Jay-Z

Jay-Z and wif leaving Felix nightclub after the MTV European Music Awards 2009 (EMA) Berlin, Germany - 06.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Beyonce Knowles and husband Jay-Z leaving Felix nightclub after the MTV European Music Awards 2009 (EMA) Berlin, Germany - 06.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Jay-Z performs with Alicia Keys before Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Copyright 2009 AP News

US-singer Shawn Corey Carter, known by his stage name Jay-Z, right, and Irish singer Bono, left, perform with the band U2 at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The concert is in conjunction with the 2009 European MTV Awards. ...

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D perform as the opening act for Jay-Z at the Air Canada Centre Toronto, Canada - 31.10.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Source close to rapper says he'll clean up raw language in 'Empire' hit for World Series The lyrics to Jay'z "Empire State of Mind" are sometimes as raw as New York, but it looks like the rapper will clean up that language ...

Jay-Z talks World Series performance, new music on DJ Hero and Broadway musical 'Fela' The New York Yankees have been blasting Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" during their playoff run. Now, the team is having the rap king perform the song live ...

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2009 file photo, Jay-Z performs with Alicia Keys during the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, file) Copyright 2009 AP News

Jay-Z to perform 'Empire State of Mind' with Alicia Keys at Game 1 of the World Series The New York Yankees have been blasting Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" during their playoff run. Now, the team is having the rap king perform ...

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 26: Jay-Z attends the press conference announcing the launch of DJ Hero at the Plaza Hotel on October 26, 2009 in New York, New York. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Activision) Copyright 2009 Getty Images