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.

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.

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.

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.

Snoop Dogg has some advice for his friends Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles. The musical couple were married in April.

According to People.com, Snoop told them, "to go home and make babies. They should, that's the next step as far as marriage, having kids ... add on to the family, so hopefully that's what they'll do."

Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z have reportedly splashed out on a new house.

The newlyweds have purchased a home in Scarsdale, a quiet New York suburb close to where they got married last month.