Megan Thee Stallion has accused 1501 Certified Entertainment of “harassing” Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez in her ongoing legal battle with the label. According to court documents obtained by AllHipHop, the Houston rapper recently sought a protective order for Perez in an attempt to prevent 1501 from deposing the Roc Nation boss. 1501, who have been entangled in a …
Jay-Z opens up about Meek Mill & Roc Nation parting ways on DJ Khaled’s “God Did.” DJ Khaled returned with his latest album, God Did this morning. As expected, the project is stacked with top-tier features, from Drake, Kanye West, Eminem, and Jay-Z, who appears on the title track. Khaled’s hyped up this record, specifically Jay’s verse, over the …
The rapper first paired with Roc Nation in 2012. Meek Mill has parted ways with Roc Nation Management, sources tell Billboard. Mill, who first signed with Roc in 2012 under a management deal, is no longer featured on the company’s website and has been removed from their social media pages. In 2019, Meek scored a joint venture deal with Roc for …
“He did that sh*t all the time.” Act 1 of Kanye West’s jeen-yuhs documentary showcased some of the struggles Ye went through to break into the rap scene, after being looked at as just a superproducer. Now, Wayno (current A&R for QC, former Roc-A-Fella records manager, artist, and affiliate) took to Twitter to provide context behind some of the scenes. A moment in the jeen-yuhs documentary that has been …
Roc Nation’s Brett Yorkman has been promoted. As JAY-Z has continuously improved his business handlings with age and elevated to billionaire status, his Roc Nation agency has become more powerful and expansive. First founded as a music label, Roc Nation now serves as an agency for artists and athletes, as well as management for several other entertainment and fashion fields. As …
Congress wants Live Nation to provide answers about the Astroworld Festival tragedy. Over a month after the Astroworld Festival tragedy occurred, and members of Congress are officially getting involved with investigations. Live Nation, who put on the event, is facing immense scrutiny for the death of 10 festival patrons and the hundreds of others who sustained injuries. TMZ reports The House Committee on Oversight …
John Hilgert’s family is suing for damages following his death at the Astroworld Festival. Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival was supposed to be a celebration of music, however, it turned into one of the biggest festival-related tragedies we have seen in recent times. The venue was simply not big enough for the number of people there, and it led to some horrific conditions …
From the camp of Gbevu Nation’ and VRMG comes another incredible banger titled ‘Woss’. ‘Woss’ stems from the ewe language phrase ‘Wosege’ which connotes to ‘They will hear of me’. Edem in this latest single recruited some talented rappers from the ‘Gbevu camp’ which comprises of Kay Stun, Andre Marrs, Adjavi Jose, Keeny Ice, Squyb. Style and dexterity were on …
During a time like this, Black-owned businesses are getting more attention than ever before. Self-made billionaire and businessman, Jay-Z, contributes to the movement making it even stronger alongside his Roc Nation agency by taking out multiple ads in newspapers to highlight and bring attention to Black businesses in their respective cities. According to BET, Jay-Z removed ads in The …
Perez moves from COO to CEO. Friday (Dec. 13th), JAY-Z announced Desiree Perez as the new CEO of Roc Nation. Perez, who co-founded the company, had been serving as COO since 2009 and will now replace Jay Brown who is moving on to be Vice Chairman of Roc Nation. As Vice Chairman, Brown “will continue to cultivate partnerships and expand …
