Magna Carta Holy Grail: 10 Rumors About Jay's New Album
Has Jay already revealed the blueprint for his new album?
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Magna Carta Holy Grail: 10 Rumors About Jay-Z's New Album - There is much speculation circulating about Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail. We're just two weeks away from its release date and only have a few cryptic @S_C_ messages to accompany his epic three-minute game-time album-announcement commercial. Apparently, the usual lead singles and press releases of music industry yesteryear are not happening here, so, let's click on to see what the rumor mill has churning. Until the 4th, Roc Nation, until the 4th.(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty Images)
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Magna Carta Holy Grail is already platinum. - In the midst of a summer album frenzy that includes many of his close associates competing for those coveted first week sales (Kanye West, Kelly Rowland and J. Cole all droped the same day), word got out that Samsung's already guaranteed Jay a million albums sold at $5 each. Does that make it certifiable platinum? The RIAA says he can apply for certification 30 days after the release, like everyone else, but according to Sean "Bill Maher" Carter, the Internet Wild Wild West needs #newrules.(Photo: Paras Griffin/Landov)
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The-Dream Is on Magna Carta Holy Grail - We've seen the commercial of Jay with all those super-producers, but what about The-Dream? He actually let loose during an interview earlier this month that Jay was working on something major. He couldn't say much, of course, but he did say that he had been in the studio with him for a "personal project" around the time they were working on Watch the Throne.(Photos: James Devaney/Getty images; John Ricard/BET)
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Magna Carta Holy Grail Is Actually the "Magna Carter" - There was some questioning that Jay was going to call the album the "Magna Carter," but apparently this album is all about redefining what it means to be king. Maintaining the Latin/ebonics blend that already exists in "Magna Carta" is an important move for this Samsung-commissioned work, and the website (www.magnacartaholygrail.com) confirms that there was no "er" added.(Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Magna Carta Holy Grail Is Jay's Way of Saving Rap - We know Jay has felt like he "can't leave rap alone, the game needs me" in the past, but did he really drop news about the Magna Carta Holy Grail the weekend before music's Super Tuesday 2013 to rescue us from Yeezus and Born Sinner? Probably not, he makes money with 'Ye and J. Cole, too.(Photos: C.Smith/WENN.com; Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images; John Ricard/BET)
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Magna Carta Holy Grail Features God Himself - The best of the rumors to hit Twitter after Jay's announcement was about who the "old white guy" in the commercial is. Some said it was Santa Claus. One thought he was Jay's "life coach." And one tweeted that it was God who showed up in the studio (and a Samsung commercial) with Hov. It's actually Rick Rubin, but in a way (in a lower case "g" way), Rubin is all those things — to hip hop heads, at least.(Photos: Stefan Jeremiah/WENN.com; Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
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Magna Carta Holy Grail Features Yeezus and Godson - This is a rumor we're wishing is true. Nas instagrammed this pic of him, Jay and Kanye celebrating 'Ye's 36th birthday last week. The three were all in NYC at the same time, where there are so many great studios. Fingers crossed that recording happened.(Photo: Instagram via Nas)
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Magna Carta Holy Grail features Drake - A snapshot of Drake and Jay-Z also circulated, this time with a note confirming that music was made. Where it will land, we've yet to discover.(Photo: Instagram via KodakLens)
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Magna Carta Holy Grail Features Justin Timberlake - We do know, however, that after "Suit & Tie," we were excited that Jay was back in the studio. And after "Open Letter," we were estatic that Jay wasn't holding his tongue while in the studio. Then, there was the picture of Jay, Justin, Nas and Timbaland in the sudio together ... Some said it was for Justin's album, some even said that Jay and Justin are teaming up for a "Best of Both Worlds," but overall we're starting to think these Instagram leaks are Jay's version of Kanye's no-marketing marketing strategy. Does he control photographers like Mrs. Carter on her world tour?(Photo: KodakLens via Instagram)
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Magna Carta Holy Grail Features Raekwon - Taking a further look back, the first of these photos of Jay's studio life to float onto the Internet this year was one of him and The Chef. Rae Instagrammed it himself with the caption, "Long time coming!" Indeed. Jay has always been highly selective and sparse in his collaborations; a move like this would only make sense on Magna Carta Holy Grail.(Photo: Instagram via Raekwon)