Samsung’s pact with Jay-Z, however, came together in less than a ... That’s also nearly $2 billion more than the $2.7 billion that labels spent on A&R globally in 2012, according to IFPI ...

Jay-Z would reference Perez on his album Blueprint 2 on a song titled after the album. At that time, there was still some hostility between Nas and Jay-Z, despite the fact it seemed that “Ether ...