1. JAY-Z performing at Yankee Stadium during his Reasonable Doubt 30th anniversary show on July 10, 2026
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    JAY-Z Plays Three Yankee Stadium Nights With Beyoncé, Nas, Eminem and Rihanna

    JAY-Z headlined three nights at Yankee Stadium July 10-12, 2026, marking Reasonable Doubt's 30th and The Blueprint's 25th, with guests from Beyoncé and Blue Ivy to Nas, Eminem and Rihanna.

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  2. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony at their Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony on July 8, 2026
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    Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Receives a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

    The Cleveland hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 8, 2026, honored in the Recording category as Ice-T and Fat Joe paid tribute.

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  3. Future — The Real Me album cover
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    New Music Friday: Future, The-Dream & Kelela — July 10, 2026

    Future's The Real Me, The-Dream's Love/Hate II, Kelela's new avatar, Ne-Yo's Highway 79 and Baby Rose's YEARNALISM headline this week's New Music Friday.

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  4. Future The Real Me album cover art
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    Future Releases 'The Real Me,' His First Solo Album in Four Years

    Future released The Real Me on July 10, a 22-track album and his first solo studio LP since 2022, with the guest-feature list withheld until the moment it dropped.

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  5. Tekno 'Where Did Love Go?' EP cover
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    New Music Friday: Tekno, Madonna & Ken Carson — July 3, 2026

    Tekno returns with the Where Did Love Go? EP, Madonna reopens the dance floor on Confessions II, and Ken Carson pushes rage rap further on xperiment — plus Jorja Smith and Wizkid link up.

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  6. Megan Thee Stallion performing on stage at the 2022 Superbloom Festival in Munich
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    Megan Thee Stallion Launches Hot Girl Summer Fragrance With Coty

    Megan Thee Stallion is entering the fragrance business with Hot Girl Summer Eau de Parfum, an $84 Coty collaboration that lands at Ulta Beauty starting July 5.

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  7. DJ Khaled, whose 14th album Aalam of God arrives July 17 on Republic Records
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    DJ Khaled Sets 'Aalam of God' for July 17 Release on Republic Records

    DJ Khaled releases his 14th studio album, Aalam of God, on July 17 through We the Best and Republic Records — his first project off Epic Records in roughly a decade, with features from Jay-Z, Cardi B, and Travis Scott.

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  8. Young Guru at the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports and Entertainment at Long Island University
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    Young Guru Sponsors Full-Tuition Four-Year Scholarship at the Roc Nation School

    Jay-Z's longtime engineer Young Guru is personally funding a full-tuition, four-year scholarship at the Roc Nation School at LIU, covering tuition plus year-long mentorship and Dolby Atmos studio access for one Fall 2026 enrollee.

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  9. T.I. — Kill the King album cover
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    New Music Friday: T.I., YoungBoy & Justin Bieber — June 26, 2026

    This week's new music: T.I. closes his career with Kill the King, YoungBoy drops the surprise More Leaks 2, Maxo Kream returns with O.Y.N, and Justin Bieber turns the SWAG era into a live album.

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  10. Still from the HBO documentary series Jay-Z in 8, directed by Rick Rubin.
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    HBO Sets 8-Part Jay-Z Docuseries 'Jay-Z in 8' Directed by Rick Rubin

    HBO announced Jay-Z in 8, an eight-part documentary series directed by Rick Rubin and premiering this fall, with Jay-Z, Daniel Kaluuya, and Rubin executive producing.

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  11. Album cover of JAY-Z's debut Reasonable Doubt (1996).
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    Jay-Z's 'Reasonable Doubt' Turns 30 as Roc Nation Launches NYC Celebration

    Jay-Z's debut Reasonable Doubt turns 30 on June 25, with Roc Nation launching NYC pop-ups, a Bowery Station takeover, and Yankee Stadium anniversary shows in July.

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  12. Brooklyn Public Library Releases Limited-Edition JAY-Z 30 Library Card on June 25
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    Brooklyn Public Library Releases Limited-Edition JAY-Z 30 Library Card on June 25

    Brooklyn Public Library releases a limited-edition JAY-Z 30 library card on June 25, the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt, at all 61 branches.

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