In today's Daily Rap Jay Z may hook up with Apple, Cash Money label sued, TI's hearing postponed and Kanye West plays Connect 4 to deal with grief. Jay Z aligns with apple to form new labelIt looks like Jay Z will still be very involved with running a label after stepping down from his role at Def Jam at the end of the year. he is expected to announce his union with Apple towards the end of the month in the running of a digital record label which will feature Urban, Rock and pop divisions which he will oversee.This advancement in technology will benefit from the gaping void that generic record labels have not filled after downloading has literally encouraged sales of CDs to drop 25% this year.Cash Money suedCash Money records headed up by rapper Baby and his brother Slim have been sued for copyright infringement by numerous record companies. The label which houses southern superstar Lil Wayne and was once home to Juvenile and the Big Tymers has failed to pay the required royalties for music used on their albums of which no contractual agreements and permission was sought.
TI hearing postponed
As news of his and common law wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottell expecting a baby breaks TI faces a six week set back in a hearing which was requested in an attempt to throw out major evidence relating to his arrest.
The hearing which was set for yesterday will now be held on February 16th. If the hearing proves successful for TI's counsel a major part of the governments case against the rapper will no longer be valid.
Kanye played Connect 4 to appease grief
Blogging appears to be the way forward in keeping fans on side and abreast of what an artist is up to. So it comes as no surprise that it was on his blog that Kanye West finally reached out to fans and gave them a little update on what he has been up to to try and restore balance in his life since the tragic loss of his mother in November.
Thanking fans for their support, Kanye went on and explained that he was able to 'zone out' during the days after the news of Dr Donde West's death by playing Connect Four. He has rivaled rappers Common and Consequence and had a show down with R&B's First Lady, Beyonce in Las Vegas while they were there celebrating the opening of Jay Z's third 40/40 Club. Beyonce beat him 9-0 but Kanye was a good loser in this instance.
I am sure games giants Mattel are happy with this endorsement from the Chicago rapper.
Melanie Cornish