Where I'm From: Jay Z's Barclays Center Documentary

Today we celebrate Rapper, Entrepreneur and the legendary Jay Z's 43rd birthday and to make a special toast the man himself released a mini documentary behind the construction of the Barclays Center which is now home to the Brooklyn Nets.

Watch below:

Happy Birthday Hova!!!

Get Ready: Beyonce readies her HBO documentary

The Queen is ready to take up her throne once again next year with her upcoming projects. Apparently she is currently in the studio recording her fifth solo album and preparing for her once-in-a-lifetime performance at the Super Bowl with a "tell-all" documentary on HBO to follow-up. 

Judging from the trailer, I assume that she will be revealing more on her personal life (pregnancy,marriage) than her work life which most know of from previous mini documentaries she's released.

Watch below:

Will you tune in?

Performance: Beyonce & Jay Z get loved up in Brooklyn

Jay Z wrapped up his last Brooklyn show in style with a special appearance from his wife Beyonce. However the You-Tube streamed show displayed a slightly lost Beyonce leaving viewers deciding whether or not it was a last minute decision by the diva; she still slayed regardless though.

Watch below:

Young Forever after the jump:

Nominations: 2012 MTV EMA's

With this years VMA's wrapped up, this years pop stars are in another race to pick up some more awards for their cabinet with this year's EMAs which will take place in Germany on November 11th. Rihanna leads the pack scoring six nominations whilst Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry trail behind with five and four nominations respectively.

Here are this year's nominations:

BEST SONG
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love”
Gotye – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – “International Love”
fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”

BEST NEW
Rita Ora
fun.
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen

BEST FEMALE
Rihanna
Katy Perry
P!nk
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj

BEST MALE
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay-Z

Its All Gone!: Paralympics Closing Ceremony

We closed out the Olympics with a bang by bringing out musical legends such as Spice Girls and Brian May out to perform but the Paralympic Closing Ceremony was just as good as Coldplay was given to the opportunity to headline their own concert - literally. 

Watch the closing show of the summer below in full.

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New Remix: Honey Cocaine - Clique

You've heard the original. Now listen to the Young Goddess take a shot at it.

You fuckin' with her clique?

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New Music: J. Cole - The Cure

J Cole is back!!!

Its been over a year since he gatecrashed the Hip Hop scene with his mixtapes and his September released album, Cole World: The Sideline Story. Now after a world tour and taking a mini hiatus he is back with a treat for all his Dreamvillains; last night he released 'The Cure' which samples Life Off' off the album Watch The Throne. Listen below:

What do you think?

Somebody's Gettin' Fired: Beyonce Pictured With Blue Ivy

The last time we saw pictures of Blue Ivy was when she and Mr Carter premiered exclusive photos of the beauty on Tumblr and ever since she's been cover with a number of blankets, no matter what the weather is like to keep the nosy paparazzi from taking pictures but today a photo had made its way around the social media of Queen Bey out shopping with Blue.

Look below:

Talent: Misha B - No Church In The Wild

Misha B is the next contestant to cover The Throne's No Church In The Wild instead this time she adds her own little spin on the acoustic. Listen below:

What do you think?

Make sure you purchase Home Run which is out THIS weekend.

EPIC: BBC Hackney Weekend [Saturday]

Sorry, for not being able to blog yesterday as I had the opportunity to win tickets to attend Saturday's BBC's Hackney Weekend with Jay-Z as headliner. The event as a whole was AMAZING!! and Jay-Z's set was just...EPIC!! Below, I'll upload some performances including the best performances from Jay-Z so you can experience the epic-ness below.

Jay Z's WHOLE set!

BARBZ!!: Nicki Minaj is coming to Hackney!

Obviously most of you know that Nicki Minaj has recently just begun the European Leg of her world Pink Friday Tour and would returning back to London to perform for the FIRST TIME next week Sunday (24th) but just minutes ago it was announced that Miss Minaj has been added to the Saturday (23rd) lineup for Radio 1Xtra's Hackney Weekend.
For those who don't know what Hackney Weekend is, it is an annual music event set up by BBC where the majority of the tickets are distributed to those who live in Hackney and other surrounding Olympic boroughs. The musical festival takes place next weekend with Jay-Z and Rihanna been headliners of the musical night.

Nicki live

Click here for more information.

Click here for the full line-up.

Music Video: The Throne - No Church In The Wild

Watch the video of the Frank Ocean assisted song, No Church In The Wild off Jay's & Kanye's joint album 'Watch The Throne':

What do you think?

Confirmed: Watch The Throne 2

After months of speculating whether there would be a Watch The Throne 2 in the future producer Mike Dean confirmed in an interview with Quiet Lunch that there WILL be a WTT2 in the works. Mike Dean who has closely worked with Kanye West since his Graduation days also mentioned that no material has being recorded just yet but he is currently working on other projects such as G.O.O.D Music's album Cruel Summer which is to be released later on this year hopefully. Watch the full interview below.

You excited?

Behind The Scenes: Beyonce's Upcoming Revel Shows

Whilst husband Jay-Z continues to slay on his joint European WTT Tour with Kanye West, tonight the #Beyhive would be able to witness Miss Beyonce Knowles take to the stage for the first time in a year at the grand opening of  New Jersey's Revel Ovation Hall. 

She would be performing numerous times on the enormous stage (it's huuggee) between today (25th) and 28th of May, most which have sold out. (You can still purchase tickets here (VIP only)). 

Below you can watch the first segment of the making of the show.

Are you ready to be entertaiiiiiiiinnnnneddd?!!!

Rihanna joins The Throne at the O2

Last night I had the chance to attend one of the most anticipated tours ever at London's O2 Arena: Watch The Throne. Unfortunately, I didn't record any footage or take photos because I was too excited and wanted to cherish that moment mentally in which I will always remember that epic tour. If you live in Europe and you are a Jay Z or Kanye fan, I strongly advise you purchase tickets...ITS FUCKIN EPIC!!!
Anywhoo...during the performance of All Of The Lights + Run This Town, Miss Fenty made a special guest appearance which you can watch below along with a few others:

AOTL

RTT

Niggas In Paris (which was performed 6 times!!!)

Interview: Who Is Rita Ora?

It has only been four months since Rita took the music scene by storm by unleashing her debut singles, R.I.P and How We Do (Party) but many don't know who she is beyond the spotlight as many critics have sheltered her under Rihanna's umbrella of stardom. Speaking to Complex she discusses about working with Jay Z, Eurovision Song Contest she had participated in, her tattoos and many more. Read some excerpts below and after the jump.

Working with Jay Z:

“Working with Jay has always been an honor for me from three years ago to now. My view hasn’t changed. I’m so happy to be part of a great family and to be part of a voice that is hugely respected in the music industry and to be under his wing is just really lucky but also an amazing learning experience as an artist. I’m just around these amazingly talented people that have been doing this for a long time and to have them worry about me and stuff like that is great. I just hope I do everybody justice.

Eurovison Song Contest:

“Before I got signed, this opportunity came my way and I didn’t really know a lot about the contest. I didn’t really watch it but I thought it was my last shot. There was a time, from when I was 16 to 18, where I was like, ‘What am I doing with myself?’ I was lost and I didn’t really have that much to do. I just felt like I didn’t know what was going to happen to me so I thought that was my last chance.

*Giggles*: Beyonce says Blue looks like Jay

Blue Ivy is to be 3 months this coming Sunday but till this day many are still debating as to which parent she resembles the most, well according to King B she seems to think she looks like her father, Hova.

Underrated RocNation artist, Melanie Fiona told to US Weekly a few weeks back that Bey has mentioned that Blue looks more and more like Jay-Z all the time. She also added that since the birth of their daughter, Jay and Bey has been on top of the moon ever since.

"He's in a good mood all the time! And for Beyonce, she is just so happy, I've seen Bey like three times since she's had the baby and she is just glowing and saying that [motherhood] is the best, and she just loves it!" 

 Rihanna also spoke to Capital FM about Ivy's resemblence to Jay Z saying that she is beautiful.

 "You couldn't get more perfect than that child, she's beautiful and she really is Jay Z's twin. Its hilarious. She's beautiful."