[Web Special] Jay-Z Grows Us Up
Shawn Carter’s new album has echoes of an experience around John Edgar Wideman’s 2008 novel "Fanon." Ham-fisted and a bit less than what many wanted, Wideman's prose at first seemed an exercise only in...
View ArticleJay-Z, Beyonce, Will Smith: Fela! Heads to the Tonys
You know that incredible, electrical connection that takes place when you look directly into Beyonce’s eyes, and she into yours? I do.It happened just the other night, actually, when we were at the...
View ArticleShots You Snapped: Rock The Bells
Those are just some of the shots you snapped at Rock the Bells on Governors Island last Saturday. We weren't there, but fortunately you were. Check out the slideshow of photos you sent us from the...
View ArticleJay-Z Says 'Brooklyn Nets' Will Be New Name for NBA Team
When the basketball team known as the New Jersey Nets moves to its new home in Brooklyn next year, it will be renamed the Brooklyn Nets, rapper Jay-Z, an investor in the team, announced on Monday."I...
View ArticleJay-Z For President, Hot Pants, Alex Winston In The Studio
Today on Soundcheck, another installment of our ongoing series Musician In Chief. This time around, Pitchfork's Ryan Schreiber gives his case for why Jay-Z would make a great president. Schreiber also...
View ArticleJay-Z For Musician In Chief
Over the next few weeks, Soundcheck is looking for our first Musician In Chief. Special guests nominate musicians and make a case for why that artist should become commander in chief. So far, Keith...
View ArticleVote In The Musician In Chief Semi-Finals
We're in the final days of the 2012 presidential campaign, but for the past few weeks Soundcheck has been in the throes of it's own democratic process, our search for The Musician In Chief. We asked...
View ArticleThe Mrs. Carter Show; Kishi Bashi; Beware of Mr. Baker
In this episode: Beyoncé has has been known by many names: “Queen B,” “Foxxy Cleopatra,” and, of course, “Sasha Fierce.” Arielle Loren and Ann Powers talk with us about Beyonce's newest persona: Mrs....
View ArticleWatch Justin Timberlake's Sleek 'Suit & Tie' Video
Just in time for Valentine's day, Justin Timberlake has given his fans a little gift -- in the form of a new video for his single "Suit & Tie." Shot in stark black-and-white by director David...
View ArticleGun Deal; Freakonomics Names; Apes and Humanism; Jay-Z Goes to Cuba
Deals on guns and the budget are being worked out in Washington. We get the latest. Then Stephen Dubner of Freakonomics explains how the name you're given at birth can influence your life path and...
View ArticleJay and Bey in Cuba: An Explainer
Julia Sweig, Senior Fellow and Director of Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, explains whether or not Jay-Z and Beyoncé's trip to...
View ArticleTonight: Will Perfect Traffic Storm Around Barclays Arena Paralyze Brownstone...
(Photo by Jim O'Grady.)(New York, NY - WNYC) Here's what will be converging tonight on the area around the new Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn: rush hour crowds pouring onto and out of nine subway...
View Article19,000 Seats + Almost No Parking = More Foot Than Car Traffic at Barclays Arena
Uptopian rendering of Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn.(New York, NY - WNYC) Jay-Z has been playing sold-out concerts at the 19,000-seat Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn and, so far, the biggest...
View ArticleBarclays Center Subway Stop: Mornings, It's Totally Dead
When the NY MTA agreed to sell the Atlantic Yards to Forest City Ratner to build the Barclays Arena and some 17 other buildings, the authority's board waxed enthusiastic about how the city was getting...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes with Spike Lee’s 9/11 Tribute
Spike Lee, the director, gave some children from P.S. 8 in Brooklyn and P.S. 22 in Staten Island (and a few others) starring roles last weekend in a commercial he did for State Farm that featured a...
View ArticleJay-Z Takes The Middle Ground On 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'
Rapper and multimedia mogul Jay-Z just released his twelfth album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, and he still has a knack for flair — lyrically, musically, and promotionally. For the release, Jay-Z partnered...
View ArticleJay-Z Says 'Brooklyn Nets' Will Be New Name for NBA Team
When the basketball team known as the New Jersey Nets moves to its new home in Brooklyn next year, it will be renamed the Brooklyn Nets, rapper Jay-Z, an investor in the team, announced on Monday."I...
View ArticleHip Hop Elite Get Cuomo's Ear on Police Reform
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had meetings with hip hop moguls Russell Simmons and Sean "Jay-Z" Carter this week to discuss criminal justice reforms, according to two spokespeople from the governor's...
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