Jay-Z Songs
The-Dream ft. Jay-Z - High Art
Incredibly, it’s been almost three years since we’ve gotten a proper album from The-Dream. (No, I’m not counting the mixtapet-turned-quasi-album-1977). But the wait is almost over, and you know what that...Read More
Jay-Z - $100 Bill
A Little Party Never Hurt Nobody, the last single off the official soundtrack to The Great Gatsby, met an ambivalent reception in The DJBooth; the combination of 1920s jazz and contemporary club music was intriguing but,...Read More
Jay-Z - Open Letter
Earlier this morning, without fanfare or warning, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter unleashed an Open Letter to listeners via his Life+Times site. The primary subject of this royal proclamation, as you may have guessed, is his and...Read More
Kendrick Lamar ft. Jay-Z - B*tch Don’t Kill My Vibe (Remix)
Last week, attendees to a SXSW party at Empire Auto Space were treated to a sneak preview of the official remix of B*tch Don’t Kill My Vibe, a standout cut off Kendrick Lamar‘s critically-acclaimed debut set....Read More
Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z - Suit & Tie
It’s been a long time since Justin Timberlake provided the world with his unique brand of Pop/R&B/Swag. How long, exactly? Oh, how about six years, four months and two days. Or as we all like to call it, “long...Read More
G.O.O.D Music ft. Big Sean, Kanye West & Jay-Z - Clique
The massive buzz surrounding G.O.O.D. Music‘s forthcoming compilation confirms it: there ain’t nobody in the game hotter than Kanye‘s motherf**kin’ Clique. On the just-released follow-up to hit lead...Read More
Rick Ross ft. Dr. Dre & Jay-Z - 3 Kings
You’ve got to hand it to Rick Ross, the man certainly knows how to stay in the news. For the Bawse’s latest headline grabber he puts together what, judging by the names on the marquee alone, has to be considered...Read More
The Throne ft. Frank Ocean - No Church in the Wild
In May 2004, Kanye West shocked the listening public and radio programmers alike by praising Jesus in a hit hip-hop record. Released as a single in March of this year, his and Jay-Z‘s Watch the Throne album opener No...Read More
The Throne - Gotta Have It
“What you need, what-what you need, I got what you need.”—assuming that “what you need” is a new record from The Throne. Today, Jay-Z and Kanye West return to our pages with yet another soon-to-be-hit single off...Read More
Jay-Z ft. B.I.C & Pharrell Williams - Glory
Many men sire children, but not every man takes the time to stand up and show adoration for that child like Jay-Z has just done with his new release Glory, produced by close friend and long-time collaborator Pharrell...Read More
Young Jeezy ft. Andre 3000 & Jay-Z - I Do
Despite the seemingly endless delays that have led up to the release of his senior set, Young Jeezy‘s kept what is arguably the project’s most explosive tracks firmly under his fitted cap. Now, with the...Read More
Rihanna ft. Jay-Z - Talk That Talk
Excuse me DJBooth readers, but I’d like to take a moment to address Rihanna and Jay-Z directly. Thanks. Rihanna, Jay..can I call you Jay? Great, thanks Jay. No pressure guys, but the last time you got together (Run This...Read More
The Throne ft. Mr. Hudson - Why I Love You
Pumped-up, exhilarating and—of course—provocative, N*ggas in Paris won tremendous reader acclaim when it hit the Booth on the 13th. Let’s not forget, however, that the same day as that juggernaut of a single...Read More
J. Cole ft. Jay-Z - Mr. Nice Watch
In a world where seemingly everything is “highly anticipated,” we can truly say that J. Cole’s collaboration with his Roc Nation boss Jay-Z is highly anticipated. Ever since the NC rap protégé signed with the almighty...Read More
The Throne - Ni**as in Paris
“Prince Williams ain’t do it right, if you ask me. If I was him I would’ve married Kate and Ashley.” Since it’s now official that Ni**as in Paris is one of the two new singles from Watch The Throne, I figured it...Read More
The Throne ft. Beyoncé - Lift Off
In his highly laudatory review of The Throne‘s (aka Kanye West & Jay-Z‘s) collaborative debut, our own Nathan S. pegged track two, Lift Off, as “Ready for Radio.” Two weeks later, what do you know,...Read More
Kanye West & Jay-Z - Otis
By now, I think we’re all in agreement that H.A.M. was, in point of fact, “Hard as a motherf*cker”... or are we? In any case, there’s no point in resurrecting that debate when we can move on to battling over...Read More
U2 ft. Jay-Z - Sunday Bloody Sunday (Remix) [Live]
There’s a very short list of musicians who are richer than Jay-Z. (Sit down Diddy, you’re not on it.) But as big as Shawn Carter has become, his fame still pales in comparison with the musical juggernaut that is U2. The...Read More
Sade ft. Jay-Z - The Moon and the Sky (Remix)
“Timeless” is not a word I throw around lightly, but the critical and commercial success of Soldier of Love, Sade‘s first album since 2000, suggested that the UK soul vets’ sound and style hadn’t...Read More
Kanye West & Jay-Z - H.A.M.
When an actor gets really into a performance, he or she is often said to be “hamming it up.” Although the title of the first official release off Kanye West & Jay-Z‘s forthcoming collaborative set is actually a...Read More
Kanye West & Jay-Z ft. Elly Jackson (of La Roux) - That’s My B*tch
Kanye’s Dark Twisted Fantasy album? I’m already over it. My attention’s now squarely on Yeezy and Jay-Z’s upcoming collaborative album, Watch the Throne. (Not really, I’m still playing Twisted Fantasy hourly, but...Read More
Jay Electronica ft. Jay-Z & The-Dream - Shiny Suit Theory
Humphrey Bogart would be proud. With red curtain cinema dipped in 1920’s bravado, Roc Nation‘s newest member Jay Electronica gives his audience a tip of the hat with his latest release, Shiny Suit Theory,...Read More
Kanye West ft. Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield & Kid Cudi - The Joy
Kanye West should start calling it G.O.O.D Saturday - not one track has come out on Friday since So Appalled. But that’s nitpicking when it comes to the series’ latest hurrah; on The Joy there is NOTHING to nitpick about....Read More
Kanye West ft. Jay-Z, RZA, Pusha T, Swizz Beatz & CyHi Da Prynce - So Appalled
Seven weeks ago, Kanye West treated his fans to an official remix of his Power single, which featured contributions from best friend Jay-Z and frequent collaborator Swizz Beatz. Little did any of us know what Ye had...Read More
Kanye West & Jay-Z ft. Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver - Monster
People go to the zoo because it’s always cool to see ferocious beasts in close proximity, and the line-up on this Jay-Z and Kanye cut Monster – from their upcoming, currently unscheduled collab Watch the Throne EP – is...Read More
Kanye West ft. Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz - Power (Remix)
Attention, hip-hop nation: the official remix of Kanye West‘s latest smash, Power, has finally landed. True to form, the game’s foremost rapper-producer pulls out all the stops here, delivering a joint...Read More
Usher ft. Jay-Z & Ester Dean - Hot Tottie
Looks like Usher has finally found himself a Hot Tottie. To be honest, I’m not really sure what a Hot Tottie is, but I do know that Usher and Polow Da Don make records that the clubs play until they overheat like your first...Read More
Rick Ross ft. Jay-Z & John Legend - Free Mason
For those not in the know, the Free Masons are a shadowy, international collective who, for ages, have worked behind the scenes, silently pulling the strings of history. Well, OK, that’s not exactly true – in reality,...Read More
M.I.A. ft. Jay-Z - XXXO (Remix)
In a recent interview, international hip-hop/pop starlet M.I.A. stated that she intended her latest full-length to sound like a “digital ruckus.” Well, as something of an expert on ruckuses of the musical variety,...Read More
Jay-Z ft. Bono, The Edge & Rihanna - Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)
Friday night, many of the biggest names in entertainment gathered to express their solidarity with the Haitian people and raise funds for the relief effort as part of MTV’s Hope for Haiti telethon. One of the most...Read More
Snoop Dogg ft. Jay-Z - I Wanna Rock (The Kings G-Mix)
Rap royalty Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z join forces for the appropriately titled Kings G-Mix to Snoop’s latest single I Wanna Rock. The internets have been posting rumors of this collabo ever since Snoop’s album Malice in...Read More
Robin Thicke ft. Jay-Z - Meiplé (Me I Play)
Robin Thicke doesn’t usually try to hide what his songs are about (aka his last cut Shakin It for Daddy) and his new song, Meiplé (Me I Play), is no different. From the first line, he makes it clear that this song is about...Read More
Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Even those critics who expressed disappointment in Jay-Z‘s Blueprint 3 singled out hometown anthem Empire State of Mind as a standout track. With the immense buzz the record’s created, from its use in CBS’...Read More
Jay-Z ft. Drake - Off That
In recent years, Jay-Z‘s earned a reputation as a “trend-killer,” contributing to the demise of jerseys as a hip-hop fashion statement with a line on What More Can I Say and, more recently, taking aim at Auto-Tune...Read More
Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town
Back in early June, Jay-Z gave us the first taste of Blueprint 3 with D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune), a buzz record released for the express purpose of creating interest through controversy (and whaddayaknow, it worked!) ...Read More
Jay-Z - D.O.A (Death of Autotune)
Auto-Tune abuse is sort of like binging on peach Schnapps—the day will come that the music industry will wake up with a massive, pounding headache, lurch into the bathroom, and emerge twelve hours later swearing up and...Read More
Jay-Z - My President Is Black (DC Mix)
When Young Jeezy created his Best of the Booth-nominated My President Is Black record, Barack Obama had just became the Democratic Presidential nominee. Several months later, when the song was featured inside our...Read More
DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain, Kanye West & Jay-Z - Go Hard (Remix)
Everyone who’s ever heard of DJ Khaled knows of his tendency to round up almost every big name in the music industry for his megahits, and for his latest release he’s snagged his biggest guest feature yet – on...Read More
Jay-Z ft. Santogold - Brooklyn (Go Hard)
On January 16, Fox Searchlight Pictures will release Notorious, the much-anticipated biopic of the late Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace. Three days prior to its nationwide opening, an official motion picture...Read More
Play-N-Skillz ft. Jay Z - Checkin’ My Fresh
With all the hype surrounding Swagger Like Us (partially due to the many MCs who have freestyled over the Kanye West-produced beat), it was only a matter of time before some enterprising producer swiped a sample from the...Read More
Ludacris ft. Jay-Z & Nas - I Do It for Hip Hop
Since Ludacris’ sixth studio album, Theater of the Mind, is intended to have a cinematic feel, it’s understandable that the project features numerous “co-stars,” including (but not limited to) Chris Brown,...Read More
Jay-Z ft. Tony Williams - History
Ever since Common said, “I Used to Love H.E.R.” back in ‘94, hip-hop has been rife with records using romantic relationships as symbolic of larger concerns (see: Twista‘s For One Night and Freeway‘s Baby...Read More
M.I.A. ft. Jay-Z - Boyz (Remix)
Current industry sensation M.I.A. has hardly been missing in action the past few months, with her hit single, Paper Planes, hitting the Billboard Top 10. Recognizing her growing popularity, her label, Interscope, wisely...Read More
Raphael Saadiq ft. Jay-Z - Oh Girl (Remix)
When you record a song with Jay-Z and it makes your album as the thirteenth and final track—in this situation the always-appealing bonus track—you know you have a dynamite album on your hands. Such is the...Read More
T.I. ft. Kanye West, Jay-Z & Lil Wayne - S.L.U. (Swagger Like Us)
So what happens when T.I., Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne record a song together and it leaks on a Friday evening? The DJBooth inbox grows to the size of the Bible by Monday morning. Set to be featured on...Read More
Jay-Z - Jockin’ Jay-Z (Dope Boy Fresh)
As DJ Booth reported this past weekend, Kanye West was joined on stage by former label mate and close friend, Jay-Z, for the final set of his last remaining Glow In The Dark Tour date in New York. During the special...Read More
Young Jeezy ft. Jay-Z - Put On (Remix)
With the recent successes of Lil’ Wayne’s Tha Carter III and Nas’s Untitled, industry heads are clamoring about which forthcoming hip-hop release will continue this current upward trend. Could it be The Game’s...Read More
Jay-Z- A Billi (Freestyle)
The self-proclaimed “Barack Obama of the hood,” Jay-Z, has officially become the billionth rapper to jump on Lil’ Wayne’s A Milli beat and spit a freestyle. Due to the amount of artists who have already tried...Read More
Mariah Carey ft. Jay-Z - Bye Bye (Remix)
Though concert promoter Live Nation recently announced that they came to terms with Sean “Jay-Z” Carter on a ten year multi-venture deal, estimated at around $150 million, the great Hova has not yet officially...Read More
Jay-Z - Aint I
When Timbaland emerged as a super-producer in the mid-90’s, countless major artists called on the Virgina-native for beats. One of his clients, by the name of Jay-Z, used his board work to create hip-hop anthems...Read More
Mavado ft. Jay-Z - On The Rock (Remix)
For those of you who have always wondered, “how would Jay-Z sound on a reggae track?” we here at the DJBooth are proud to answer that question for you! Taking up a majority of the remix to Mavado‘s...Read More
Rick Ross ft. Jay-Z - Maybach Music
During the time that has passed since Rick Ross’ sophomore album, Trilla, was supposed reach store shelves (December 18 of last year), the 305 Boss has been busy making sure that his fans remain interested in the...Read More
Jay-Z - Dead Presidents III
When Jay-Z released The Black Album in November of 2003 the final master contained fourteen tracks. That ultimate total was narrowed down from a much higher number, most of which are sitting nicely in Jay’s gigantic...Read More
Saigon ft. Swizz Beatz & Jay-Z - Come On Baby (Remix)
As Saigon has waited for the opportunity to release his much-anticipated debut album, The Greatest Story Never Told, both internally and publicly he has grown impatient. Although after signing with Violator Management...Read More
Jay-Z ft. Lil’ Wayne - Brooklyn 2.0
For those who are thrilled over the partnership of Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne on Brooklyn 2.0 (off Hova’s new album American Gangster,) hold your collaborative horses. According to a published report by MTV, Mr. Carter...Read More
Jay-Z - Roc Boys (And The Winner Is…)
The big band is out and behind Hova as the world is privy to a second listen off Jay’s forthcoming album, American Gangster. Following the Pharrell collabo, Blue Magic, comes the Blueprint-era guaranteed-hit, Roc Boys...Read More
Beanie Sigel ft. Jay-Z - What They Gonna Say To Me
After a lukewarm response to the R. Kelly collabo All Of The Above, Beanie Sigel hopes to redeem himself on The Solution‘s new street single, What They Gonna Say To Me. While airing out today’s “fake...Read More
Jay-Z ft. Pharrell Williams - Blue Magic
After seeing an advanced screening of the new Denzel Washington film, American Gangster, Jay-Z went straight to the studio. No, he didn’t forget his cell phone; he merely remembered he is HOVA and who better to...Read More
50 Cent ft. Diddy & Jay-Z - I Get Money (Forbes 1,2,3 Remix)
The rumors are true; Forbes Magazine’s top three hip hop moguls of 2007 are all on one track. On the “Forbes 1, 2, 3” remix of I Get Money, Fiddy (ranked #2) leads off, bragging that he’s still as street...Read More
Freeway ft. Jay-Z - Rocafella Billionaires
Roc-A-Fella label mates Freeway and Jay-Z ride the beat back and forth on Rocafella Billionaires the newest single from Freeway’s upcoming album, Free At Last. A pure throwback to the days that the Dynasty was in...Read More
Fabolous ft. Jay-Z & Uncle Murda - Brooklyn
Fabolous brings some heat for the first time since 2004 on the Bigge inspired and sounding, Brooklyn, featuring Jay-Z and Uncle Murda. Riding a classic east coast beat, fused with Bigge’s “Brooklyn”...Read More
Amy Winehouse ft. Jay-Z - Rehab (Remix)
Originally released in November of 2006, in England, as the lead single off her new album, Back to Black, singer Amy Winehouse is quite a brave sole. Most patients who go through a rehab program wouldn’t think to...Read More
Timbaland ft. Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake - Laff At Em (Give It To Me Remix)
In Laff At ‘Em (the remix to Give It To Me), Timbaland changes things up by slightly slowing down his beat and switching up the featured artists, trading the vocals of Nelly Furtado for Jay-Z’s classic rhythmic...Read More
Rihanna ft. Jay-Z - Umbrella
In an attempt to seemingly make sure that none of Fat Joe’s money rains down on her, Rihanna has her Umbrella firmly in hand. On the lead single to her as-yet untitled third studio album (of the past two years,)...Read More
Nas ft. Jay-Z - Black Republicans
The long-awaited slash never-expected slash gleefully embraced collaboration between Nas and Jay-Z has finally come. They were friends, then enemies, and are now getting along as business endeavor acquaintances. ...Read More
Jay-Z - Brooklyn (Dipset/Dame Dash Diss)
Jay-Z knows all about ballin’, since the man is a partial owner of the New Jersey (soon to be Brooklyn) Nets. Its fitting Jay finally has a little fun with his hip-hop nemeses after a barrage of diss songs...Read More
Jay-Z ft. Chrisette Michele - Lost Ones
Jay tackles Dipset representa` Jim Jones who previously released a beef track, former Rocafella partner Dame Dash, and his relationship with Beyonce. Sounds intriguing? That’s because it is AND it’s the third...Read More
Lupe Fiasco ft. Jay-Z - Pressure
Pressure is one of the top tracks off of Lupe Fiasco’s critically acclaimed album, Food & Liquor. The track is straight fire with Lupe and Jay-Z trading verses over a hard hittin` beat that sounds like something you...Read More
Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
After ending what he called the “worst retirement ever” (although I think Chicago Bulls fans might disagree), Jay-Z is preparing to unleash his brand new album this November. Both lead singles (Show Me What...Read More
Jay-Z - Show Me What You Got
The retirement is over folks, you can now un-fade from black. The lead single, Show Me What You Got, from Jay’s newest discography addition is of itself a question which hasn’t been floated in his direction...Read More
Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z - Deja Vu
After two successful collaborative efforts between Beyoncé and boo Sean “Jay-Z” Carter, it made perfect sense they would rendezvous for a third go round. ‘Deja Vu,’ the first single from...Read More