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Jay-Z's fledgling management firm/record label Roc Nation is partnering with Universal Music Group in a multi-year deal, it was announced today (April 8). "We are looking forward to working with Lucian and the incredible team he's assembled at Universal," Jay-Z said in a statement...

Multi-platinum hitmaker Timbaland has signed a management deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation, according to an announcement posted on the company's website yesterday. News of the deal comes on the heels of the release of the producer/hip-hop artist's latest work, Justin Timberlake's new track, "Suit & Tie" (featuring Jay-Z). T...

Producer Jahlil Beats believes he's the No. 1 producer in his city of Chester, Penn., at the moment. He's even serving as a mentor to those on the come-up. "I can definitely say I'm the best right now," he tells The BoomBox on the red carpet at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards...

French Montana signing to Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy Records in December 2011, was an eyebrow-raising yet worthy move. There were reported deals on the table for the Bronx, N.Y., MC to link up with not only Jay-Z's Roc Nation, but Kanye West's G...

Singer-songwriter Ester Dean is kicking off 2012 with a new management deal. The Oklahoma native, recognized for writing credits that include Nicki Minaj's 'Super Bass,' Rihanna's 'What's My Name?' and Beyonce's 'Countdown,' now calls home to the management side of Jay-Z's Roc Nation, where her entertainment career will be guided...

In anticipation of his Roc Nation debut, 'Cole World: The Sideline Story,' rapper-producer J. Cole has returned with the second installment of his 'Any Given Sunday' series. Fresh from a video shoot for his new single with Trey Songz, Cole graced fans with two songs and a freestyle over Common's Kanye West-produced 'Be' instrumental, though he was careful to clarify that the 'Any Given Sunday' lea

Rihanna curses, a lot. During her Loud tour stop, at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J. Thursday night (July 21), the fiery-haired hotbox, who was accompanied by opener J. Cole spitting cuts like 'In the Morning' and 'Blow Up,' let out more than one expletive as she addressed the crowd...

Beyonce may have pulled the plug on the business relationship she has with her father, Mathew Knowles, but she can't silence him on the matter. In an interview with the Associated Press, Mathew speaks out against the theft allegations being brought against him by Live Nation Entertainment, who claims he had "stolen money from Beyonce on her most recent tour or otherwise taken funds that was

D.C.-based rapper Wale and Jay-Z signee J. Cole have just dropped the track 'Bad Girls Club,' the first single off Wale's upcoming album with Maybach Music Group. It comes in thumping with J. Cole's own beat and gets right to the point: "She's a perfect 10 and Lord knows, I need one," the North Carolina native croons...

While fans await the release of J.Cole's Roc Nation debut 'Cole World: The Sideline Story,' the North Carolina MC has dropped the first episode of his YouTube series "Cole Summer." In the humorous clip, Cole takes viewers behind the scenes on a trip to a music shop, where he attempts to play a little fiddle, sawing out a creaky version of Pachelbel's 'Canon in D Major' on a tiny violin..