London, Jan 4 : Singing couple Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z have offered to organise British pop star Robbie Williams' wedding to girlfriend Ayda Field.

Williams reportedly proposed to the American actress over the New Year holiday period and Jay-Z is already volunteering to plan the lavish ceremony, with the help of his superstar wife, reports contactmusic. com.

London, Nov 28 - American hip-hop artist Jay-Z wants to start a family with wife Beyonce Knowles, though the latter is not yet keen to have babies.

According to a source close to the couple, they are trying for a baby and Jay-Z can't wait to become a father, reports contactmusic. com.

"He's normally very secretive but Jay-Z is so excited about the prospect of becoming a dad, he just let slip that they're trying for a baby," said his friend.

However, Beyonce has kept her plans for a baby under wraps.

Washington, October 30 : Jay-Z is planning to become a DJ and intends to charge double the amount of what top professionals in the field receive when they perform in marriages and other events.

The `99 Problems' hitmaker said he would soon buy a system to meet his requirement for becoming a DJ.

"I''ve got a whole plan. I''m gonna get me a little Serato set, some DJ software. I''m gonna work on that for six months, then I''m gonna find out which DJ makes the most and charge double and tour, do bar mitzvahs, weddings," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

London, Oct 6 : Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, has been named the best rapper alive in a new poll by MTV.

The Run This Town superstar pipped Lil Wayne and his protege Drake

to land the top spot on the annual Hottest MCs in the Game countdown.

His pal Kanye West also scores highly on the new list, reports The Daily Express.

MTV''s Hottest MCs in the Game are:

1. Jay-Z

2. Lil Wayne

3. Drake

4. Kanye West

5. Rick Ross

6. Gucci Mane

7. Young Jeezy

8. Fabolous

London, Oct 6  Rapper Jay-Z wants to work with rocker Liam Gallagher after they had a spat over Jay-Z performing at the Glastonbury festival.

Thesun. co. uk reports that after Noel Gallagher quit the rock band Oasis, Jay-Z wants to work with younger brother Liam.

London, Sep 26 : Jay-Z gave a glimpse of his soft side recently when he opened up on the Oprah show, and revealed that his father walked out on him when he was a kid.

In an emotional interview with Oprah Winfrey, broadcast on US TV, the rapper, real name Shawn Corey Carter, confessed that the incident has clouded his entire life.

Jay-Z’s father, Adnes Reeves, left home when he was 11-years-old, and they didn''t patch things up until just before his death in 2003.

Washington, Sept 21 : Jay-Z wants to team with U2 singer Bono and Jack White for a record.

The hip-hop artist is pals with Bono, and hopes that their friendship can be turned into a professional relationship as well.

Contactmusic quoted Jay Z as having told MusicOMH. com: "Bono would be a great person to work with. I think he''s cool He''s good! He does so many things. He''s had longevity, he''s made classic albums, he''s still relevant right now and he does so much for the world. He''s a complete human being,"

Washington, Sept 21 : Rapper Jay-Z used to treat his Def Jam staff with alcohol after a week of hard work.

The ''99 Problems'' hitmaker learnt the best way to keep workers at Def Jam records, where he was label president, happy was to treat them to champagne cocktails.

"I had Bellini Fridays! Basically at 4pm on Fridays we''d all have Bellinis. Alcohol can smooth everyone out. I''m not promoting drinking to young people though!" Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

Washington, Sept 17 : Rapper Jay Z fears that he is growing too old for hip-hop, and needs to continue reinventing himself to maintain his popularity.

The 38-year-old singer says, as he approaches 40, staying relevant is harder.

In an interview to the Scotsman, the star, real name Shawn Carter, said that he needed to continue trying new things.

"Hip-hop is about the gift of discovery. It''s who has the newest sneakers, who has the new pants,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

London, September 17 : Jay-Z may soon become the solo artist with the most chart-toppers in US chart history beating King of Rock ‘n’ Roll .

The rap star''s new album ‘Blueprint 3’ might as well be his 11th American number one album, which will take him past the late ‘Jailhouse Rock’ hitmaker’s record of 10 number ones.

Billboard said the 39-year-old had so far shifted 476,000 copies of the LP, the BBC News reports.

Washington, Sept 16 : Singer Jay Z and Beyonce Knowles take time out of their busy schedules to eat pizza together every week.

The couple clear their hectic workloads on the weekend to spend quality time together sitting down at a small restaurant in the rapper''s native Brooklyn, New York.

"There''s a great pizza spot we go to every Sunday. It''s our tradition,” Contactmusic quoted Jay Z as saying.

Washington, Sept 11 : Rapper Jay-Z says he will never announce his retirement again but will slip away quietly from the music world when he is done making enough music.

The hitmaker had declared in 2003 that The Black Album would be his last work.

However, the 39-year-old Big Pimpin'' rapper made a 2006 comeback with Kingdom Come.

Jay, real name Shawn Carter, followed with American Gangster in 2007 and his The Blueprint 3 has just been released.

London, Sept 4 : Rapper Jay-Z has rubbished all criticism of hip-hop by well-known African-Americans who believe the genre degrades their ethnicity.

The superstar said the protests were only for "publicity purposes".

Hip-hop recently generated a lot of disapproval from prominent black celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Bill Cosby, who say it is misogynistic and frequent uses the racial N-word.

An annoyed Cosby even went on to pull off a hip-hop album that was "without the profanity, misogyny, violence and braggadocio".

New York, September 2 : Jay-Z will mark the eighth anniversary of 9/11 with a concert this month.

The hip-hop star joined Beyonce at Madison Square Garden on Monday to make an announcement in this regard.

The proceeds of the `Answer the Call' show will benefit the families of New York''s Finest and Bravest who perished that tragic day, reports the New York Post.

The event is expected to raise 750,000 dollars for the New York Police and Fire Widows'' and Children''s Benefit Fund.

London, July 23 : Barbadian singer Rihanna and American hip hop artist Jay-Z are said to have had an expensive night out, racking up a hefty 8,000 pounds bar bill.

The two had jetted into London on July 21 and headed straight to Mayfair hotspot Vendome, where they partied till the early hours.

"Rihanna and Jay-Z arrived together and requested a private booth with two security guards," the Sun quoted an onlooker as saying.

Washington, July 15 : American hip-hop artist Jay-Z has confirmed that he will be releasing his first book after he finalised a literary deal last week.

Jay-Z, 39, real name Shawn Carter, will tell in his book the story of what's behind the song lyrics of some of his most famous tracks.

"It's called Decoded. I named it Decoded because I'm decoding all the lyrics from my records," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

Washington, July 10 : American rap mogul artist Jay-Z is close to signing a deal to reveal the story behind his lyrics in a book.

Executives at Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House publishers, are said to have approached the Big Pimpin'' hitmaker, famed for never writing down his song rhymes, with the book deal.

An article in the New York Observer says that Jay-Z''s literary agent Matthew Guma is in final negotiations for a tome of commentary, reports Contactmusic.

Washington, June 6 : Superstar Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, has topped a new list of the most powerful person in the rap world.

The `99 Problems' hitmaker, who is married to Beyonce Knowles, has landed the top spot on rap magazine The Source''s Power 30 list.

Jay-Z topped the list due to his due to his business ventures with Live Nation and Rocawear and his part-ownership of the New Jersey Nets basketball team.

Also making the list were P. Diddy, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, and Lil Wayne, reports Contactmusic.

New York, May 28 : Rapper Jay-Z is likely to ink a deal with Warner Music Group after his recent split from Def Jam.

If successful, it will make him one of the richest and most powerful men in the music world.

According to well-placed sources, Jay Z has been taking top-secret meetings with his old pals and former managers Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles.

The conversations have included giving Jay his own record label at WMG, tentatively to be called the Carter Music Group.

London, May 23 : Jay-Z has stepped down as the CEO of Def Jam Records.

According to RapRadar. com, the 39-year-old star has revealed that he is now "a completely independent artist" after buying out the remainder of his contract.

"Working with Doug Morris and LA Reid has been a unique and fulfilling experience and I respect them immensely," the BBC quoted him as saying.

"Doug and I spoke directly and had one of the most unique `negotiations' ever.