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In 2010, he announced plans to expand his 40/40 Club sports bar chain into as many as 20 airports, joining his Roc Nation business partners, husband and wife Juan and Desiree Perez, in a deal with Delaware North. [196] On November 16, 2010, Jay-Z published a memoir entitled Decoded. [197] [198] The memoir was co-signed by Dream Hampton. [199]
In 2008, Roc Nation was founded by Jay-Z with the intent of signing pop and hip hop artists, succeeding his previous label, Roc-A-Fella Records. Unlike Roc-A-Fella, Jay-Z served as the company's sole proprietor. In February 2009, Roc Nation signed its first artist, rapper J. Cole.
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Jay-Z’s rise in the music industry started with him battle rapping in the streets of Brooklyn. His street credibility, combined with his neighborhood’s support for his rapping ability, showed ...
The Dynasty: Roc-La-Familia is the fifth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, featuring prominent appearances from signees of Roc-A-Fella Records. [11] It was released on October 31, 2000, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings.
Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez says the idea came about as she worked to catalog and store Jay’s vast archives, and was exploring ideas for ways to display it publicly.
The new decade saw Roc-A-Fella begin to expand beyond one figurehead artist. Although Jay-Z remained the label's prominent image—with the acclaimed [9] release of The Blueprint and the closing of his trial for the 1999 stabbing of producer Lance Rivera [10] —other Roc artists began to gain popularity and acceptance.
In three years, Roc Nation diversified and modernized the Super Bowl halftime show. But as the recent Brian Flores lawsuit shows, changing the NFL isn't easy.