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Tamar Gets Perfect Score After
Jay Z Sits Down On Late Night Show To Talk About His Mega Business
Hip Hop legend Jay Z gave Jimmy Kimmel a rare televi- sion interview this week. The Roc Nation boss stopped by Kimmel’s late night ABC pro- gram on Tuesday to help pro- mote the TIDAL X: 1020 concert event in Brooklyn.
Jay sat down with Kimmel to talk about battling fellow BK emcee Busta Rhymes in high school and the changes taking place in his home borough. The conversation included a dis- cussion about the Tidal streaming service as well.
“It’s better. It’s better sound. It’s better everything,” said Jay about Tidal’s lossless audio compared to its competi- tors. “They want people to be-
Consummate businessman, Jay Z talks to Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday night.
lieve that you don’t care about sound and quality.”
He added, “Just think of it like a big jukebox... This way youput$9inandyouget30 million songs. And you can take the jukebox and put it in your pocket.”
The Blueprint album creator was also asked about taking on the task of being a sports agent with Roc Nation Sports. Ac- cording to Hov, the people off the field are obligated to help prevent the financial failings of the sports stars they sign.
“No one ever talks about the agent. [It’s just,] ‘the dumb athlete.’ The agent goes on about their business,” stated Jay. “But it’s also the agent’s responsibility to take care of these kids.”
Janet Jackson Routine On ‘DWTS’
If you haven’t been watch- ing, Tamar has been killin’ it on this season of “Dancing with the Stars”!
On Monday night’s episode, Tamar and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy fused a jazz routine with the iconic chore- ography of Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” video. Tamar executed the intricate moves crisply and flawlessly. Needless to say, Tae Tae earned a perfect score of 40!
‘Rhythm Nation’ routine gets perfect score for Tamar Brax- ton and her dance partner, Val on DWTS.
Erykah Badu To Host Soul Train Awards
Sassy soulstress Erykah Badu has been chosen to host the 2015 Soul Train Awards! This will be the first time Badu has ever hosted an awards show, but she always keeps it real so it should be hot!
Singers The Weeknd and Bruno Mars have the most nominations with five each. Tyrese, Beyonce, Chris Brown, and Jidenna are be- hind them with four.
Along with hosting duties, Badu is prepping a mixtape But U Caint Use My Phone, from which she already dropped her version of
Erykah Badu
Drake’s “Hotline Bling (Remix).”
The 2015 Soul Train Awards will be taped on November 6th and air on Nov. 29th on Cen- tric and BET at 8 p.m. EST.
Chris Rock To Host 2016 Oscars
Standup comedians are having a comeback moment. First, Tracy Morgan re- turned to host "Saturday Night Live" after a devastating car accident and announced that he would tour in 2016. Then, Eddie Murphy dipped a toe back into standup while accepting the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on
Sunday.
Now, it's Chris Rock's
turn.
The beloved comic an-
nounced on Twitter on Wednesday that he'll be back to host the Oscars in 2016, for a second time.
The Academy seems pretty excited to welcome him back.
CHRIS ROCK
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