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Jay-Z 'ditches Def Jam for Atlantic Records'
Published Sunday, Jul 5 2009, 07:06 BST | By Marcell Minaya
Rex Features
The entrepreneur has confirmed that his new album Blueprint 3 will be distributed via Atlantic Records.
The 'D.O.A.' rapper, who reportedly bought out of his Def Jam contract for $5 million, has admitted that he felt underappreciated at his former label.
Jay-Z told Billboard: "You have to figure, this is like four years ago, and to them it was just like, ‘Are you crazy? No! Make a song!'
"To me it was like, I’ve sold companies for huge amounts of money. I’m an entrepreneur - that’s what I’ve been all my life. I can’t just sit here and make records and not do anything else. Why wouldn’t you want to do this with me? I felt underutilised."
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