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Barack Obama honors Jay-Z at his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction

12:08pm October 31, 2021

by Hazel Cills

The hip hop legend was inducted by the former president and comedian Dave Chappelle. The induction makes Jay-Z one of the few solo rappers to ever be included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Scholarship from Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Tiffany & Co. means $400,000 for Bennett College

3:54pm October 04, 2021

by Eddie Garcia

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are part of a group sending a scholarship gift of $400,000 to Bennett College in Greensboro.

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What Is The Song Of The Summer?

9:30am July 03, 2018

by Phil Harrell

From the joint debut of pop's royal couple to a "bro-country" act ceding the mic to a woman's perspective, music insiders give their picks for 2018's song of the summer.

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Bruno Mars received seven Grammys, including Album, Song and Record of the Year.

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Bruno Mars Sweeps Major Categories At 2018 Grammy Awards

8:57am January 29, 2018

by Sidney Madden

The night, which might have been a fight for supremacy between Kendrick Lamar and Jay Z, ended up being a coronation for Bruno Mars, who won Album, Song and Record of the Year.

Meek Mill performs during V-103 Live Pop Up Concert at Philips Arena on March 25, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. The rapper was recently sentenced to return to prison for probation violations.

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Meek Mill's Sentencing Generates Protest, Calls For Probation And Parole Reform

3:24pm November 15, 2017

by Sidney Madden

Artists, activists and attorneys weigh in on the strange — yet not strange — case of the Philadelphia rapper.

The personal was political for Jay-Z on Saturday Night Live.

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Jay-Z's 'SNL' Performance As Political Protest And Personal Redemption

7:58am October 02, 2017

by Rodney Carmichael

From showing solidarity with Colin Kaepernick to apologizing for his unfaithfulness at home, the rapper kept his Saturday Night appearance all the way live.

Kate McKinnon as Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Alec Baldwin as President Trump in the opening sketch of the 43rd season premiere of Saturday Night Live.

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On 'SNL,' Jay-Z Wears A Kaepernick Jersey And Alec Baldwin's Trump Is Back

5:22pm October 01, 2017

by Linda Holmes

The 43rd season of NBC's Saturday Night Live kicked off, unsurprisingly, with Alec Baldwin's impression of the president. But its sharpest political moments lay elsewhere.