JAY-Z HAS QUITLY LAUNCHED HIS PARTNERSHIP LABEL WITH STARGATE. IT’S CALLED STARROC FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT AREN’T REGULAR READERS MY BLOG.
THE LABEL WAS STARTED WITH FUNDS FROM THE 150 MILLION DOLLAR DEAL HE SIGNED A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH LIVE NATION. IT;S A 10 YEAR CONTRACT THAT IS APART OF LIVE NATION’S TRANSITION FROM CONCERT PROMOTER TO MUSIC MEDIA GIANT. THEY ALSO HAVE INKED SIMILAR CONTRACTS WITH MADONNA AND U2.
JAY HAS RELEASED AN ALBUM FOR EVERY YEAR SINCE 1996 AND IT’S MADE HIM ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST MUSIC MOGULS ON EARTH WITH A FORTUNE THAT RIVALS THAT OF FRIEND SEAN DIDDY COMBS AND PEER 50 CENT (ABOUT 500 MILLION). THIS NEW ALBUM WILL PULL ON LOYALTIES FROM ALMOST EVERY ARTIST HE’S EVER CREATED. JAY’Z IS AIMING TO PUNISH DEF JAM FOR NOT RENEWING HIS CONTRACT AS CEO AND MAY DO IT BY SNATCHING UP THERE MOST PROFITABLE ARTIST.
RUMORED STARROC ARTIST TO BE SIGNED:
RIHANNA
SHE WAS SIGNED BY JAY BACK IN 05. SINCE THEN HE’S MOLDED HER INTO THE INDUSTRIES “IT GIRL” AND INCREASED HER ORIGINAL COMMERCIAL VALUE ABOUT 10 TIMES. SHE AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS OWES HER CAREER TO HOVA.
RIRI HAS COMPLETED HER LAST ALBUM WITH DEF JAM AND WILL HAVE THE CHOICE TO EITHER STAY ON BOARD WITH THEM OR COME AND BE APART OF A DYNASTY WITH HER MENTOR. HMMMMMM I WONDER WHAT ROAD SHE’LL TAKE….
MARIAH CAREY
MARIAH CAREY WAS AT THE END OF HER ROPE WHEN JAY’Z BECAME PRESIDENT OF DEF JAM IN LATE 04. SHE HAD RELEASED “CHARMBRACLET” IN 02,WHICH IS A GREAT ALBUM BY THE WAY. UNFORTUNATELY THE PROJECT WAS ILL RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC. SHE WENT PLATINUM BUT WASN’T EMANCIPATED JUST YET.
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF JAY AND L.A REID MARIAH CAREY RETURNED TO THE TOP SPOT…THOROUGHLY SO. SHE AND MR CARTER HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR YEARS AND IT’S A LIKELY POSSIBLITY THAT SHE WILL SIGN ON WITH STARROC AS RUMORED GIVEN THE FACT THAT HER 3 ALBUM DEAL WITH DEF JAM IS UP FOR RENEWAL.
KANYE WEST
KANYE WEST WAS SIGNED BACK IN 03 OR 04 . JAY HAS BEEN A GUIDING FORCE IN HIS CAREER AND THE TWO EVEN CONSIDER THEMSELVES BROTHERS. THIS PERHAPS IS THE MOST CONVINCING OF THE RUMORED SIGN ONS FOR STARROC…
LIL WAYNE
PERHAPS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL RUMORED ARTIST IS LIL WAYNE. JAY REPORTED BOUGHT THE RIGHT TO ALL WEEZY’S MUSIC FROM CASH MONEY MONTHS AGO. IT ONLY SET HIM BACK ABOUT 20 MILLION. WAYNE IS ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC ARTIST IN THE GAME AND WOULD BE ONE OF STARROC’S MOST VALUABLE ASSETS.
BEYONCE
BEYONCE’S LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT ISN’T ENTIRELY KNOWN. WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT SHE WILL HEAD A TEAM OF TALENT SCOUTS FOR THE NEW LABEL AND HAND PICK UNDISCOVERED ARTIST TO BE MOLDED. SHE HERSELF HAS SIGNED A PARTNERSHIP WITH SONY BMG/COLUMBIA… SO I’D IMAGINE HER ALBUMS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE RELEASED UNDER THAT IMPRINT.
OTHER ARTIST I DON’T FEEL LIKE TALKING TOO MUCH ABOUT BUT ARE ALSO RUMORED INCLUDE JANET JACKSON WHO HAD THE LOCKS CHANGED ON HER BY DEF JAM LAST YEAR AND NE-YO WHO HASN’T COMPLETED HIS CONTRACT WITH THE SAME LABEL. IF HE DOES DECIDE TO BE TRUTHFUL ABOUT HIS SEXUALITY THEN HIS CIRCUMSTANCES COULD CHANGE DRASTICALLY…
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