Star Trak R&B artist Robin Thicke has been known to blend genres with his eclectic style and his latest track, Meiple (Me I Play) is nothing short of amazing. It features Jay-Z, with both artists proving their versatility once again. Jay’s been known to mix it up himself, just listen to the Blueprint 3, where he pulls out all the stops and brings us some beautiful music. Meiple is off of Thicke’s upcoming album, “Sex Play”, which is due to release December 15th.

Get the song here.

From the 2009 VMAs comes this performance by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. Just two days after selling out Madison Square Garden, the king of hip hop was on stage again doing what he does best. I’m just upset Lil’ Mama jumped on stage at the end. Very upset.

In anticipation of his new album, The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z’s teamed up with Rhapsody and MTV for some heavy promotion. The entire album is already available for fans to listen to for free on Rhapsody.com and from MTV’s “The Leak”, almost two weeks prior to its official release. Rhapsody is also making the album available for purchase on September 8th, three days ahead of the official street release with two exclusive bonus tracks.

Rhapsody and Jay-Z also crafted this commercial that shows the rapper performing while interacting with his own album covers: Reasonable Doubt (1996), In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997), Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life (1998), Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter (1999), The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000), The Blueprint (2001), The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse (2002), The Black Album (2003), Kingdom Come (2006), American Gangster (2007) and of course The Blueprint 3 (2009).

Check it out after the jump. 

On September 11th, Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 will be released to the masses, exactly 8 years after The Blueprint blessed the airwaves. The cover art for the album has been unveiled and we like what the design team’s cooked up. It’s more edgy, artistic and refined, everything we hope the album will be when it drops. Although the first two Blueprints featured self-portraits as cover art, The Blueprint 3 features medley of all-white instruments which are layered with three red bars, which also appear in the upper right corner of the cover, suggesting a logo for the highly-anticipated album.

Looking forward to Jay’s new album? His name alone is reason enough to grab a copy on September 11th.

Our friends at Luxuo have introduced us to the Roc Pop Shop for Jay-Z. Designed by David Ashen of New York-based D-ASH Design, the 50-foot-long trailer expands to 1000 square feet when opened. 

For concerts and events, Roc Pop Shop will travel around the country, featuring  mohair sofas, suede walls, custom zebrawood cabinetry, a 46-inch flat screen, luxe stereo system and a custom gaming zone.

Jay-Z is going to be holding a free concert this Saturday night at Cobo Arena to encourage more people to vote.  Barack Obama’s getting some more support it seems.  People are probably lining up right now for those free tickets.  Where do you have to go to get them?  Head over to one of the Obama campaign offices in Metro Detroit to grab tix for the 8:30 pm show.

Saturday’s concert will come just two days before Michigan’s Monday deadline for voters to register for the Nov. 4 presidential election. The Obama campaign has made new voter registration a major part of its election strategy in Michigan and other states.

Just some rules and regulations:  you have to be 18 or over to attend and you can only pick up one ticket per person. Get in line people!

Thanks DNO!