DOPE: Jay-Z Unveils Magna Carta Holy Grail Artwork

Jay-Z keeps the spectacle that is Magna Carta Holy Grail at the tip of our tongues with a grandiosely debuting the album's official artwork.

The Roc Nation CEO headed over the pond to the Salisbury Cathedral in the United Kingdom, which houses one of four surviving documents of the original 1215 Magna Carta, to display the cover of his 12th studio LP.  Yes, you read right; S. Carter strikes again. The cover will be on display at the Salisbury Cathedral for the entire month of July.

Magna Carta Holy Grail releases July 4 at 12:01 AM exclusively to Samsung users via the #magnacarta app.

Almost Time!: Jay-Z Reveals Tracklisting For Magna Carta Holy Grail

Jay-Z’s team hit the streets of Brooklyn to promote his looming album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, but through social media, the track listing has been revealed.

At press time, the information didn’t include any feature appearances, but according to previous promo Rick Rubin, Pharrell, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz would handle the sonic back drop to Jay-Z.


1. Picasso Baby
2. Heaven
3. Versus
4. Tom Ford
5. Beach Is Better
6. FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt
7. Oceans
8. F.U.T.W.
9. Part II (On The Run)
10. BBC
11. La Familia
12. Jay-Z Blue
13. Nickles & Dimes

Always Different: Kanye West -[Album Cover] Official Release Will Not Have A Cover Or Booklet

Kanye West is not wasting any time getting the word out about his upcoming sixth studio album, Yeezus. After performing "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves" yesterday on Saturday Night Live, the Chicago emcee unveils the album's cover.

After initially being led to believe two separate covers were released for Kanye West's Yeezus album, the Louis Vuitton Don surprises us by revealing that there will be no cover or booklet. Fans who cop the album will get a disc in a see-through case. On the back there will be a sticker with the tracklist.

Compete? We'll See: J. Cole Talks Moving Up Album Release To Compete With Kanye West

J. Cole announced he's moving up the release date of his upcoming album, "Born Sinner" to June 18. Initially, his sophomore album was slated for July. Coincidentally, June 18 is also the day that Kanye West debuts his sixth solo studio album, "Yeezus."

"Kanye West is one of the greatest artists of our generation. Which is exactly why I'm moving my release date up," he tweeted.

Soon after the announcement, J. Cole told Billboard's The Juice that not only was he aware of Kanye West's "Yeezus" release date, but once someone confirmed it, he decided to move up "Born Sinner" to June 18 to compete. "Instantly the lightbulb [turned on]... it got real. I made one phone call to somebody that would know, just to make sure first. As soon as I got it confirmed, I was like, 'Yo…' The idea hit me instantly: 'You got to go to that date,'" he said.

"I'm not going to sit [here]... I worked too hard to come a week later after Kanye West drops an amazing album. It'd be like, 'Oh and J.Cole dropped too, a week later.' Nah. I'm going to go see him on that date. He's the greatest. So it's like, I'm a competitor by nature so it was instant, it wasn't even a thought," the Roc Nation artist continued.

J.Cole's competitive move is testament to how strongly he believes in himself and his full-length opus: "It's a definite statement about how I feel about my album, which is confident."

Going up against Kanye West -- and Mac Miller's "Watching Movies With the Sound Off" album which also comes out on June 18 -- is strictly competitve for J. Cole and far from anything but so. "At the same time, let's not forget this is Kanye West. He bets 100, 1,000, whatever the perfect is. His track record is flawless. I'm only expecting an incredible album from him," he said.