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	<title>Straight from the &#34;A&#34; [SFTA] ~ Adventures of an ATLien! &#187; Jay-Z</title>
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		<title>Quick Flix ~ Keri Hilson Backs It Up At Victoria Secret Show</title>
		<link>http://straightfromthea.com/2009/11/20/quick-flix-keri-hilson-backs-it-up-at-victoria-secret-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Keri Hilson was spotted tryna steal the show last night at the Victoria Secret Fashion show. The Zone 4 songstress rocked a revealing back-baring dress that had even Beyonce&#8217;s boo Jay-Z droolin!  Check out a few flix below:
Keri&#8217;s workin the side-boob&#8230;

Why is Dr. Dre lookin like Jay betta back up off his woman&#8230;  
Keri&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Keri Hilson </strong>was spotted tryna steal the show last night at the Victoria Secret Fashion show. The Zone 4 songstress rocked a revealing back-baring dress that had even Beyonce&#8217;s boo Jay-Z droolin!  Check out a few flix below:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/keri-side-boobage.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19909" title="keri-side-boobage" src="http://straightfromthea.com/index.php?feedimage=wp-content/uploads/2009/11/keri-side-boobage.jpg" alt="keri-side-boobage" width="421" height="600" /></a>Keri&#8217;s workin the side-boob&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/keri-jayz-shaking-hands.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19905" title="keri-jayz-shaking-hands" src="http://straightfromthea.com/index.php?feedimage=wp-content/uploads/2009/11/keri-jayz-shaking-hands.jpg" alt="keri-jayz-shaking-hands" width="600" height="448" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Why is Dr. Dre lookin like Jay betta back up off his woman&#8230; <img src='http://straightfromthea.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif' alt=':lol:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Keri&#8217;s milkshake was bringin all the boys to the yard!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Photos via <a href="http://bossip.com/181427/some-morning-sexy-20/" target="_blank">Bossip</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In case you missed it:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/11/16/the-a-pod-like-a-stripper-diamond-ft-keri-hilson/" target="_blank">The &#8220;A&#8221; Pod ~ &#8220;Like a Stripper&#8221; ~ Diamond (of Crime Mob) ft. Keri Hilson</a></p>
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		<title>The &#8220;A&#8221; Pod ~ Meiplé (Me I Play) ~ Robin Thicke ft. Jay-Z</title>
		<link>http://straightfromthea.com/2009/11/11/the-a-pod-meiple-me-i-play-robin-thicke-ft-jay-z/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATLien</dc:creator>
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Robin Thicke has paired up with Jay-Z for a hot new single entitled Meiplé (pronounced Me I Play). The song is cute and of course Jay&#8217;s verse makes it hotter as he raps on the track about what else? Saint Tropez, champagne and beautiful women i.e. Beyonce. The two were caught on video during the [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Robin Thicke </strong>has paired up with <strong>Jay-Z</strong> for a hot new single entitled Meiplé (pronounced Me I Play). The song is cute and of course Jay&#8217;s verse makes it hotter as he raps on the track about what else? Saint Tropez, champagne and beautiful women i.e. Beyonce. The two were caught on video during the studio session, where Thicke is shown at the boards, producing the track. They share high fives as everyone in the room agrees that they finally got it just right.  Lets see if you agree. Listen to the final product below:</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Meiplé (Me I Play) ~ Robin Thicke ft. Jay-Z</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">You can also check out the video of Robin &amp; Jay from the studio session as well as the download link under the cut: <a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/11/11/the-a-pod-meiple-me-i-play-robin-thicke-ft-jay-z/#more-19690" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>Video Premiere ~ &#8220;New York State Of Mind&#8221; ~ Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys</title>
		<link>http://straightfromthea.com/2009/10/30/video-premiere-new-york-state-of-mind-jay-z-ft-alicia-keys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Check out the newly released video for Jay-Z&#8217;s hot ode to New York, &#8220;New York State of Mind&#8221; which features Alicia Keys and is directed by Hype Williams.
Security must have been tight on Times Square that day. There&#8217;s not one sign of Lil Mama anywhere&#8230;
Video below:

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<p style="text-align: left;">Check out the newly released video for <strong>Jay-Z</strong>&#8217;s hot ode to New York, <em>&#8220;New York State of Mind&#8221;</em> which features Alicia Keys and is directed by Hype Williams.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Security must have been tight on Times Square that day. There&#8217;s not one sign of Lil Mama anywhere&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Video below: <a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/10/30/video-premiere-new-york-state-of-mind-jay-z-ft-alicia-keys/#more-19297" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>Video ~ T. Pain D.O.A.&#8217;s His &#8220;Big Ass Chain&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://straightfromthea.com/2009/10/16/video-t-pain-d-o-a-s-his-big-ass-chain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATLien</dc:creator>
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T. Pain arrives at a party in a customized hearse bumpin&#8217; Jay-Z&#8217;s &#8220;D.O.A.&#8221; with a coffin in the back.  Upon further inspection, the coffin contains Pain&#8217;s signature top hat, a grill and his Big Ass Chain. Hmmm&#8230;. what&#8217;s going on here? Is this the death of T. Pain&#8217;s former image or is he throwing autotunes [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">T. Pain arrives at a party in a customized hearse bumpin&#8217; Jay-Z&#8217;s &#8220;D.O.A.&#8221; with a coffin in the back.  Upon further inspection, the coffin contains Pain&#8217;s signature top hat, a grill and <a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/06/08/wtf-t-pains-big-azz-chain/" target="_blank">his Big Ass Chain</a>. Hmmm&#8230;. what&#8217;s going on here? Is this the death of T. Pain&#8217;s former image or is he throwing autotunes away for good?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In case you missed it:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/06/08/wtf-t-pains-big-azz-chain/" target="_blank">WTF? T. Pain Reveals His &#8220;Big Azzz Chain&#8221;</a><br />
<a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/06/17/t-pain-opens-cmt-with-taylor-swift-thug-story-video/">Video ~ T. Pain &amp; Taylor Swift ~ &#8220;Thug Story&#8221;</a><br />
<a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/06/22/battle-of-the-bling-lil-duval-vs-t-pain/" target="_blank">Battle of the Bling ~ T. Pain v. Lil Duval</a></p>
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		<title>Audio ~ T-Pain&#8217;s &#8220;Successful&#8221; Apology to Jay-Z</title>
		<link>http://straightfromthea.com/2009/10/01/audio-t-pains-successful-apology-to-jay-z/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATLien</dc:creator>
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T-Pain apologizes to Jay-Z for his actions in a freestyle over the Successful beat.

&#8220;Successful&#8221; Freestyle ~ T-Pain
“So let’s talk about the Jay sh*t/ Some days I wish that I ain’t never say sh*t/ And Diddy said ain’t no excuse for what I did/ But I felt like he was knocking the same sh*t that feeds [...]]]></description>
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<p>T-Pain apologizes to Jay-Z for his actions in a freestyle over the <em>Successful</em> beat.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://http://www.divshare.com/download/8734650-9ea" target="_blank">&#8220;Successful&#8221; Freestyle ~ T-Pain</a></p>
<blockquote><p><em>“So let’s talk about the Jay sh*t/ Some days I wish that I ain’t never say sh*t/ And Diddy said ain’t no excuse for what I did/ But I felt like he was knocking the same sh*t that feeds my kids/ I do music ’cause I need it to make my world spin/ So when you down it, it’s like you dissing my girlfriend.”</em></p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: right;">Via <a href="http://nonstopinfo.com/2009/10/t-pain-apologizes-to-jay-z-for-his-actions-in-a-freestyle/" target="_blank">NonStopInfo</a></p>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It: Jay-Z on The Oprah Winfrey Show (FULL)</title>
		<link>http://straightfromthea.com/2009/09/24/in-case-you-missed-it-jay-z-on-the-oprah-winfrey-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ATLien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jay-Z hit up the Oprah Winfrey Show today and almost everyone I know, including myself, rushed home to see it.  Oprah visisted Jay&#8217;s childhood home in the Marcy projects in New York and also followed him around as CEO of Rockafella. What I found most interesting about the show was Oprah &#38; Jay-Z&#8217;s discussion about [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/jay-z-oprah-winfrey-interview.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18288" title="jay-z-oprah-winfrey-interview" src="http://straightfromthea.com/index.php?feedimage=wp-content/uploads/2009/09/jay-z-oprah-winfrey-interview.jpg" alt="jay-z-oprah-winfrey-interview" width="558" height="372" /></a>Jay-Z hit up the Oprah Winfrey Show today and almost everyone I know, including myself, rushed home to see it.  Oprah visisted Jay&#8217;s childhood home in the Marcy projects in New York and also followed him around as CEO of Rockafella. What I found most interesting about the show was Oprah &amp; Jay-Z&#8217;s discussion about the use of the &#8220;N&#8221; word in rap songs. As we know, O is not real tolerant of rappers (ask Ludacris) but she allowed Jay-Z to have his say on the matter. In the end, they agreed to disagree with both making valid points on the subject.</p>
<p>Check out the video below: <a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/09/24/in-case-you-missed-it-jay-z-on-the-oprah-winfrey-show/#more-18287" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>Lil Mama Responds: She Had No Idea Jay-Z Didn&#8217;t Want Her Onstage (Video)</title>
		<link>http://straightfromthea.com/2009/09/15/lil-mama-responds-she-had-no-idea-jay-z-didnt-want-her-onstage-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Lil Mama recently reveals that she had absolutely no idea that Jay-Z didn&#8217;t want her onstage with he and Alicia Keys during the closing performance of the 2009 MTV VMAs. Even though he tapped her on the leg and even though she heard him say something bout &#8220;T-Pain-ing&#8221; (a reference to rapper T-Pain [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Lil Mama recently reveals that she had absolutely no idea that Jay-Z didn&#8217;t want her onstage with he and Alicia Keys during the <a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/09/14/grand-opening-grand-closing-janet-v-jay-z-2009-mtv-vmas/" target="_blank">closing performance of the 2009 MTV VMAs</a>. Even though he tapped her on the leg and even though she heard him say something bout &#8220;T-Pain-ing&#8221; (a reference to rapper T-Pain hoppin onstage unsolicited during a previous Jay-Z performance of D.O.A.). Lil Mama says she didn&#8217;t realize anything was wrong until she saw the video later.  She also issued (yet another) apology to Jay-Z:</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">To Jay in Particular, as a Brooklyn native (whom I am also)&#8230;in that moment there was nothing but respect and honor. It was a joyous moment. Whenever we share happiness or celebration&#8230;I mean that&#8217;s how a reaction takes place usually and it&#8217;s graceful. It&#8217;s never to disrespect you know. And I meant no harm. I was enjoying myself and I was enjoying his performance.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">In case you missed it, here&#8217;s Lil Mama <a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/09/14/2009-mtv-vmas-more-apologies/" target="_blank">apology No. 1.</a> I swear the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards should go down in history as THE most apologetic event EVER!  Peep the video below: <a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/09/15/lil-mama-responds-she-had-no-idea-jay-z-didnt-want-her-onstage-video/#more-17954" class="more-link">(more&#8230;)</a></p>
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		<title>Video: Kanye West Apologizes Again + Jay-Z, Rihanna &amp; Kanye Perform &#8220;Run This Town&#8221; on Jay Leno</title>
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Kanye West hit up Jay Leno and offered yet another apology for the stunt he pulled on Taylor Swift during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (Click Here to watch). I don&#8217;t know about you, but I&#8217;m feeling a bit of Kanye overload right now. But since I&#8217;m all for the people, I thought I&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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<p>Kanye West hit up Jay Leno and offered yet another apology for the stunt he pulled on Taylor Swift during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (<a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/09/13/vmas-2009-kanye-steals-spotlight-mic-from-taylor-swift/" target="_blank">Click Here</a> to watch). I don&#8217;t know about you, but I&#8217;m feeling a bit of Kanye overload right now. But since I&#8217;m all for the people, I thought I&#8217;d share this transcript and video of Kanye&#8217;s 3rd apology on Jay Leno. (<a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/09/14/kanyes-apology-to-taylor-swift/" target="_blank">Apology #1</a>, <a href="http://straightfromthea.com/2009/09/14/2009-mtv-vmas-more-apologies/" target="_blank">Apology #2</a>)</p>
<blockquote><p>JAY LENO: Have a seat, my friend. First of all, let me say thank you for honoring this commitment. A lot of times, people — They kind of back out at the last minute, or they have a publicist or someone call and say, “Oh, I’m sorry, my client’s not available.” So thank you for coming and doing this, in light of all the things that have been going on.<br />
Tell me about your day. Have you had a tough day today?</p>
<p>KANYE WEST: Yeah, it’s been extremely difficult. I just — just dealing with the fact that I hurt someone or took anything away, you know, from a talented artist or from anyone, because I only wanted to help people. My entire life, I’ve only wanted to give and do something that I felt was right. And I immediately knew in the situation that it was wrong, and it wasn’t a spectacle or just — you know, it’s actually someone’s emotions, you know, that I stepped on. And it was very — it was just — it was rude, period. And, you know, I’d like to be able to apologize to her in person. And I wanted to –</p>
<p>JAY LENO: So when did you know you were wrong? Was it afterwards? as you were doing it? When did it strike you, “Uh-oh”?</p></blockquote>
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