Jay Z To Storm Lagos, Other African Cities

US rapper, Jay Z, announced his world tour on Thursday, which includes stops in seven Africa cities, including Lagos.
According to Billboard, the tour kicks off on September 9 in Poland and will see the rap legend perform at Accra, Lagos, Cape Town and Dar Es Salaam, among other African cities.
Jay-Z is scheduled to perform in Lagos on October 7.

Here are Jay-Z's tour dates:
Sept. 9: Krakow, Poland (Coca-Cola SW Live Festival)
Sept. 10: Bratislava, Slovakia (Incheba)
Sept. 15: Amsterdam (Heineken Music Hall)
Sept. 16: Germany (TBA)
Sept. 18: Istanbul (Refresh the Venue)
Sept. 19: Athens (Olympic Arena)
Sept. 21: Manchester, England (Evening News Arena)
Sept. 22: Glasgow (SECC)
Sept. 23: Birmingham, England (National Indoor Arena)
Sept. 24: London (Wembley Arena)
Sept. 26: Dublin (the Point)
Sept. 27: London (Royal Albert Hall)
Sept. 29: Paris (Le Zenith)
Sept. 30: Milan (Fiera di Milano)
Oct. 2: Barcelona (Teatro Heineken)
Oct. 4: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Diamond Jubilee)
Oct. 6: Accra, Ghana (Accra Conference Center) 
Oct. 7: Lagos, Nigeria (Ocean View) 
Oct. 9: Luanda, Angola (Cine Karl Max) 
Oct. 11: Cape Town, South Africa (Belleville Velodrome) 
Oct. 13: Durban, South Africa (ABSA Stadium Outer Fields) 
Oct. 14: Johannesburg (Coca Cola Dome) 
Oct. 17: Hong Kong (TBA) 
Oct. 18: Bangkok, Thailand (BEC Tero Hall) 
Oct. 20: Seoul, Korea (Walker Hill Gayagum Concert Hall) 
Oct. 21: Taipei, Taiwan (Taipei Dome) 
Oct. 23: Singapore, Singapore (Suntec City Concert Hall) 
Oct. 25: Sydney (Entertainment Centre) 
Oct. 27: Brisbane, Australia (Entertainment Centre) 
Oct. 28: Melbourne (Rod Laver Arena) 

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Photos: Beyonce and Jay Z step out with Blue Ivy in Paris

 American superstar couple , Beyonce and  Jay Z showered their 15 month old daughter, Blue Ivy with so much love over lunch in Paris yesterday. That little girl looks so much like Beyonce...the resemblance is uncanny.
more pictures below....

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Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z announce 'Legends of the Summer' tour

Justin Timberlake and Jay Z have officially announced their 'Legends of the Summer' tour, revealing plans for 12 concerts at stadiums throughout the U.S. and Canada which will begin at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 17. See the full list of tour dates above.

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JAY Z SUED OVER BESTSELLER ‘DECODED’

Jay Z holding a copy of his book ‘Decoded

Rapper Jay Z is being sued sued over his 2010 best-seller ‘Decoded’ by a writer who claims his work was illegally used in the book.

According to the lawsuit, filed on June 13, Patrick White claims that portions of Jay Z’s book were taken from his laptop, which was stolen in 2009.

‘In 2009, my personal computer was compromised, resulting in my personal work to be used in Jay-Z’s book Decoded which was released in 2010’ White claims.

White is suing for copyright infringement and invasion of property.

‘The book contains various expressions/colours/phrases, which correlates to my work. After contacting or attempting to contact the co-author, I got no reply’, he added.

Authors Dream Hampton and Random House who are co-authors of the book are also named in the hand-written lawsuit.

Neither Jay Z nor his management have made a statement concerning the lawsuit

Patrick White's handwritten lawsuit

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Beyonce bought a $40million private jet for Jay Z (PHOTOS)

 

That's if MediaTakeOut is to be believed. Here's how they are reporting it: Jay Z celebrated his first ever Father's Day with his wife Beyonce. So what could she give him...he already has multiple homes, multiple cars, tons of expensive jewelry. 

Well a MediaTakeOut.com insider tells us that Beyonce bought Jay Z the true baller gift...a private jet!!! According to our snitch, Bey bout her Hip Hop Mogul hubby a brand new Bombardier Challenger 850. 

The jet, we're told cost about $40 million. It has a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom and two full bathrooms. Do you believe MTO?

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, Beyonce and Jayz Flaunts Pictures Of Blue Ivy Carter (PHOTOS)

First Beyonce revealed her post-baby body and now she's revealed her baby!

Eschewing the celeb-friendly magazine spread, Beyonce and Jay-Z have launched helloblueivycarter.tumblr.com and released five photos of their beloved daughter for fans.

Blue Ivy Carter Makes History

Next to the pics is a handwritten message: "We welcome you to share in our joy. Thank you for respecting our privacy during this beautiful time in our lives. The Carter Family

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Rapper Jay-Z vows to stop using the word 'b***h' following birth of daughter Blue Ivy

Rapper Jay-Z has vowed to stop using the word 'b***h' after the birth of daughter Blue Ivy.

The hip-hop star will cease to use the word that features in almost all of his previous hits.

In a poem dedicated to his newborn baby girl Blue Ivy Carter, Jay-Z reveals his newfound stance on the misogynistic word.

'Before I got in the game, made a change, and got rich, I didn't think hard about using the word b***h,' he wrote.

'I rapped, I flipped it, I sold it, I lived it. Now with my daughter in this world I curse those that give it.'

The poem was released a week after the release of Glory, a song which featured baby Blue's first sounds and earned her a spot in Billboard chart history.

'No man will degrade her, or call her names,' Jay-Z continues in his poem.

'I'm so focused on your future, the degradation has passed. I wish you wealth, health and insight. Forever young you may pass. Blue Ivy Carter, my angel.'

Meanwhile Beyonce's former Destiny's Child bandmate Michelle Williams has already met the tiny bundle of joy and has declared her 'absolutely gorgeous.'

'We were all in love,' Williams, 31, told USA Today at Saturday's BET Honors in Washington, D.C.

She added that Beyonce and husband, rapper Jay-Z 'have already settled into their role of being parents, and it's just awesome to see,' Williams added.

Blue Ivy was born at a private 'executive suite' at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York on January 7.

Neither Beyonce or Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter have been seen since the birth, although the proud parents did release a statement about the new arrival.

Little Blue's birth was 'emotional and peaceful,' they said. 'We are in heaven.'

Meanwhile, the third former member of Destiny's Child - Kelly Rowland was a little more reluctant to spill the beans on which one of her famous parents Blue looks like.

'That will be something that everybody will have to experience the same way I did,' said Kelly. 'That's for her parents to disclose, not myself.

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Jay-z and Beyonce's daughter "Blue Ivy" youngest person to enter Billboard chart

Blue Ivy's parents, Beyonce and Jay-Z, are known for selling out shows and crafting chart-topping albums, so it's not a surprise that the newborn has already set a Billboard chart record of her own.

According to Billboard, since proud dad Jay-Z released his song "Glory" on Monday, it's already entered the R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart at No. 74.

And since four-day-old baby Blue drops a guest verse of cries following her delivery on January 7, and is credited for her contribution as "B.I.C.," the newborn is now the youngest person ever to land on a Billboard chart.

(If you're wondering how Blue beat Stevie Wonder's daughter Aisha, whose first cries can be heard on Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely," Billboard notes that Aisha was never credited, and the song didn't reach a chart until 1977, two years following her birth.)

Jay-Z's touching tribute to his "greatest creation" not only revealed his joy at welcoming his daughter into the world, but also reflected on the superstar couple's previous attempts at conception that ended in miscarriage.

"Last time the miscarriage was so tragic, we was afraid you disappeared," he said in a verse, "but nah, baby, you magic."

Magic, and now with a chart-climbing single.

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