For Jay-Z, Inspiration Arrives in a Movie
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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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A test-marketed film turns into a long-running hit
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There seem to be enough current and planned movie projects about musicians to fill a jukebox.
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Call it a Dream a Little Dream come true for fans of 1980s   teen cinema. Or connoisseurs of 21st century celebrity curios.
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In a chamber where matters of worldwide importance are usually debated by reserved diplomats, several hundred people are waiting to hear from one of the most alluring international figures of all, Jay-Z
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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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Director Mohit Hussain chooses a contemporary subject to narrate the story of his debut film.
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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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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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Take a look at the much-awaited film, Sainikudu.
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Anyone eager to hire a globally known rapper might want to check out the Web site supporting Jay-Z's Hewlett-Packard commercial.
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The party&#39;s just begun, and Jay-Z and Outkast are already cleaning house, a fitting start for the first Video Music Awards to be held in the hip-hop haven that is Miami.
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The movie is more of an intellectual exercise than an emotionally resonant experience.
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Rapper 50 Cent will make his film debut in the semi-autobiographical "Locked and Loaded."
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Hip-hop giant Jay-Z, who has kept his distance from R. Kelly since the R&amp;B superstar&#39;s 2002 indictment on child pornography charges, apparently no longer has a problem joining forces with his erstwhile collaborator.
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Revising ÂÂDreamgirlsÂÂ for the big screen, a choreographer puts a hip-hop accent on Motown moves.
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"Stomp the Yard" is a strange and at times strangely compelling mix of black fraternity recruitment video and inspirational tale about a hip-hop boy in a stepping world.