Raised in the Marcy Houses projects, Jay-Z overcame a tough life as a child to become one of the most successful hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs and American. He is now focusing his considerable talents on bringing clean water to sub-Saharan Africa.
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By Lauren Le Vine|Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:49 PM ET
The annual musical festival in Tennessee announces headliners for 2010.
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By Lisa Germinsky|Tue Feb 9, 2010 5:03 PM ET
New Yap City nails the Tonic trifecta: hope, inspiration and fun.
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By Lauren Le Vine|Mon Feb 8, 2010 10:33 AM ET
The rapper's son honors him posthumously by releasing a commemorative track.
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By Lauren Le Vine|Mon Feb 1, 2010 4:43 PM ET
From Pink's high-flying "nude" performance to Gaga and Elton, we've got your Grammy run-down.
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By Marc Hertz|Mon Feb 1, 2010 4:09 PM ET
The famous song from 1985 will be re-recorded with all new artists to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.
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By Lauren Le Vine|Sun Jan 31, 2010 9:17 AM ET
Tonic picks the Top 10 positive, uplifting and inspirational chart-toppers of the year
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By Jac Chebatoris|Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:02 PM ET
The superstars team up to collaborate on a song for earthquake relief in Haiti.
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By Lisa Germinsky|Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:10 PM ET
Help Haiti, become a part of history.
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By Jac Chebatoris|Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:55 PM ET
Headliners for the three-day long concert in Indio, Calif., are Jay-Z, Muse and Gorillaz.
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By KC Baker|Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:12 AM ET
Shining a light on how <em>you</em> can help Haiti recover from a devastating 7.0 earthquake
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By Darragh Worland|Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:01 AM ET
Ringing in the New Year from your couch? Let your TV do the heavy lifting.
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By Jac Chebatoris|Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:15 AM ET
Make a playlist for your workout from Fitness magazine's Top 100 Songs of the Year.
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By Chaniga Vorasarun|Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:27 PM ET
You thought it was hard to pry your boyfriend away from the videogame console before? Now, you have no idea.
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By Katherine Gustafson|Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:15 PM ET
Alicia Keys gives him encouraging smiles as he tries out his own upper-class version of "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down."
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By Wynter Mitchell|Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:06 PM ET
I checked out the Jay-Z concert and am once again inspired by my favorite artist.
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