Jay-Z

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Mimi

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Valdes

Year-End Special: Winners & Losers: 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, Eminem, Beyonce, Kanye West, Ciara, The Game 

Nas & Jay-Z The Shocking Union

Plus: The Other 42 Unforgettable Moments of 2005 

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P. Nigel

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Killikelly

DMX: God Barks Back at his Demons

Ruff Ryders and Cash Money: Family Secrets Revealed!

Special Collector's Edition Cover 1 of 2

The Year in Review: Our Look Back at '99s Top 10 Artists, Biggest Albums and Hottest Rookies

MP3 Wars, Sprink Sneaker Blowout, Hip-Hop Turns 25, Jamie Foxx Got Game, Da Brat Freshly Dipped, What is Hip-Hop

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Kim

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Osorio

It's The Roc!: Jay-Z, Damon Dash and the Dynasty That Still Stands

Eazy-E: Did he Really Die of AIDS?

XZibit: Searching for California Love

50 Cent: The Recovered MC Shoots Back

Top 100 Rhymes of All Time

Plus: Nas and the Truth Behing his Summer Jam Drama, Ja Rule and his New Click

1 of 2 Covers

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Emil

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Wilbekin

Best Solo Artist: Jay-Z reveals the real deal on street hustling, becoming an urban entrepreneur, and what's up with Foxy, R. Kelly, and Nas. By Shawn Carter

Third Annual Vibe of the Year Award Winners: Scarface, Eve, The Neptunes, Tweet, Nas, Slum Village, B2K, Nelly

Joy Bryant: Hollywood Homegirl

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Abdul Malik

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Abbott

Frustrated with being broke, Beans (Sigel) decides that the only way to grasp the American Dream is to take it. STATE PROPERTY follows Beans and his crew, the ABM, as they take over the city, creating mayhem as their empire builds. Beans struggles to maintain his family life while bumping heads with opposing gangsters and police.

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Jay-Z & R. Kelly

The Best of Both Worlds is a 2002 collaborative album by R. Kelly & Jay-Z.^[1] The album sold 285,000 in its opening week and debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart. The album received lukewarm reviews from music critics.

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Jay-Z

Unfinished Business was promoted by the "Best of Both Worlds" concert tour with R. Kelly and Jay-Z performing songs from both their solo and joint albums.

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Jay-Z

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Jay-Z

After the release of Vol. 2: Hard-Knock Life, Jay-Z returned a year later with another album, Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter (1999), which topped the Billboard 200 and spawned two hits: "Big Pimpin'" and "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)." The album was Jay-Z's most collaborative to date, featuring ten guest vocalists and a roll call of in-demand producers such as Dr.

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Elvis

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Mitchell

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