Jay-Z performed a free show in Miami as part of the “Last Chance for Change” rally to register voters on behalf of Barack Obama’s campaign. Jay is collaborating with Coldplay on a remix to “Lost” off the group’s upcoming EP Prospekt’s March.

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Jay-Z was honored with a Global Leadership Award at the United Nations Association of the USA’s 2008 Global Leadership Awards gala at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on Wednesday.

The hip-hop mogul received the award for his visionary leadership of “Water for Life” and his partnership with the United Nations.

T.I. celebrated the release of his new album Paper Trail with a star-studded concert at New York’s Highline Ballroom on Tuesday. He brought out special guests Lupe Fiasco for “Superstar,” Swizz Beatz for “Bring ‘Em Out” and “Swing Ya Rag,” and Jay-Z for “Swagga Like Us.”

Watch Hov and Swizzy above and Lupe below courtesy of MissInfo.tv.

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Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Lupe Fiasco were among those in attendance at the 2008 New Yorkers For Children Fall Gala held at Cipriani’s 42nd Street on Tuesday.

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MTV UK is reporting that both Jay-Z and Kanye West will release new albums before the end of the year. According to the site, Jay-Z will release “Swagger Like Us” featuring T.I., West, and Lil Wayne as his lead single. It will reportedly be available as a digital download this Saturday, September 6th.

Meanwhile, Kanye West is scheduled to drop his follow-up to Graduation in December. The first single, “Love Lockdown,” is said to debut on Monday. The rapper recently performed the track at the Nike+ Human Race 10K grand finale. Watch the live performance below. West will also close the MTV VMAs on Sunday.

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Hip-hop heavy hitters Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and T.I. aka “The Rap Olympic Team” go for the gold on “Swagger Like Us,” a new track reportedly off T.I.’s Paper Trail. The song samples M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes.”

You can listen to it on Kanye’s blog.

Jigga appeared at the 2008 J&R MusicFest in New York on Thursday sporting more hair than usual.

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Dr. Dre is about to get some friendly competition in the headphones market, according to CNET’s Crave. There’s indication that Jay-Z will release his own set of headphones with Motorola, which will go up against Dre and Monster Cable’s Beats by Dr. Dre.

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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson wears the crown on Forbes.com’ inaugural Hip-Hop Cash Kings list of the top-earning hip-hop artists in the business last year. The Queens-bred MC tops the list, earning $150 million over the past 12 months—almost twice what No. 2-ranked Jay-Z made.

The new king of hip-hop wealth banked $100 million after taxes on one deal alone when his stake in VitaminWater was bought by Coca-Cola as part of a $4.1 billion deal. 50’s portfolio also includes G-Unit Records, films, video games, platinum albums, and a mining partnership with South African billionaire Partrice Motsepe.

See the full list below.

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The Internet has been fiendin’ for it, now here’s “Jockin’ Jay-Z” in its entirety off Jay-Z’s upcoming Blueprint 3. Jigga premiered the Kanye West-produced song last week at Kanye’s Madison Square Garden show. Hov cannot be stopped!

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