Roc-A-Fella

The Roc-a-fella founder wants some serious carve-outs.

If that bid falls through, there's a backup person ready to pay $500K.

The Roc Nation founder allegedly said that he wouldn't be known as a businessman if he was still tied to Dash.

By the end of October, we'll know who has the rights to make Dame biopics, documentaries, and/or books.

The Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder doubted that labels were able to profit off Cam'ron.

Rocawear is the clothing label co-founded by Jay-Z and Dame Dash in 1999 that helped prove rappers could build and own fashion empires on their own terms.

With Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium shows set to kick off this weekend, here is a ranking of his best verses, picked from solo studio albums, remixes, radio freestyles, and other classic ephemera from his dense catalog of music.

Jay-Z will play Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint in entirety during the three nights he will be performing at Yankee Stadium. What else do you need to know? We got you covered with a number of stories that breakdown his impact.

Jay-Z had an album's worth of bangers before ever dropping 'Reasonable Doubt.'

With the 30-year anniversary of 'Reasonable Doubt' and Jay-Z celebrating that album and 'Blueprint' at Yankee Stadium, we make the case why the debut reigns supreme.

Dexter Thibou was an assistant engineer at D&D Studios during the recording of Jay-Z's 'Reasonable Doubt.' Decades later, this is what he remembers.

Adam Blackstone, the co-musical director behind Roots Picnic, breaks down how Jay-Z pulled off the performance of the year.

Dame claims he wasn't impressed with his former Roc-A-Fella partner's headlines-making freestyle.

From DJ Premier (who worked on 'Reasonable Doubt') to Kanye West (who helmed 'The Blueprint') here are the producers who have brought out the best in Hov.