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N.O.R.E. Admits He Would’ve Prefered JAY-Z Spoke With Someone Else Instead Of Gayle King

November 15, 2023 by newhiphopnews

N.O.R.E. says he was a bit disappointed to see JAY-Z sit down with Gayle King for their recent interview at the Brooklyn Public Library. Speaking with Talib Kweli for a chat on People’s Party, N.O.R.E. explained that he would’ve liked him to have done the interview with Joe Budden, Drink Champs, or another spot.

“I love JAY-Z,” he began. “He sat down with Gayle King, it’s a great relationship … would I rather him sit with the People’s Party? Would I rather him sit with Joe Budden’s podcast or Drink Champs or Million Dollaz Worth of Game? Of course. Because we’re finally in the space of us owning our own everything, and podcasts is help for that.”

JAY-Z Attends The “Book Of HOV” Exhibit

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 13: Roc Nation CEO, Desiree Perez and Jay-Z attend The Book of HOV: A TRIBUTE EXHIBITION HONORING JAY-Z at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library on July 13, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

During his conversation with King, JAY-Z spoke about a wide range of topics from throughout his career, including his favorite albums, the viral “$500,000 or a dinner with JAY-Z” debate, and more. When asked about what he’s focused on nowadays, the legendary rapper explained: “I think what matters most is, today, is, being a beacon and helping out … my culture. People of color. I think I pull the most satisfaction from that. Like making music earlier was, like — my first love. I could sit there for hours. It consumed me. Just finding words and figuring out words and how to say this and different ways to say that and different pockets and melodies and how to write this song.” Check out N.O.R.E.’s conversation on People’s Party below.

N.O.R.E. Speaks With Talib Kweli

Elsewhere in N.O.R.E.’s interview, he discussed working with Pharrell, his Drink Champs podcast, and more. Be on the lookout for further updates on further updates on N.O.R.E. and JAY-Z on HotNewHipHop.

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Jay-Z Said His 6th Grade Teacher Was Amazed By His Exceptional Reading Abilities

November 15, 2023 by newhiphopnews

As anticipation builds for Jay-Z’s upcoming CBS interview with Gayle King, a new teaser clip has provided a glimpse into the rapper’s early years. Specifically, a clip that teases the interview dropped today and it highlighted a few different topics. The clip discussed Jay-Z being proud of the way that he was able to read at a 12th grade level in 6th grade. He said it was his sixth-grade teacher, Miss Loudon, who played a pivotal role in helping shape his passion for achievement.

In the teaser, Jay-Z fondly recalls Miss Loudon, his sixth-grade teacher, and the impact she had on his academic development. “Miss Loudon was my sixth-grade teacher. In the sixth grade, I was readin’ on a 12th-grade level,” he reminisced. The rapper goes on to express the excitement he felt about this achievement. He highlighted the positive reaction from those around him. “That excited me. ‘Cause everyone was excited. And Miss Loudon, she was excited. It felt like me riding my bike at 4, the way people reacted to that.”

Jay-Z Sits Down With Gayle King

How was JAY-Z impacted by his teachers growing up?

See more from his interview with @GayleKing, tonight at 9pET/8pCT on @CBS and @paramountplus. pic.twitter.com/Dcae8fFw06

— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) November 14, 2023

The revelation offers a glimpse into the rapper’s early education. And the profound influence of a teacher who recognized and nurtured his academic potential. Jay-Z’s recollection emphasizes not only the joy he felt in achieving a high level of literacy. But also the contagious enthusiasm of Miss Loudon, who celebrated his accomplishment. The full “Jay-Z and Gayle King: Brooklyn’s Own” is now available on CBS, and highlights his three-decade career at his Book of HOV exhibit.

This narrative that Jay-Z chose to share sheds light on the importance of dedicated educators who play a vital role in shaping the lives and futures of their students. Miss Loudon’s excitement and encouragement clearly left a lasting impact on Jay-Z. This contributed to his sense of achievement and setting the stage for his future successes. The interview delves deeper into Jay-Z’s experiences, offering viewers a more intimate understanding of the man behind the iconic music and entrepreneurial success. Let us know your thoughts on the full interview!

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JAY-Z’s Gayle King Interview To Air In Full Soon

November 14, 2023 by newhiphopnews

JAY-Z’s recent sit-down with Gayle King on CBS Morning will air on Tuesday night at 9:00 PM, ET. It will be available on CBS News and Paramount+ and feature never-before-seen footage from their three-hour interview. During their conversation, the two visit the Book of HOV exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library. “He’s more than a musician, he’s a mogul,” King said in a press release, as noted by Billboard. “He’s more than a rapper, he’s a visionary.”

In the interview, JAY discusses a myriad of topics relating to his career. He says that in recent years, his focus has shifted from making music to helping others. “I think what matters most is, today, is, being a beacon and helping out … my culture. People of color. I think I pull the most satisfaction from that. Like making music earlier was, like — my first love. I could sit there for hours. It consumed me. Just finding words and figuring out words and how to say this and different ways to say that and different pockets and melodies and how to write this song,” JAY-Z says.

JAY-Z At The Book Of HOV Exhibit

He continues: “That consumed me. And I think now, you know, the idea of, of taking that platform and, you know, reproducing it for others or doing something like Reform … I think I derive the most joy from that.” Check out a clip from the interview below.

JAY-Z Speaks With Gayle King

Elsewhere in the interview, JAY discusses how he got his “one take HOV” nickname, the viral “Dinner With Jay-Z Or $500,000″ debate, working with The Notorious B.I.G., and much more. Be on the lookout for JAY-Z and Gayle King: Brooklyn’s Own on Tuesday night on CBS News and Paramount+.

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Are Jennifer Hudson And Common Dating?

November 8, 2023 by newhiphopnews

On Monday, November 6, Jennifer Hudson stopped by Late Night With Seth Meyers and discussed becoming an EGOT winner, dressing as Missy Elliott for Halloween, and overcoming her fear of public speaking to successfully host The Jennifer Hudson Show. It was a lovely exchange, but Hudson saved the relationship talk for Gayle King and the CBS Mornings crew. Hudson’s love life is a point of interest (again) this week, as a viral Backgrid paparazzi photo of Hudson and Common — an Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar winner, for those keeping score at home — holding hands in New York City is making the rounds. So, are they dating?

Jennifer Hudson and rapper Common were spotted holding hands in New York City. https://t.co/zrIgvRiuBA

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) November 8, 2023

“Professional Jennifer is doing well,” King said toward the end of the five-plus-minute segment. “Personally, is Jennifer doing well? Word on the street is you’re very happy [and in] a very nice relationship.”

Hudson confirmed she is, indeed, “very happy” before King politely added the caveat that Hudson’s relationship is “with someone who shall remain nameless,” which earned a belly laugh from Hudson. That’s when co-host and former NFL wide receiver Nate Burleson cut in more directly, saying, “So, you booed up?”

“Booed up?” Hudson responded. “Hmm, I think it’s more sophisticated than ‘booed up.’” Burleson pressed on with brave investigative journalism to further clarify whether Hudson is in a “situationship” or “entanglement,” to which Hudson said, “It’s definitely not an entanglement. That’s for sure!”

Dating rumors around Common and Hudson started bubbling in August 2022, shortly after news broke that they would be starring in the action-thriller Breathe. Hudson more or less shut the rumor mill down in September 2022. She told Entertainment Tonight, “People create their narratives of it, and it’s like, OK, you know, how you feel. We shot a film together, and he played my husband. We gotta eat in between those moments.”

To Hudson’s point, they were photographed together at Nobu in Malibu, California this February (as noted by People), and then, TMZ asked Hudson about it again this August. Hudson expertly side-stepped the question by saying, “Rumors say a lot of things, but he’s a beautiful man. I will give you that. That’s for certain.” Within the same report, TMZ relayed that unnamed sources told the outlet Common and Hudson had “been together for months.”

Neither Common nor Hudson have explicitly publicly confirmed that they are dating each other, but this week’s hand-holding and talk-show giddiness are the most convincing clues in our evidence pile.

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JAY-Z Explains Origin Of “Diamond” Hand Signal

October 30, 2023 by newhiphopnews

JAY-Z recalled the origin of his iconic diamond hand sign during a recent interview with Gayle King on CBS Mornings. Speaking with King while touring his Book Of HOV exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library, he explained that it has to do with his albums being certified diamond. JAY has flashed the hand sign countless times over the course of his career, including on the cover of his 2000 album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia.

“When we first started, we had a group called Christion,” JAY-Z explained. “When you sell 10 million, you go diamond, right? We believed in them so heavy, we was like, this group is going to sell 10 million records. So, we started putting the diamond up for Christion. That’s how it all came about. And then we started playing with it, and then we started doing it at shows. Then the whole crowd started doing it, and it stuck.”

JAY-Z Attends “Book Of HOV” Exhibit

Elsewhere in the interview, JAY discussed his iconic performance at Glastonbury in 2008, when the event was still a rock festival. Chirs Martin from Coldplay convinced him to go through with the set. “At one point, I was like, ‘Why am I going there?’” JAY-Z recalled. “If they don’t want me there, I don’t want to go. And Chris from Coldplay was instrumental on [convincing me to play]. He was like, ‘Jay, they love you. It’s just the old guard, they don’t know. It’s always been a rock festival.’ They didn’t have anything against me personally. It was just like, this is a rock festival, this is what it is. The world was changing.” Check out JAY’s interview with King below.

JAY-Z Speaks With Gayle King

Additionally, JAY-Z also spoke about the viral debate over whether lunch with him or $500,000 is more valuable, as well as what it will take for him to drop new music. Be on the lookout for further updates on JAY-Z on HotNewHipHop.

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JAY-Z Speaks On Being First Rapper In Songwriter Hall Of Fame

October 29, 2023 by newhiphopnews

During his recent interview with Gayle King, JAY-Z reflected on both the positive and negative aspects of being the first rapper to be enshrined in the Songwriter Hall of Fame. “For a while, they would just dismiss rap as this fad or this noise [with] people just screaming over beats. Not that we needed the validation, but it was like we want the validation ’cause we deserve it,” he explained. Hov was elected to the Hall back in 2017. He has since been joined by Jermaine Dupri (2018), Missy Elliot (2019), Pharrell (2022), and Snoop (2023).

However, the Hall of Fame wasn’t the only thing that he and King talked about. Jigga also recalled how Chris Martin of Coldplay convinced him to headline Glastonbury in 2018. “At one point, I was like why am I going there. If they don’t want me there, I don’t want to go. And Chris from Coldplay was instrumental on [convincing me to play]. He was like, ‘Jay, they love you. It’s just the old guard, they don’t know. It’s always been a rock festival.’ They didn’t have anything against me personally, it was just like, this is a rock festival, this is what it is. The world was changing,” he recalled. JAY-Z’s inclusion in the 2018 lineup garnered a lot of backlash from the more traditional Glastonbury crowd of rock musicians. In one notable example, Hov learned to play Oasis’ “Wonderwall” on the guitar and played it for the crowd after Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher was especially vocal in his opposition.

JAY-Z Surprises Fans With His Pick For His Most Important Album

JAY-Z on being first rapper admitted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame

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— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) October 28, 2023

Hov has been doing a lot of interviews recently, which has led to a lot of surprising revelations. For example, JAY-Z recently revealed that he believes his most important to album to be Vol 2…Hard Knock Life. “This is the album that’s the most important album because it was the album where I honed my craft as a songwriter and that balance of creating exactly what I want. And just as a writer, a technical song-maker. Song-making skills with real stories is when it all came together on this album,” he explained.

Elsewhere, he also explained what it would take for him to make new music. “I’ll say I wanna make music, but it has to be something important. I don’t wanna just make a bunch of tunes. That’s not gonna serve me. It won’t feed me, first of all. I have to be saying something important. It has to mean something, you know? It has to mean something to a larger society,” he explained.

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JAY-Z Recalls Coldplay’s Chris Martin Convincing Him To Perform Iconic Glastonbury Set

October 28, 2023 by newhiphopnews

JAY-Z says that he was initially hesitant to perform at Glastonbury back in 2008, when the festival was still known for being exclusively rock. Speaking with Gayle King for a new interview on CBS Mornings, the legendary rapper explained that Chris Martin of Coldplay convinced him to go through with the groundbreaking set. When the lineup when announced, JAY-Z’s inclusion was met with widespread criticism, including from Oasis’ Noel Gallagher. In response, Hov famously learned to play the band’s hit “Wonderwall” on guitar and performed it on stage.

“At one point, I was like why am I going there,” JAY-Z recalled. “If they don’t want me there, I don’t want to go. And Chris from Coldplay was instrumental on [convincing me to play]. He was like, ‘Jay, they love you. It’s just the old guard, they don’t know. It’s always been a rock festival.’ They didn’t have anything against me personally, it was just like, this is a rock festival, this is what it is. The world was changing.”

JAY-Z Performs At Glastonbury In 2008

GLASTONBURY, UNITED KINGDOM – JUNE 28: Jay-Z performs at the Glastonbury festival 2008 on June 28, 2008 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Danny Martindale/WireImage)

Elsewhere in his conversation with Gayle King, JAY-Z weighed in on the long-standing hypothetical debate as to whether a dinner with him or $500,000 is more valuable. “You gotta take the money,” he said confidently. “What I’ma say? You got all that [wisdom] in the music for $10.99! That’s a bad deal. I wouldn’t tell you to cut a bad deal. Take the $500,000, go buy some albums and listen to the albums — it’s all there! If you piece it together and really listen to the music for the words, for what it is, it’s all there. Everything that I said was gonna happen, happened. Everything that I said I wanted to do, I’ve done. There’s the blueprint. The blueprint, literally, to me and my life and my journey is there already.”

JAY-Z Speaks With Gayle King

JAY-Z spoke with King while inside the Brooklyn Library for his Book of Hov exhibit. The special exhibit presents various original recording masters and other archived objects to reflect on JAY-Z’s storied career.

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Jay-Z’s Full Interview With Gayle King On CBS Is Now Available: Watch

October 28, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Jay-Z might have the most impressive resumé in hip-hop history, so any interview with him is a gold mine of reflections and revelations. Moreover, he recently held one with Gayle King on CBS, which she conducted at the Brooklyn Public Library’s The Book of HOV exhibit in his hometown. While we’ve gotten a lot of snippets from it so far, such as the rapper’s take on the viral “dinner with Jay or $500K” debate, we now finally have the full interview to watch. It’s about 21 minutes long and goes over pretty much every major aspect of his life and career. After all, the New York legend sat in an exhibit dedicated to his history; it’s all around him, but most importantly, always in him to carry and share.

For example, one prominent point of discussion, especially for hardcore rap fans, was his musical origins and the development of his artistry. Jay-Z sat in a replica of the legendary Baseline Studios, where he recorded much of his most important and excellent material, while recalling the origins of his “One-Take Hov” nickname. Amid various vinyl copies and allusions to his already historically cemented career, he spoke on what it would take for him to release more music. In every sense of the word, this conversation with the 53-year-old is baked with tradition and impact, but also with a newfound sense of self-awareness.

Jay-Z’s Full Gayle King CBS Interview: Watch

Furthermore, another hot topic that Gayle King spoke to him about was what album of his feels the most important to him. The answer may surprise you, but if you’re a hardcore fan, you might feel the same way. “[Vol 2… Hard Knock Life] is the album that’s the most important album,” Jay-Z stated. “It was the album where I honed my craft as a songwriter and that balance of creating exactly what I want. And just as a writer, a technical song-maker. Song-making skills with real stories is when it all came together on this album.”

Meanwhile, what was your favorite part or revelation from this Gayle King interview? Which hip-hop legend would you like to see sit down for a breakdown like this? However you may feel, let us know in the comments section down below. In addition, check back in with HNHH for the latest updates and more news on Jay-Z.

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Jay-Z Reveals The Origins Of Blue Ivy’s Name And Praises Her “Renaissance Tour” Performance

October 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Jay-Z recently sat down with Gayle King for a rare interview on CBS Mornings. He doesn’t unpack his personal and creative life very often so when he sits down for an interview like this fans pour over every detail. They honed in on moments like his discussion about potentially selling his masters. He talked about how he doesn’t want to sell them any time soon because he fought so hard to gain control of his music in the first place.

Another fan-favorite moment is when he talked about his daughter Blue Ivy. First, he explained how he and Beyonce arrived at her name in the first place. “Her name was supposed to be Brooklyn. That was the name that we had in theory. But when we got to, what do you call it, those little sonograms? You know, it was super small there and we was calling her Blueberry. Like, ‘Look at the little blueberry.’ It was like a nickname for nine months. So, it was natural, we just took the ‘berry’ off and just called her Blue,” Jay explained. In a even more adorable moment, he explained how proud he was of his daughter for absolutely killing it as a dancer on Beyonce’s “Renaissance Tour” earlier this year. Check out the full interview below.

Jay-Z Talks Blue Ivy In New Interview

The biggest detail Jay-Z fans clung onto is what it would take for him to release new music. “I’ll say I wanna make music, but it has to be something important. I don’t wanna just make a bunch of tunes. That’s not gonna serve me. It won’t feed me, first of all. I have to be saying something important. It has to mean something, you know? It has to mean something to a larger society.”

Jay-Z also revealed which of his albums he thinks is the “most important.” To the surprise of many fans, that album was Vol 2. Hard Knock Life. He explained that the album saw him finally coming into form as a songwriter and served as one of the biggest moments of his career. What do you think of Jay-Z’s comments about Blue Ivy in his new interview? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Jay-Z Revealed How Blue Ivy Got Her Name

October 27, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The second part of Jay-Z’s CBS Mornings interview with Gayle King has arrived. In the first part, he revealed what it would take for him to release a new album, addressed memes about his “awkward” dancing, and why he won’t be selling his masters anytime soon.

In today’s second part, Jay tells King where his daughter Blue Ivy’s name came from, and that it was originally supposed to be something else entirely.

“Her name was meant to be Brooklyn,” Jay said. “That was the name we had in theory, but when we got the sonogram, it was super small and we was calling her Blueberry. Like, ‘Look at the little blueberry!’ It was a nickname. For nine months, we were like, ‘Look at the little blueberry,’ so it was natural. We just took the ‘berry’ off and called her Blue.”

In regards to Blue Ivy joining Beyoncé onstage on her Renaissance World Tour, Jay said, “I still get goosebumps seeing her walk on stage ’cause Blue’s been born into a life she didn’t ask for. Since she was born, she’s been in scrutiny, in public eye, and having an opinion of even a little girl how she keeps her hair, so for her to be on that stage to reclaim her power and the song is called ‘My Power,’ you can’t write a better script.”

You can watch the full interview above.