Jay-Z has officially left Def Jam Recordings, his label home of over a decade, RapRadar.com reports. The rapper signed a lucrative new deal for future albums and tours with concert promoter Live Nation last spring, but he still owed Def Jam a final album under his contract. He has now bought out that contractual option, presumably freeing him to release his anticipated album The Blueprint 3 later this year via Roc Nation, his Live Nation imprint.
May 22
2009
12:42 PM ET
Jay-Z leaves Def Jam
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Def Jam must have gotten a crap load of money to not put out his last CD?
Def Jam must have gotten a crap load of money to not put out his last CD?
Def Jam must have gotten a crap load of money to not put out his last CD?