Topic: Jay-Z

Jay-Z Turns 40

The self-proclaimed God of Rap has lots to celebrate. Jay-Z earned $35 million over the past year -- mostly from a sold-out world tour and his stakes in the New Jersey Nets and 40/40 bar chain -- making him hip-hop's top player, ...READ»

Rap Maps: Plotting Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' on Google

Follow the path of Jay-Z, as outlined in his song "Empire State of Mind."READ»

The Selling of An Album: Jay-Z's American Gangster

When Jay-Z (née Shawn Carter), the rapper turned music mogul and top Forbes hip-hop money maker (banking an estimated $34 million in 2006), first announced that he was inspired by the film American Gangster and was coming out of ...READ»

Much Ado About Jay-Z

Jay-Z, president and CEO of Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records, has become a universal brand in the past year. And don't think that any of it was by accident either. In fact, it's highly likely that it was a well-planned strategy, ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: Tiger's Problems vs. Jay-Z's

Today is Jay-Z's birthday--he's 40! It's also marks the last weekday in the Worst Week Ever for Tiger Woods. Jay-Z has complained about his 99 Problems; Tiger's got at least as many. How do their problems compare?READ»

Best of List: Art Basel Miami Beach

Throughout the week we will be bringing you sights and sounds from Art Basel Miami Beach 2008. There were concerns throughout the week that, because of the economy, there wouldn't be many sales this week. That was evident when ...READ»

Adventures in Virality: Jay-Z Spoof "Entrepreneur State of Mind" Namechecks Notable Blogs, Us

Where's Weird Al when you need him? The curly locked spoofmeister could have hit Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" out of the park, but instead, we're being treated to "The New Dork: Entrepreneur State of Mind." It's a ...READ»

Bottled Up

Just When Cristal got kicked out of the party, Hip-hop fixture Branson B. was rolling out his own champagne. So where are his famous friends now? Hey, it's just business.READ»

All Points West Music and Arts Festival

The summer music festival circuit has mostly come and gone, but with Lollapalooza still to go in Chicago next weekend, All Points West is carving out a place in the summer schedule, with headliners like Jay-Z, Tool, and Coldplay ...READ»

24th Anniversary of the Electric Dylan Incident

When Bob Dylan took the stage with an electric guitar at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, he was booed by fans loyal to folk’s acoustic roots. Twenty-four years later, fans seem far more receptive to technological advances in music. ...READ»

iJango Idaho

Ijango Registration For nine weeks now, I've been meaning to write this column, but I kept getting distracted by stuff like the Keyboard Cat and Pretty Ricky's latest round of furniture-humping histrionics. And that's somewhat fitting, given that this column is about Cobra Starship, a band that has turned messing around on the Internet into an absolute art form. READ»

HP's Viral Video Maneuver

What better way to garner the attention of the YouTube generation than with your own brand of viral videos. Yesterday I watched the premiere of HP's latest installment in its "The Computer is Personal Again" campaign on Vibe.com, an ...READ»

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Who Made Urban

Urban culture is a something we've all heard about for a long time. But who created it? And what is it? Largely "urban" means African American. But it us used to refer to some cultural trend (music, fashion, political, etc) that ...READ»

Auto-Played Out: MySpace Music Streaming Drops 20%

In mid-August, MySpace switched off the "auto-play" feature on its musicians' embedded audio players. The move was supposed to save MySpace money; every time one of those songs queued up, the company had to shell out royalty fees--as ...READ»

Sorry Jay-Z Auto Tune Isn't Dead, T-Pain Has an iPhone App to Spread It to the Masses

Jay-Z may have declared the "Death of Autotune," but T-Pain, the King of Auto Tune, strikes back with a new iPhone app that helps anyone sing like him. In the video below, see artists like Keri Hilson, Soulja Boy, and Akon using the ...READ»

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It's a Bird! It's a Crane! It's the Coachella Mascot

A giant origami bird has lit upon the annual music fest in the desert.READ»

Not Everyone Loves MySpace

At a time when most music artists are embracing MySpace as an extension of their marketing plan, Jay-Z wasn't too delighted that MySpace served its site members a sneak preview of his entire new album last week. Kingdom Come, the ...READ»

Bright Spot for the Music Industry: Product Placement Is Pirate-Proof

Piracy may be leading to a decline in profits for record labels, but product placement is still big business. READ»

Most Innovative Companies - Music

From Spotify to Vevo, our picks for the top companies in music.READ»

Today in Most Innovative Companies

Daily news of note from our most Innovative Companies, including HP, Microsoft, Spotify, and Intel.READ»

The 50th Law: Strategy Expert Robert Greene & The Hustlers Mind

In an era where young people are less likely to be in church and more likely to be influenced by hustlers, rappers and movies like Scarface, things have changed. The 48 Laws of Power by author Robert Greene, has emerged as the ...READ»

A Reintroduction: From Experiential to Entertainment Marketing

Way back last year I introduced myself as the new Experiential Marketing blogger at Fast Company. Though I'm fascinated by the topic, I also found this approach taking me in an overly academic direction as I attempted follow-up ...READ»

Daft Punk Comes to DJ Hero

The definitive DJ duo creates 11 mixes for DJ Hero, the upcoming game from the makers of Guitar Hero.READ»