and jealousyâ prompted him to use violence to force Kelly off their national tour.
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It seems R. Kelly is not a happy person at present, and, as a result, Jay-Z has some problems on his hands. After their joint Best of Both Worlds tour came to a crashing halt on Friday, Kelly
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - When Nas and Jay-Z set aside their feud and joined forces last October, it was a great moment for hip-hop, but an even greater moment for Nas. Having been Columbia's staple rap artist for more than a decade, the acclaimed yet commercially unreliable MC seemed poised to reap the benefits of Def Jam's hip-hop savvy.
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The battle between R. Kelly and Jay-Z may be just beginning. Attorneys for Kelly intend to file a criminal complaint against the perpetrator of the pepper spray incident that abruptly ended Kellyâs participation in the joint tour.
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Jay-Z, the rap superstar and president of Def Jam Records, has quietly returned to the studio to record an album of new songs inspired by the forthcoming movie âAmerican Gangster.â
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TAMPA - Jay-Z and R. Kelly may have been ``The Best of Both Worlds,&#39;&#39; but Jay-Z and Friends was something even better. The two, arguably the biggest names in hip hop and R&amp;B, respectively, had a falling out
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R KELLY has been booted off a tour with JAY-Z, a day after claiming he was attacked with pepper spray by a member of the rapper&#39;s entourage.
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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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NOVEMBER 1--Claiming that Jay-Z purposely torpedoed their joint concert tour, R. Kelly today filed a lawsuit against the star rapper and a promoter that seeks at least $90 million in damages.
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As Universal Music nears a deal to buy out the rap star Jay-Z and his partners from their venture, Roc-A-Fella Records, the company has renewed an unconventional plan to bring the artist into its executive ranks by naming him president of the Def Jam
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NEW YORK - R&amp;B singer R. Kelly has filed a $75-million US lawsuit against his tour mate Jay-Z, accusing the rapper of forcing him off their joint national tour.
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LOS ANGELES  Â Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter said Monday that he will leave his post as president of Universal Music Group's Def Jam Records label after his contract expires this year.
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Rapper Jay-Z is continuing a US tour despite the acrimonious departure of R&amp;B star R Kelly from the line-up. The rapper had cancelled the remaining dates after R Kelly left alleging he was hit with pepper spray at Saturday&#39;s concert in New York.
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There&#39;s no sign Jay-Z is racing to the rescue of a rap groupie facing criminal charges for allegedly dousing R&amp;B master R. Kelly with pepper spray during the singers&#39; Madison Square Garden show.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Anyone eager to hire a globally known rapper might want to check out the Web site supporting Jay-Z's Hewlett-Packard commercial. The interactive desktop provides a glimpse of Jay's intriguing resume.