Jay-Z's Magna Carta: What We Learned From 'Old Man' Hov On his new album, rap veteran opens up about drug-dealing past, his demons and ... those pesky Foxy Brown rumors.

There's a certain amount of intrigue that comes with being Jay-Z. Beyond the sheer allure of his current celebrity, Hov has captivated his audience for years with detailed accounts of his drug-dealing past, former demons and braggadocio.


It all officially started on his classic 1996 debut Reasonable Doubt where the lavishly laced MC with no chart-topping singles or platinum plaques, but dark underworld ties boasted: "I'm still spendin' money from '88."

In the years that followed, we'd learn just as much about Jay from his lyrics as his interviews — maybe more. On 2000's The Dynasty: Roc La Familia, he opened up about the child that he lost with a former girlfriend ("This Can't Be Life") and his resentment toward his absentee dad ("Where Have You Been"). The next year, on The Blueprint, Hov explored his distrust for women on "Song Cry" and on 2006's Kingdom Come he shared the pain he felt from the 2005 death of his nephew. It isn't all pain, in 2012 just days after his the birth of his daughter Blue Ivy, Jay dropped"Glory," a proud ode to his new love.


On his latest, Magna Carta Holy Grail, Jay-Z continues to open up in his lyrics, giving listeners perspective of his life and innermost thoughts. Here's what we learned.


Being a Dad Sometimes Scares The Hell Out of Jay

Hov is a proud papa, but on "Jay Z Blue (Daddy Dearest)," he confronts some pretty serious demons. Jay has rhymed before about growing up without his dad, who skipped out on his mom after his uncle was killed. Now he ponders if those scars will ultimately affect his relationship with baby Blue Ivy. "And I got that n---a blood in me/ I got his ego and his temper/ All is missing is the drugs in me," he rhymes about the similarities between his dad.


Ask Boras He Don't Want It With Hov, Nooooooo

In rap Jay has gone up against the best of them. Nas, 50 Cent, Mobb Deep, Ma$e and Jim Jones have all found themselves on the receiving end of a Hov dis, but now that he has his feet firmly planted in the sports world Jigga sets his sights on one of the most powerful sports agents in the world. "Scott Boras, you over baby/ Robinson Cano, you coming with me," he raps of his recent signing of the New York Yankees all-star second baseman.


Jay-Z Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman, Foxy Brown

Ever since the God MC hooked up lyrically with Foxy Brown on 1996's "Ain't No N---a" there has been rumors that the two had hooked up outside the studio as well. Nas once teased him about it on 2001's "Ether," and early this year, rumors of an old love affair began to kick up again. But after Jay addresses the matter on "Picasso Baby," we think they can pretty much be laid to rest. "I never stuck my co-- in the Fox's box," he rhymes.

Nicki Minaj Joins Instagram To Shut Down Posers Sick of copycat accounts, Queen Barb gets unfiltered on Instagram

"It's Barbie, bitch!": With those immortal words — along with a pencil sketch of her face — Nicki Minaj made her entree into the world of selfies, food porn and filtered pets known as Instagram.




Frustrated with copycat Instagram accounts, Minaj took to Twitter on Friday (July 5) to announce that she's taking matters into her hands and creating her own photofeed, under the name @allpinkbarbiedreamhouse

"I do NOT have Instagram. OnikaM is NOT me. Guess I have to make a real one to counter attack. I'm sure that's why Instagram won't delete it," Nicki wrote on Twitter. The handle Minaj mentions in the tweet is a private account.

Since joining, Minaj has posted four photos, one featuring the singer in the classic "my babe caught me sleeping pose" (a.k.a. a closed-eye selfie), one that appears to be a reblogged professional shot with Nelly and Pharrell and a few artistic renderings of the singer. Since joining, Minaj has amassed more than 60,000 followers and several thousand comments and likes.

With 31 million fans on Facebook and 16 million Twitter followers, it won't be long before Minaj's Barbz start flooding her feed full force.

Minaj has had a rather embattled relationship with her fans in the past when it comes to social media. She quit Twitter last year for a spell after a fan site leaked some of her tunes.

However, Minaj's fans have already hit up her since-reinstated Twitter in droves to show their unbridled enthusiasm for Minaj's new social stream, with one fan reminding the rapper of an old January tweet of hers reading: "my 1st instagram pic gon be a big fat ass w/baby oil being poured on it. who's ready?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!"

Chris Brown Confirms X Features From Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa And More

Chris Brown is going big for his sixth studio album, X. With the release date quickly approaching, the Fine China singer took to Twitter to reveal some of the features on the album.

Aside from featuring Aaliyah’s vocals on his latest single “Don’t Think They Know" and giving fans a taste of his track “Love More” featuring Nicki Minaj at the 2013 BET Awards, Breezy still had a few more names up his sleeve.

The anticipated album will also feature Kendrick Lamar, Kelly Rowland, Wiz Khalifa, B.O.B, and Rihanna. At a listening session in L.A., Breezy explained why he chose to include Kendrick Lamar on X.

"I think people automatically assumed [that] with me and Kendrick Lamar, if we actually collaborated, it's gonna be a club joint, but for me, I always like to change and switch the envelope," Brown told MTV News previously. "Me and Kendrick on 'Autumn Leaves,' it's more of a sit in your car and ride-to record. It's a real laid-back record, but it's also a substance record. It's basically saying [that] you put in so much to get so little. Whether it be in relationships or just in life, you work hard for something all the time and get so little, but you still hold on, like the last leaf in autumn."

Chris also put “Chrianna” fans at ease by announcing Rihanna’s presence on his LP. Just last month it was floating around that the Unapologetic star will not be featured on the album but it looks like fans will be hearing the “Put It Up” track that Chris was so excited about after all. "I wanted to do an R&B record with Rihanna because I didn't want it to be the same four-on-the-floor, pop," Brown told MTV news of the collab. "At the end of the day, that's what they expect from us, so I wanted to do more of a record that nobody really heard her sing on as far as that genre."

The anticipated album includes production from Polow Da Don, Danja, Timberland, Pharrell, Diplo and Drumma Boy. X is due July 16.