 Jay-Z Photos and News - July 6, 2008
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| Beyonce Knowles is set to receive $1,000,000 for a one-off performance. The 'Crazy in Love' singer - who recently married rapper Jay-Z - is set to receive $500,000 for an appearance at the Bermuda music festival, with a further $500,000 to cover her expenses. |
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| Kanye West insists he has "made it" now Amy Winehouse has called him a ****. Writing on his blog, the rapper responded to comments apparently made by Amy on stage during her Saturday night set at the Glastonbury festival. The post simply read: "This just in... Amy Winehouse hates me!!! Now I've really made it!!! LOL!!!" It then quoted a story about Amy's onstage claims. |
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| Rapper Jay-Z's British sense of humor inspired his Glastonbury cover of Oasis song 'Wonderwall'. The hip-hop star, who opened his controversial headline slot at the music festival with the band's 1995 hit, says he was just poking fun at one of his "biggest detractors" Noel Gallagher. |
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| Jay-Z mocked Noel Gallagher during his Glastonbury performance on Saturday night. The rapper hit back at the British rocker's claims that hip-hop wasn't right for the festival by opening with a cover of Oasis' 'Wonderwall'. Before the cover, Noel's scathing comments were broadcast on a huge video screen. |
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| Jay-Z says being poor motivated him to succeed. The rapper - who is married to former Destiny's Child singer Beyonce Knowles - revealed his rise to stardom stems from a desire to escape from his hometown of Brooklyn, New York. |
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| Timbaland got married on Tuesday. The record producer and long-term partner Monique Idlett, who works as a music publicist, opted for a low key ceremony and wore sweat pants as they secretly tied the knot in front of a family pastor in a church in Virginia. |
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