Jay-Z to Quit His Day Job as President of Def Jam
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The rap superstar said Monday that he would end his unusual three-year turn in the corporate suite.
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The Emmy-winning executive producer of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report," Comedy Central's two satirical news shows, will leave his jobs with the network at the end of the month.
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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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Phil Knight is finally letting go. He officially announced his resignation as CEO and president of the world&#39;s largest sneaker company on Nov. 18.
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Under the new banner &quot;Jay-Z and Friends,&quot; Grammy-winning rapper Jay-Z will play the remaining dates of his Best of Both Worlds tour, including a Nov. 14 date at Boston&#39;s FleetCenter.
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For someone who is supposed to be retired, Jay-Z hasn&#39;t slowed down much. There&#39;s a new movie, a novel mash-up album and even a top executive offer to deal with.
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Janet Jackson's boyfriend, record  producer Jermaine Dupri, has been appointed president of urban  music at Island Records, sources said on Tuesday. A formal  announcement from Universal Music Group is expected Wednesday.
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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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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 president of MTV, Christina Norman, is stepping down after almost three years of trying to revitalize the cable channel and adding music and reality-based programming.
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Wait a minute, didn't Jay-Z say he was retiring TWO albums ago?
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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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Farewell: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gave his resignation on Monday and leaves his position Sept. 17.
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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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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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Nike Inc.  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.