Jay-Z set to Ink New Deal

Posted by Andre "lexicon167st" Higgins

Is Jay-Z setting off a new trend?

The NY Times wrote an article saying that Jay-Z is set to Leave Def Jam and ink an $150 million dollar deal with Live Nation for the next decade. The deal with Live Nation includes ahis own label, music publishing as well as talent consulting. The new label will be called Roc Nation.

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Comment by Marcus "Dos Un" Holmes

2008-04-03 16:05:54

thats wzup, good lookin boss

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