Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Complex Original He calls himself the new Sinatra, rap’s Grateful Dead, and the Mike Jordan of recordin’. Jay-Z knows that in ...

Considered the greatest rap beef of all time, Jay-Z vs. Nas played out over years and produced iconic diss tracks like ...

Shaquille O’Neal teamed up with Jay-Z and Nas on his 1996 album No Love Lost, it took two decades for the musical collaboration to be released. Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) and Nas both recorded ...

On this date in 1996, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter dropped the lead single to one of the most revered debut albums in hip-hop history—Reasonable Doubt. “Dead Presidents” wasn’t just a song; it was a statement ...

The New York Times Magazine polled more than 250 music insiders and gathered six Times critics to choose the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. One artist who made the list was Jay-Z. The critic ...

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Brooklyn’s own Jay-Z released his would-be retirement album, The Black Album. Although there was virtually no pause between The Black Album and new Jay-Z music ...