Jay-Z taps UK rap market with K.Koke for Roc Nation
International
oi-Shekhar Hooli
By Sampurn Wire
US
rapper
Jay-Z
is
all
set
to
cross
the
Atlantic
again
and
expand
its
market
in
UK
too.
Jay-Z
has
now
signed
the
UK
rapper
K.Koke
to
Roc
Nation,
a
U.S
Record
label
headed
by
The
Blueprint
3
hitmaker.
The
hip
hop
entrepreneur
has
signed
K.Koke
and
the
Susprect
Entertaiment
in
a
joint
deal
with
Roc
Nation
and
RCA.
Previously
in
2010
Jay-Z
signed
The
Ting
Tings
in
the
Roc
Nation
and
so
far
can
boasts
of
having
the
names
like
Rihanna,
Sean
Garrett,
Willow
Smith,
J.Cole
and
Jay
Electronica
under
its
label.
Apart
from
K.Koke,
the
Roc
Nation
has
also
signed
artists
like
Froggy,
R9,
Lefty,
Grams,
Bug,
Capo,
Gyro,
Lil
Shan
and
Leokins.
It
seems
now
that
the
community
of
hip
hop
is
busy
forming
their
dream
team,
like
G.O.O.D
Music,
YMCMB,
and
The
Conglomerates,
nonetheless,
it
is
good
that
talents
are
being
honed
and
brought
out
in
the
public.
This
deal
with
Roc
nation
will
surely
be
a
big
boost
to
K.Koke"s
career.
Jay-Z
apart
from
recording
hip
hop
numbers
and
winning
ten
Grammy
Awards
can
boast
of
having
the
most
number
of
number
one
albums
on
the
Billboard
200
by
a
solo
artist.
Apart
from
being
founder
of
the
label
Roc
Nation,
he
is
also
one
of
the
three
members
who
founded
the
Roc-A-Fella
Records.
In
spite
of
being
married
to
Beyonce,
the
rapper
prefers
to
keep
their
relationship
a
low
profile
affair.