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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Jay - Z and Justin Bieber are among the nominees for the 10th annual Black Entertainment TV Awards .
VIDEO : Justin Bieber on his craziest fan Jay - Z landed with five individual nominations , including best male hip hop artist and video of the year . Right on the rapper's heels are wife Beyoncé , and " Empire State of Mind " collaborator Alicia Keys , both of whom earned four nominations . Other multiple nominees include Drake , Rihanna , Trey Songz , Fabolous , and Melanie Fiona . Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber also secured a nomination as best new artist , while Disney queen Selena Gomez is up for the YoungStars award . The 2010 BET Awards , hosted by Queen Latifah , will be broadcast on Sunday , June 27 at 8 / 7c from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . Comment on this article at TVGuide . com > Related Articles on TVGuide . com VIDEO : Justin Bieber on His Craziest Fan Other Links From TVGuide . com Alicia Keys Beyonc�� Knowles Queen Latifah Jay - Z Fabolous Rihanna Trey Songz ...It hasn't been a good week for Jay-Z .First, he lost Rolling Stone's "King of Hip-Hop" title to Eminem . Then pop singer Sabrina said he was "overrated."(Full disclo...
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NEW YORK -- Eminem's "Recovery" was made complete on Wednesday night as the Recording Academy nominated the resurgent rapper for 10 awards, including the biggest pri...
Reformed rapper and ex-convict Shyne said Tuesday he is eager to collaborate with artists ranging from young Israeli musicians to hip hop moguls Kanye West and Jay-Z...
LOS ANGELES -- With his 10 nominations, Eminem has the potential to sweep Sunday night's Grammy Awards -- as well as win that elusive album of the year trophy, a cat...
Michael Eric Dyson parses Jay-Z's lyrics as if analyzing fine literature. The rapper's riffs on luxury cars and tailored clothes and boasts of being the "Mike Jordan...
Winners in selected major categories at Sunday's 53rd Annual Grammy Awards:Album of the Year: "The Suburbs," Arcade FireRecord of the Year: "Need You Now," Lady Ante...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z and Eminem will be in a New York state of mind for a second night.The rap superstars have added a second date to their dual performance at Yank...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and his business partner sued Boston Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz on Thursday for naming a Dominican Republic nightcl...