Biography Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969) is an American rapper, songwriter, music executive and entertainment mogul. The music act who is considered to be one of the most influential figures in Hip Hop is known professionally by the moniker, Jay Z. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Records, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records and president of Roc Nation. The rapper has been credited for the success of a host of American superstars, with who he has worked in the past three decades of his music career.

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore is calling out NeNe Leakes for her (alleged) failure to deliver on a promise made to Detroit public school kids. The duo promised to donate the money to a Detroit foundation for public schoolchildren after NeNe told Moore that if she donated $20,000, then she’d match it. It is that charitable vow that Moore says Leakes has failed to live up to.

Two Russian regions will merge into a single federal subject, the first such move in more than a decade, the state-run TASS news agency reported after their governors signed a memorandum of intent Wednesday. The Arkhangelsk region and the Nenets autonomous district in northwestern Russia near the Arctic could send a petition to President Vladimir Putin as soon as June 10, according to the Znak.com news website. "The memorandum has been signed,"

Sometime during the 14th century, someone looked at swords, axes, and rapiers, and thought to themselves “What if we had these things, but long?” And apparently that question blew people’s minds with that level of innovative genius. Halberds are basically longer versions of other weapons, often sacrificing speed for a bigger reach and power. And that remains true in Dark Souls 2 as well. They also suffer from the same “Sweetspot” curse as the reapers, meaning that if you don’t hit your target with the blade part of the weapon, you’ll do reduced damage (though the penalty isn’t as harsh), so keep that in mind.