Jay-Z: interview - Time Out London

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Jay-Z To Buy Yankees Share, Russell Simmons To Pay Child Support & T-Pain Sued In “The Roundup”
Published 6/26/2008 by jackpot at XXL
... First the Nets, now the Yankees? Hov recently revealed to Time Out London that he could possibly buy a share in the most decorated franchise in sports history. “Someone told me yesterday that someone else had a piece of the New York Yankees,” Jigga told Time Out . “‘We wanna talk to you, yadda yadda yadda.’ I mean, I love the Yankees so I’m in the middle of following that through, but sometimes it comes to be something and sometimes it comes to be nothing.” [ Time Out ] Russell Simmons may wanna take some negotiation advice from 50 Cent. According to divorce documents filed ...

Jay-Z Speaks About Politics, Investing In The Yankees & Lil Wayne Almost Getting Robbed
Published 6/26/2008 by Nigel D at RealTalkNY Brought To You By Nigel D.
... ‘Right. Yeah, that all comes out of fear. You gotta figure where most of these guys are coming from. They’re coming from very poverty-stricken areas, and now here they are and they have a chance to provide for themselves and their generation, and they want to hold on to it. So they’re a little afraid of especially that type of thing – you’re gonna take on the government. They’re afraid of the repercussions of that. They’re gonna absolutely shut them down.’ Full Interview: TimeOut In the interview Jay-Z talks about his upcoming ...

Jay-Z has become more politically aware over ... [Quotable]
Published 6/27/2008 by Maura Johnston at Idolator
... few years, but don't expect Barack Obama's implicit endorsement of him to serve as a gateway to a run for higher office: "No. Ha ha ha! No, they'll kill me in 30 seconds. 'Shit! This guy's in!' Bang! Ha ha! I won't make it past the primaries! Ha ha! They talk about Obama's priest—imagine what they'd do to me! My friend is locked up! Ha ha ha! That's funny." It's probably for the best, since dude is too busy working on buying a piece of the—ugh!—Yankees right now. [Time Out London via ...

Jay-Z Wants A Piece Of The New York Yankees
Published 6/28/2008 by Upscale Swagger (noreply@blogger.com) at Lenzism.com | Addicted To Fresh
... had invested in the Nets, and they [Arsenal] asked me if I was interested in investing. But I get that from time to time. Someone told me yesterday that someone else had a piece of the New York Yankees – “We wanna talk to you, yadda yadda yadda.” I mean, I love the Yankees so I’m in the middle of following that through, but sometimes it comes to be something and sometimes it comes to be nothing. That was one of the times it came to nothing.’ Check Out The Full Interview ...