Miami / Detroit - Free Jay-Z concert for Obama

Jay-Z is lending his support to Obama by holding 2 free concerts in his honor, hoping it'll encourage young people to vote Democrat @ the upcoming November elections.

The free shows will take place in Detroit, Michigan on Sat October 4th and in Miami, Florida on Sun October 5th.

Obama's local campaign offices will be distributing the tickets.

Obama had recently praised the modern generation of hip-hop stars - insisting stars such as Jay-Z and Kanye West are real businessmen, not just musicians.

He told MTV.com, "In the past, musicians often times were commodities. They were just shuffled around…they did well, but they didn't have the vision to say, 'I'm going to build a business. I'm going to build my own studio. I'm going to create my own production operations.' I think they're a lot more sophisticated than in the past, and that is a wonderful thing."

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Breaking News: Beyonce & Jay-Z tie the knot...

Beyonce has married her longtime companion, hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, at a private ceremony in New York, People magazine reported on its website today.

The weekly quoted an unidentified friend of the couple as saying the couple had tied the knot at Jay-Z's penthouse apartment in the exclusive Tribeca area of the city late on Friday.

"Jay wanted it to be a really private affair -- close friends and family," it quoted the friend as saying.

Guests at the party, which was reportedly decorated with more than 50,000 white orchids flown in from Thailand, included former Destiny's Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, and the couple's friend Gwyneth Paltrow.

Speculation had mounted since earlier this week that the couple were about to tie the knot after it was reported they had just taken out a marriage license -- good for 60 days -- in New York state.

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More legal drama for Jay-Z

The 40/40 Club - Vegas seems to have had it's share of drama from the get go.

To add to all the hoopla, Jay-Z has just been slapped with liens filed last month against the club which opened New Year's Eve in the new Palazzo.

"One of the liens seeks more than $170,000 and the other, by Nevada Ready Mix, asks for about $5,100. The largest lien was placed by Robert Brummet of Southland Industries for work done by Madison Grace Construction Services.

Developing..

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Snapshot of the Day

Rihanna & Jay-Z accepting a Grammy for best collaboration.

If you saw the show, from when her name was announced to the end of her speech, the scene was too funny.

Jay-Z here on stage translating for her and Rihanna giving him the "Stay back tiger, I got this".

Love it.

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Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige to Launch Heart Of The City Tour

Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige have decided to join forces for the Heart of The City tour, which kicks off on March 22nd at Miami's American Airlines Arena.

Allhiphop.com reports that tickets for the 25-city tour will be available starting on February 15th through livenation.com.

Heart of the City tour dates (partial list):

March 22 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
March 26 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
March 27 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 28 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
March 30 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
April 2 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
April 3 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
April 5 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
April 6 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
April 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl

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American Gangster...

More American Gangster news; not the film but Jay-Z who is set to release his new album American Gangster next Tuesday (Nov 6th) - 8 days from my birthday ya'll.

Jigga recently shot the video for Roc Boys (the second single) and is apparently planning to shoot a movie based on the new album..

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