Hot on the heels of his departure from Def Jam, Jay-Z reportedly has had a conversation with Sony Music Entertainment about the possibility of him joining Epic Records, which is the sister company of his wife Beyonce Knowles' label, Columbia Records. The negotiation between the two parties "is 95% complete", according to Billboard sources.
"He definitely didn't want to release his album via Def Jam," says another insider. "And given his close relationship with [Columbia Records Co-Chairman] Rick Rubin, it comes as no surprise that he'd make the switch."
Despite the fact that Beyonce is signed to Columbia, the sources insist Jay-Z will not become his wife's labelmate. "It will be a distribution deal, sort of like Star Trak is distributed by Interscope, and it will be on the Epic side, not Columbia," so the sources state.
The rumor of the nearly-finalized negotiation between Jay-Z and Sony's camps emerges after Sony CEO Howard Stringer and Jay-Z's Roc Nation partner Jay Brown were spotted having a meeting in Los Angeles and New York earlier this week. Official announcement is expected to be made soon.
If the speculation is indeed proven true, the deal Between Jay-Z and Sony Music Entertainment will allow Roc Nation materials, including the rapper's upcoming studio album "Blueprint III", to be released through Epic Records.
The third installment of Blueprint album series, "Blueprint III" itself will be produced by Kanye West, who recently revealed that no Auto-Tune is used in the new effort. It is aimed to follow up its predecessors "The Blueprint" (2001) and "The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse" (2002).
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ilove you jay-z do your thing big daddy you go beyonce.
Hova constantly has to show the lames how it suppose to be done. His style has been bitten some many times to the point its ridiculous. Pay homage pricks!
jay is doing his thing he is the man. yo jay you have to put big daddy kane on one of your labels. can you and kanye please bring back kane he still got it son.