Jay-Z to leave Def Jam exec job
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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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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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_Nov. 2, 2004 - Jay-Z has issued a statement ripping on R. Kelly for his &quot;lack of professionalism and unpredictable behavior.
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R &amp; B star R. Kelly has been kicked off Jay-Z&#39;s &quot;Best of Both Worlds&quot; tour after the tension between the two artists boiled over at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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New York -- Jay-Z, who has professed retirement from his rap career, now has a new job to occupy his time: president of the Def Jam record label.
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They've won a Grammy.  They count on loyal fans to sell out venues in grueling 200-day  tours each year. Critics call them hip-hop's greatest live  band. Jay-Z released their new album on his Def Jam label this  summer.
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Call him the Michael Jordan of rap. Jay-Z, who declared that 2003's "The Black Album" would be his last, is coming out retirement and releasing a new CD.
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Texas rock trio ZZ Top has parted   ways with the manager who helped form the band in 1969,   according to a statement issued on Sunday.
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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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R. Kelly has been kicked off the Best of Both Worlds Tour, his joint outing with Jay-Z, after a dispute between the two performers Friday night at New York&#39;s Madison Square Garden.
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(1010 WINS) NEW YORK Rythm and blues singer Singer R. Kelly filed a $75 (M) million dollar breach of contract lawsuit today against rapper Jay-Z -- charging that Jay-Z used violence to force Kelly off their national tour.
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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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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Jay-Z has been named  president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, home of such acts as  Grammy frontrunner Kanye West and rap veteran LL Cool j.
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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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The chief White House spokesman today announced plans to leave his post on Sept. 14.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Jay-Z will launch a rare concert tour next month, playing five club shows to promote his upcoming album, "American Gangster."
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. (antiMUSIC) R&amp;B singer R.Kelly has reportedly filed a $75 million lawsuit against Jay-Z and his production company for pulling the plug on the co-headlining tour (see story) and accused them of deliberately sabotaging the tour.