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Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Buys Block Starz Music

IHHM — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:55:31 +0000

Rapper/entrepreneur Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter continues to expand his $450 million empire with the announcement his Roc Nation, www.rocnation.com, will acquire German-American netlabel Block Starz Music LLC, www.blockstarmusic.com, in a move that has taken industry insiders by surprise. Mr. Carter, who sold his Rocawear clothing label for $204 million in 2007, signed 10-year $150 million Live Nation deal in 2008 and holds stakes in the New Jersey Nets, 40/40 Club chain, ad firm Translation and various other businesses, reportedly won a bidding war between Universal and Jive Records for the fledgling Block Starz imprint. While terms of the deal had not been disclosed at press time, the purchase of Block Starz, a full service online music company founded in 2008 to scout, develop, and market new independent talent, culminates a busy month for Jay-Z. Earlier it was announced that Roc Nation had signed deejay/producer Mick Boogie, singer and songwriter/producer Santi "Santigold" White to its management division. It is unclear in what capacity Block Starz Music will operate under the new business arrangement, but experts speculate it will involve A&R and talent scouting. Representatives for Jay-Z, who Forbes recently revealed as the second "Wealthiest Artist" in Hip-Hop, were not immediately available for comment.

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Jay Electronica – The Announcement

IHHM — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:06:09 +0000

New music from Jay Electronica titled “The Announcement,” the song Jay performed at the Roc Nation signing event on Friday. Below is the video of Jay-Z welcoming Jay Electronica to Roc Nation followed by Jay Electronica performing “The Announcement.”

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Roc Nation Presents Range (Hosted By DJ Drama)

IHHM — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:53:50 +0000

Roc Nation Presents Range Hosted By DJ Drama, listen and download it. Listen and Download:Roc Nation Presents Range (Hosted By DJ Drama)

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Roc Nation’s 2010 Roster

IHHM — Fri, 14 May 2010 09:19:28 +0000

Roc Nation released this video showcasing Jay-Z’s roster of artists that he’s signed to his latest music ventures.

J. Cole
Bridget Kelly
Rita Ora
Range (Star Roc)
Alexis Jordan (Star Roc)
Hugo

I only know the first two on that Roster but the list a allot longer than above most of which are not rap acts. On their website, you’ll see a longer list of artists, songwriters, producers that they either manage or publish, along with a list of engineers and mixers that they simply manage.

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