Jay-Z leaves Def Jam

Finally LL COOL J can shut the hell up!! Jay-Z contract has expired and he will be exiting the Def Jam Building!! Changes will take effect January 1, 2008.

Here is his statement:

“As a person who is optimistic about hip-hop, I look at albums like American Gangster and Kanye West’s Graduation as albums that people can emulate, because they were made with nothing but the highest of integrity and passion about putting your all into the music. People tend to emulate success, so hopefully they’ll emulate the blueprint of those albums, and we’ll have some great music.”