May 18th, 2010

Are you a citizen of the Roc Nation? Well, then your passport is these Skullcandy headphones

Skullcandy has officially announced the availability of their Roc Nation Aviator headphones, the only headphones officially sanction by Jay Z. Jay Z is a rapper who raps about, among other things, his 99 problems, New York, and detritus under your ear. → Read More

September 13th, 2009

Maybe I'm the only one who doesn't ‘get’ iTunes LP

This is probably a question that the record labels should be asking, but I’ll ask it here anyway: how do you guys listen to music in 2009? On your iPhone (or whatever portable device, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of this here post)? On your computer while you surf your favorite Web sites? At the gym? Now, how many of you will sit in front of your computer, and devote 100 percent of your… → Read More

September 5th, 2009

FYI: You can download Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 today on Rhapsody

Knowing you guys, you not only knew Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 leaked several days ago, but you grabbed it instantly, and gained some nice ratio buffer in the process. Oh, and you listened to it many times over (as have I). Good, great. → Read More

July 31st, 2009

Unintended consequences: Jay-Z's ‘Death of Auto-Tune’ boosts sales of the software

A few weeks ago, Jay-Z released the song “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” much to the delight of some corners of the Internet. It’s basically a song that rails against the proliferation of Auto-Tune, software that can alter/correct the pitch of someone’s voice. Its most notorious use is to make the singer sound like a robot, thus hiding their inability to sing at all. It’s huge in hip-hop, for… → Read More

August 19th, 2008

FCC outs MOTOROKR S7-HD Jay-Z bluetooth headphones

Good ‘ol FCC. You are peering at the MOTOROKR S7-HD Jay-Z headphones. Clearly, this ugly set is not after the same market as Sony’s new stylish digs, but at least these have bluetooth work’n for ‘em. Plus, Moto managed to stuff a microphone in the headset somewhere. Too bad they couldn’t stuff some style in ‘em too. No word on price or availability; the FCC… → Read More

January 2nd, 2008

Dubious Rumor Alert: Apple is not starting a record label with Jay-Z

We like BGR as much as the next blog, but we’re calling horse hockey on the Boy’s rumor that Jay-Z is starting a new label for Apple. While we’re sure there’s a nugget of truth to this, Jobs would be shooting himself in the foot if he started an Apple-branded label. Let’s break down why this is kinda goofy. → Read More

December 4th, 2006

Cingular Nabs Exclusive Jay-Z Content

Cingular will announce tomorrow the availability of exclusive Jay-Z content to its wireless customers. Subscribers with 3G access will be able to stream content from the Jay-Z Hangar Tour. → Read More