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Jay Electronica is clearly working on his own schedule. The highly acclaimed, New Orleans bred lyricist signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation imprint late last year but the major co-sign has done little to increase the enigmatic MC's musical output...

Jay-Z most recently expanded his Roc Nation roster with the addition of U.K. rapper K. Koke, but he's going to have to put any plans to promote the rhymer on ice. Koke, born Kevin Georgiou, was arrested last week after police raided his home on suspicion that he shot a man on March 9 at North West London's Harlesden train station...

Jay-Z and his Roc Nation team are continuing their musical takeover, expanding across the pond, by purchasing the German-American label Block Starz Music, LLC. AllHipHop.com reports that the company acquired the label, founded in 2008 to scout, market and develop new talent...

Jay-Z's ever expanding Roc Nation label is the target of a new trademark infringement lawsuit filed by California-based clothing and accessories company Volcom. In the lawsuit, filed on Tuesday (March 29), Volcom takes issues with Roc Nation's popular diamond logo, which the company claims that they originally began to use in 1991...

What does Santigold have in common with Wale, J. Cole and Mark Ronson? The 'L.E.S. Artistes' singer revealed that she is the latest artist signed to Jay-Z's powerhouse Roc Nation management company. "It's official! Made the change to Roc Nation Management...

Jay-Z knows full well that running a profitable company in the current music industry involves creating a worldwide front. That's why, in addition to hyped hip-hop artists such as J. Cole and Jay Electronica, Hov is signing mainstream pop acts like Willow Smith and little-known foreign artists such as Cher Lloyd...

The latest addition to Roc Nation's ever-expanding roster is British artist Cher Lloyd. Jay-Z has signed the rapper/singer and former contestant of the U.K.'s 'X Factor' to his imprint. Lloyd has already built considerable buzz in the U...

Jay Electronica has yet to release his debut album, but a major endorsement deal has already materialized for the recent Roc Nation signee, who appears in a new ad for Mountain Dew. The New Orleans emcee is featured in a new commercial for Mountain Dew's Code Red campaign "It's Different on the Mountain...

With the recent release of J. Cole's new mixtape, 'Friday Night Lights,' the North Carolina rapper is creating quite a stir before his debut album, often times reported with the title of 'Cole World,' hits store shelves. The Roc Nation signee is focused on mixtape material, but he hasn't lost sight of crafting beats and rhymes for his first opus, which has a projected release of March 2011... Read

Are Diddy and Jay Electronica feuding over Twitter? This past Friday, Jay-Z announced that he signed the underground rap phenomenon Electronica to his Roc Nation record label. The next day, Diddy let loose a cryptic message via Twitter that said, "Damn it hurts in a whole other way when someone you felt and I mean really felt was your Friend, Betrays you...