June 20, 2013

Jay-Z, Partners Sued for $7M over Rocawear Logo

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*Jay-Z and his partners were slapped with a $7 million lawsuit by a clothing designer who claims he’s owed unpaid royalties for designing their logo for Rocawear. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Clothing designer Dwayne Walker claims in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Federal Court, New York, yesterday: ”The logo has become universally recognized as [...]




Jay-Z Sued for Copyright Infringement over Book ‘Decoded’

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*Jay-Z has been hit with a strange copyright lawsuit over his memoir “Decoded.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to the June 13th lawsuit filed in United States District Court, Patrick White is claiming that his personal computer was “compromised, resulting in my personal work to be used in Jay Z’s book “Decoded” which was [...]




Enhanced App Available for Jay-Z’s ‘Decoded’ Memoir

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*Music mogul Jay-Z released his memoir “Decoded” in November, and last week Random House Digital Inc. rolled out an enhanced app-version of the rapper’s story. Within “Decoded by Jay-Z,” available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, users are given a glimpse of the artist’s story and personal take on the making of his music. The [...]




EUR Book Review: Decoded (by Jay-Z)

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“My life after childhood has two main stories: the story of the hustler and the story of the rapper, and the two overlap as much as they diverge. I was on the streets for more than half of my life from the time I was thirteen years-old … The feelings I had during that part [...]




Jay-Z’s ‘Decoded’ Makes NY Times Best Seller List

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*Jay-Z has officially made his mark in the literary world as an author with his best selling book “Decoded.” The memoir debuted on “The New York Times” Best Sellers list at No. 3 right under George W. Bush’s “Decision Points” and Lauren Hillenbrand’s “Unbroken.” Critics are giving a lot of credit to Hov’s partnership with [...]




Jay-Z to Release Another Book

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*Jay-Z is awfully busy these days. A couple of weeks ago the Hip-Hop mogul released the memoir “Decoded” and now he’s getting ready to release a biography in March. The book is entitled “Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went from Street Corner to Corner Office” and will feature interviews form past collaborators and business [...]




Jay-Z’s ‘Decoded’ Reveals His Shooting of Big Bro

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*Jay-Z has exposed just about everything in his recently released memoir, “Decoded.” In the book, the rapper let out some emotional baggage and admitted that at the age of 12, he shot his drug-addicted brother. He told The Guardian’s “Weekend” magazine that he opened fire after his brother stole a ring from him. “I thought [...]




Jay-Z Wants New Book ‘Decoded’ Via Scavenger Hunt

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*As usual, in Jay-Z style, he’s trying to set the bar higher with the innovative way he’d like to launch his new book.  The new book focuses on his albums and helps readers decipher the language that has held some fans bewildered. But now he’s giving the reader a chance to decipher those old lyrics using [...]




Despite ‘Beef’ Jay-Z is Huge MC Hammer Fan

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*After MC Hammer came out with his “diss” record and video for Jay-Z, the Hip-Hop mogul decided it was time to respond. He spoke with BBC Radio 1′s DJ Semtex for an interview that will be airing on Friday. The rapper claims he didn’t think what he spit on Kanye’s track would be so controversial. [...]