In honor of President Elect Barack Obama, Jay-Z has leaked a track called “History” from his upcoming album “The Blueprint 3″. Listen and let us know what you think:

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Beyonce revealed during a recent interview that she was offered a TON of money by various media outlets for the exclusive rights to her April wedding in New York City. “Now, they offer crazy money that’s just ridiculous,” she said in an interview with the Associated Press. “But in the end…it’s so not worth it. If anything, if you wanna put something out, then put it out, not for (money).” She said that her and Jay aren’t budging though…”We worked really hard at keeping it private,” she said. “I’ve always been this way, and he’s always been this way, so that’s why we complement each other. We always knew that it would be private and quiet, for all the right reasons.” Do you think she is doing the right thing to keep her life private? (more…)

The Rock the Vote Clan: Beyonce, Jay-Z, Mary J Blige, and Diddy hit up Philly to encourage the vote today! Check the pics out! (more…)

Check out some more pics from the rally event that took place in South Florida yesterday. Beyonce took pics with first time voters at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center in Florida over the weekend. Jay-Z, Diddy, Mary J. Blige, and Russell Simmons also worked the crowd encouraging voters to vote for Obama!

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Hip Hop has made it its duty to be active in the election campaign. With only one day remaining until the BIG ELECTION DAY, Jay-Z and Sean Diddy, Russell Simmons, Kevin Liles and Mary J Blige came thru to South Florida to encourage everyone to vote despite the long poll lines. I, Miss Xpose, was in line for five in a half hours yesterday people! You can do it too! “It’s bigger than us,” Combs said. “We have to do it for our children, we have to do it for the people that died for us to have the right to vote.” Hova, Diddy, and MJB appeared before a large crowd of almost 800 plus people at the Florida Memorial University for a “Last Chance for Change” rally Sunday afternoon. “We stood in line to get the new Lil’ Wayne CD,” Liles said. “We stood in line to get a new pair of Jordans. We stood in line to get in here. So we ain’t afraid of no lines.” SO TRUE! None of the artist performed, but they took the time to create awareness as to the importance of this campaign.

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Yesterday, we reported that we heard a rumor that Jay-Z was in negotiations to sign Lil Wayne to his label Roc Nation. However, Lil Wayne’s reps have denied the rumor. They officially rebutted reports that he has signed with Jay-Z’s newly launched Roc Nation label and that Jay-Z bought out his contract for $5 Milli.

In related news, Wayne and Hova were set to co-headline JAMN’s 94.5 Monster Jam on Monday in Boston (October 27) but Weezy failed to show, after being told that his camp would have to go through strict security checks. Reports claim that the metal detector went off several times as members of Weezy’s entourage passed through security, Wayne got frustrated with the stringent security measures and decided to leave. (more…)

Rumor has it that Jay-Z is the process of signing Lil Wayne to his Roc Nation label. We hear that Hova is willing to buy out Wayne’s contract with Cash Money for $5 Million to secure the deal. This deal will unite two of the hip hop industry’s biggest artist. “The deal was in the works for a while; they just needed to get on the same page as to price. And [everyone’s] there now,” an unnamed source told the online publication.

As previously reported, Roc Nation was formed between Jay-Z and concert promoter Live Nation. The company controls the rapper’s business and recording assets as part of the agreement.

What do you think about Jay-Z signing Lil Wayne?

Jay-Z is still supporting Senator Barack Obama. Hova and Lebron James have teamed up to offer a free rally and concert in Cleveland at The Q on October 30. The Last Chance for Change rally is free and open to all Ohio residents, however a pre-assigned ticket is required for entry. Tickets will be available at several locations throughout Cleveland. Tickets will be made available beginning Friday, October 24 between the hours of 9AM and 9PM. Lebron James will serve as a host of the event. (more…)

Foxy Brown “Rikers Island”

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After a recent plane crash that killed four other people, DJ AM returns to the stage reclaiming his place behind the ones and twos. DJ AM joined Jay-Z last nite at a special concert celebrating the reopening of the Hollywood Palladium.

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