I guess you could say the monkey is off Def Jam’s back. After 3 years of wasteful spending and lackluster sales performance, Jay Z has resigned his position at Def Jam. Of course I told you this months ago. Word is LA Reid is not far behind him.
Both albums released by Jay Z on Def Jam have performed poorly and the rapper himself said numbers don’t lie. The writing was on the wall after Jay Z was exposed as a deadbeat dad who refused to acknowledge his own son Isa who was born to a video extra.
Jay Z was credited with bringing producer-turned-rapper Kanye West to Def Jam and introducing pop princess Rihanna to the masses. But Jay Z’s personal success has been disappointing. Jay Z said his album “Kingdom Come” was “too sophisticated” for his fans. But his concept album “American Gangster” also failed to catch on with fans selling only about 784,000 albums after 6 on the charts.
The 40-year-old rapper hasn’t revealed his future plans. “It’s time for me to take on new challenges,” he said in a statement. Jay Z still owes Def Jam 2 more albums but if he signs with another label, the remainder of his contract with Def Jam could be bought out.
Good. Now maybe someone else on the label can live besides him, RiRi & Ne-yo.
hmmm..Guess LL was right after all..too bad he still won’t take Jay’s spot..I heard from somewhere else that JD was going to take over most of the duties..either way, it was good while it lasted..jay got the exposure he needed including the connects..leadership may not be his thing, but he has his hands in enough..he’ll be fine
“the monkey is off def jam’s back”? what the hell does that mean?
I remember when i was young a white girl called me monkey and my mom so brought it to the school and the principles attention. I hope you realize the term you’ve used is uncalled for and not right coming from a black female.
otherwise i wish jay the best, no matter what’s said the man is smart, his money is being invested right and he’s still rich. def jam has been on the decline for years and it’s not due to jay z, it’s due to bootlegging, plain and simple. also the artists are shit now.
I find it quite amazing how you just have a genuine hate for Jay Z and Beyonce. I know, they should be more like TI and Tiny. Maybe they should pop pills and buy guns at Walgreens. And that’s meant with no ill feelings towards TIP and Tiny. I love them too.
But when you have “real” role models who are very positive, please don’t treat them like the white media.
I hate to tell you, but Jay Z has been nothing but a success at Def Jam. Def Jam is at the forefront of the music industry and he can’t be blamed for the slagging music sales throughout the entire industry. LL Cool J couldn’t go gold right now even with the entire Def Jam budget for the whole year spent on him.
Also, Jay Z has over 200 million cash on hand. Why would he take a job that pays 3 million plus per year? That is a complete waste of time and will do nothing but derail him from becoming a billionaire. Let somebody like Jermaine Dupri take it who has been in the business longer, but yet is worth about a quarter of what Jay Z is, take the job. And when JD fails, then what will you say? He can’t jump on the first verse and automatically make a new artist hot. You’ll see.
But stop all the Jay Z, Beyonce hate as they are true examples of what we should aspire to be. I guess if they came to the A more and were known for having 3somes then you would appreciate them more.
And where is the report that Jay Z just did a $66m real estate deal? Stop hating Sandra!
@tintin. “Monkey off your back” is a common expression. It means to finally get rid of a problem. No racial overtones implied.
@ Sandra Rose. I guess you don’t believe the rumor that “Jay Z’s love child” is actually Benny Booms?
sandra, mamaz…you are wrong for that distorted cartoon flick of jay z….is there anyway you can please help people to understand why you use every chance you can find to viciously hate on and attack jay z and beyawnce’?..did you use to kick it with jay z and he dissed you, did you kick it with beyawnce’ and she dissed you??..please help us to understand..we as Black people need to stick by each other instead of tearing each other down…there are already enough people doing that to us without us doing it to our own selves…reguardless of what you or anybody else thinks jay z did a good job at def jam…it was a sinking ship before he got to his position…does anybody honestly believe LL, red, meth or anyone else would have moved alot of records if jay z wasn’t in charge??..yeah ok…LL is washed up and has been long before jay z got there…as much as i love red & meth they’re done as well and so is much of the music industry due to downloads, bootlegs etc…bottom line…jay z is a powerful, sucessful, smart business man and we should be BIGGIN and BLESSING him up…no matter where he ends up he is always going to be sucessful….[[1LUV]]….oh yeah, when are you going to stop calling him a deadbeat dad??…that’s not cute and isn’t that slander???..you’re calling him a deadbeat when that little boy ISA is really BENNY BOOMS SON…that’s real talk….please put that story to bed….
I remember Sandra calling this one months ago. I thought she was trippin’ big time. Looks like she wasn’t.
@ GWU. Sandra ran an exclusive about the little boy months ago as well. Go back into her archives, it’s an interesting read.
SANDRA DID YOU GET AN INVITE TO THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW 40/40 CLUB IN VEGAS ON NEW YEARS EVE? LIKE JAY SAID EVEN IF HE FALLS HE’LL STILL LAND ON A BUNCH OF MONEY! MAYBE THE ARTISTS WHO ARE CYING SHOULD TRYING TO GET SOME KNOWLEDGE OUT OF HIM. HE WAS NOT JUST GETTING BY ON HIS DEF JAM SALARY. HOW IS IT THAT LL SAID HE BUILT DEF JAM, BUT JAY HAS ACQUIRED MORE THAN HE HAS? DID YOU ALSO KNOW SANDRA THAT IF JAY GOES TO ANOTHER COMPANY(RECORD)HE CAN TAKE HIS ARTISTS WITH HIM? SO IF HE TAKES RIHANNA, NEYO AND KANYE WITH HIM, WHO WILL DEF JAM REALLY HAVE MAKING THEM MONEY?
IN REGARDS TO ISA, YOU ACT AS IF YOU WERE THERE HOLDING THE LIGHT WHEN HE WAS CONCIEVED! HOW MANY WAYS DOES HE HAVE TO SAY THE CHILD ISN’T HIS? YOU ARE A MESS! MAYBE YOU’D RESPECT HIM IF HE HAD 4-5 DIFFERENT BABY MAMAS, AND HE AND HIS WOMAN BROUGHT HOME WOMEN FROM CLUBS TO HAVE THREESOMES AND WHAT NOT! I AM GLAD SOME PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES!
FUSROSE, IF IT’S POSITIVE, AND IT’S ABOUT JAY OR BEYONCE, CHANCES ARE YOU WON’T READ IT ON HERE!
Sandra,
everybody and their Mama knew he was going to resign. Stop claiming credit for it. Not to mention that the first time I heard you talk about it, it had been talked about on other blogs for weeks!
Anyway… in relation to his resignation, that is a way to save face before they refuse to renew his contract. And to all the ignorant ppl saying he has $200MM in cash, no he doesnt. In equity, yes. Cash, no Maam! Which sensible person does? Try again, Ma! (Too lazy to scroll up and read your name, but yes. I am talking to you)
well he DID suck in the position that he had . i fail to see what he ever contributed as the president. he’ll still be ok though . he’s a fairly decent rapper . always has been .
i am rolling with laughter over that picture. lmao
I just wanted to comment on the AG album sales.
It must have caught more than 784,000. According
to Billboard the album went platinum on 12/06/2007.
I had no concerns that it would. For every few haters,
and nay sayers JAY has real fans. In my opinion, Im glad
to hear of departure from DJ now let’s see who will get
the blame for all this wack music coming out. I dont think Jay is the real problem. Oh and Jay is 38 not 40. I really dont feel that an art has a age limit. Im sure he’ll quit
when he’s ready, but until then. “Either love him or leave’m alone ” (The Black Album)
OK…I HAVE TO DISAGREE THIS TIME SANDRA…
FIRST OF ALL JAY-Z IS 38 YEARS OLD AND EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, ALMOST WORTH A HALF A BILLION ON PAPER. HE HAS THE RESPECT OF THE BUSINESS WORLDS IN AMERICA AND THAT IS BIG!
SECOND: HIS SUCCESS AT DEF JAM WAS REALLY GOOD FOR TODAYS DECLINING INDUSTRY…RHIANNA, NE-YO, KANYE, NAS JEEZY, LUDA,AND ,HIMSELF. FOR THOSE OF U WHO WANT TO CHALLENGE AMERICAN GANGSTER…U CANT. IT OPENED AT NUMBER 1, HIS TENTH #1 ALBUM IN A ROW…HE TIED WITH ELVIS! DAMN….WHAT MORE DO U NEED, CHECK YOUR FACTS THE CD IS PLATNUM AND SOLD OUT SHOWS IN 6 DIFFERENT CITIES IN SECONDS, NOT MINUTES.. SHALL I GO ON?
THIRD: THE DAY JOB AT DEF JAM WAS CUTE BUT HIS REAL PAPER IS IN EVERYTHING ELSE HE TOUCHES….BELIEVE ME HE WALKED, DEF JAM DID NOT ESCORT HIM OUT!!!!
U CAN SAY WHAT U WANT, LAUGH AT HIS AGE, WHEN MOST RAPPERS ARE HIS AGE OR KNOCKING IN HIS DOOR, SAY U ARE NOT FEELING THE MUSIC…IT DON’T MATTER HE HAS A GA-ZILLION FANS, DISRESPECT HIS FACIAL FEATURES, I MEAN CAN HE CHANGE WHAT GOD GAVE HIM UNLESS GOING UNDER THE KNIFE? HE AINT TRIPPIN, HE HAS A SWAGGER AND TONS OF MONEY…DID I MENTION BEYONCE…AND YES, SHE IS THE HOTTEST CHICK IN THE GAME, ONLY BLACK FOLKS HATE ON HER ENDLESS SUCCESS…..
MARK MY WORDS LA REID IS TRYING TO MAKE DEF JAM AN R&B LABLE…ITS COOL BUT IT AINT JAY FAULT THAT THE COIN WAS NOT GIVVEN TO HIS ARTIST, LA REID DISTRIBUTED THAT MONEY….AT THE END OF THE DAY NO RAPPER……..IS AS SUCCESSFUL AS HOV! OH AND SANDRA, ISA IS A CUTIE PIE, BENNY BOOM LUVS HIS LITTLE SON. IT IS NOT JAGGA’S KID BOO! LET IT GO.
JAY-Z ALSO HAS A TON OF BETTER PICTURES…THAT UGLY PIC IS SO NOT THE WAY HE LOOKS. HE ISN’T USHER BUT HE IS NOT A MONSTER EITHER. DAMN…….WHERE IS THE LUV!
That is really cheeky of him to still have two albums to drop on us. When he resigned and came back.
LOL @ Sandra still trying to make us believe that little boy is Jay’s!
L.A. Reid seems to be pretty disappointed that Jay resigned.
Ok I may want to be mad at that lil cartoon c’mon we all know he has big lips & a big nose that was not funny!! another thing is cause everything at DefJam is messing up of course you want to blame jay let him be the fall guy, why cause it’s Jay-z everyone expecting him to fail he think he all that!! Bull ish I think he has made a lot of progress over there considering the fact that they weren’t really doing ish before he came so please try not to make it look like oh they giving him the boot if he don’t resign!! I’m sure LL, DMX, & whoever the hell else wasn’t feelin his arrival is snickerin under there breath right now!! As far as the lil boy rumors they are just that please let that go every groupie want to hop on the bandwagon tryin to get a check I will give her this at least he did resemble him a lil
Benny Boom is little Isa’s father (get off the gas Sandra)!!!!
I am glad that Jay resigned. I hope the next President gives LL all the money he wants and that shit still FAIL!!! Then he will be laming the real culprits…his FANS (we don’t have to go to the store no more boo)!!!
I iwsh Jay and B much success in ’08!!!
Damn…major typos.
*blaming and wish!!!
He may not be doing that anymore but hes still making money, he has some real estate deals going on And has a few more 40/40 clubs opening soon…besides I dont think he ever did the prez thing for money, it was more for the title is what I’m guessing.
Wow….You are the WORST. LOL
I started visiting this site to see the pictures but then somebody told you to start blogging and you KILL me with your constant hate on Jay and B.
Are you really still trying to make us think that baby is Jay’s??? LMAO. Give it upyp! Always acting like you got the exclusive inside scoop on some -ish and your “gossip” is straight TRASH.
I’ve seen you before too so it’s clear why you hate Beyonce. =) You and Miss Jones need to start a support group. Real talk!
As for Jay Z…he’s doing his thing. He did good things for Def Jam,which was on the decline anyway, and now he’s moving on. LL will STILL catch a brick if he tried to drop an album with or without Jay around and so will the rest of the simps who blamed their sorry careers on Hov. By the way Rose…How is 700,000 units sold a poor performance with the climate of today’s music industry??? Please stop it…
He can always stay home and have Beyonce’s babies! Jay ain’t missing any money, he’s got the 4040 clubs and his clothing line and his other artists to live off of. Then there’s always the dope game…
I Swear If Jay-Z Wanted Your Ass Sandra U Would Do A Back Flip And Land Right On His D*ck!!! Its Too Bad Ur Such A Hater. Thanks Bee-Sting For Setting The Record Straight!! I Like How U (Sandra) Barely Tried To Give Him The Credit For Rihanna & Ne-Yo & Mr. West. Sandra Cant Ever Give A Compliment Without Hating On Beyonce Or J So Anytime U Report About These Ppl I Never Expect To See U Write Any Good About Them, But Get Over It Sandra They Dont Want U Then O Well… LoL No Need To Hate Boo
Sandra why do u hate on Beyaki and Jay Z so much….But you are all up in Tiny/TI butt with their Bonnie and Clyde felony asses……I guess because they come from ATL? You can say what you want to say about Hov and Beyaki but they aren’t dumb enough to buy guns in a Walgreens parking like like your peeps in the ATL. One more question is any one in ATL straight and does not have any felonies?
ATL is the new Sodom and Gomorrah….It will be destroyed just like New Orleans and all that witchcraft and Sandra if you don’t change your lesbian ways you will burn in the lake of fire.
Sandra you seem like an intelligent woman, but you are consumed with your hatred for Jay Z and Beyonce. They send a positive message to black youth. Imagine that, a young black celebrity couple accepted by mainstream media no proven baby mama drama, jail-free and not consistently making a nursery of illegit babies.
And for anyone that wants to defend Sandra because this is her blog, or she is entitled to her opinion, etc… Don’t Bother– Sandra is a grown ass woman and can speak for herself.
What I dont understand is where did all this hate you have towards him start. Is it because you are jealous the Bee is with him and not you I just dont get it. By the way if you dont like Bee and Jay so much why even comment on them in the first place?