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  • The song was from the rappers' "Watch the Throne," released by Roc-a-Fella records and Vivendi SA's Def Jam.

    Adele and Whitney Dominate Grammys Ethan Smith 2012

  • About a week before the alleged stabbing, he and his Roc-a-Fella partner Dash played the new album for a NEWSWEEK reporter -- in a closed room, with a half dozen various employees in attendance to make sure the tape left the premises with the person who brought it in.

    Rap Takes Another Big Hit 2008

  • Young Jeezy ` s "Let ` s Get It: Thug Motivation 101" in at No. 4 and Roc-a-Fella ` s new artist, Teairra Mari, is at No. 5.

    CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2005 2005

  • He had complained of chest pains before collapsing Saturday, and was dead by the time paramedics arrived, said Gabe Tesoriero, a spokesman for O.D.B.'s record label, Roc-a-Fella.

    Archive 2004-11-01 2004

  • O.D.B. had complained of chest pains before collapsing at the Manhattan studio, and was dead by the time paramedics arrived, said Gabe Tesoriero, a spokesman for O.D.B.'s record label, Roc-a-Fella.

    Archive 2004-11-01 Nathaniel Livingston 2004

  • O.D.B. had complained of chest pains before collapsing at the Manhattan studio, and was dead by the time paramedics arrived, said Gabe Tesoriero, a spokesman for O.D.B.'s record label, Roc-a-Fella.

    Ol' Dirty Bastard Dead At 35 Nathaniel Livingston 2004

  • The two have a storied history, dating back to more than a decade ago when Kanye West got his big break producing for artists signed to Roc-a-Fella records, the label co-founded by Jay-Z.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • Adele's streak will probably not continue next week because of a big opening by Jay-Z and Mr. West's "Watch the Throne" Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam/Roc Nation.

    NYT > Home Page By BEN SISARIO 2011

  • Still, by all measurements, 2011 is perhaps the worst time for Jay-Z and Mr. West to release their first collaborative album, "Watch the Throne" Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam/Roc Nation.

    NYT > Home Page By JON CARAMANICA 2011

  • He offered the rights to the name "Roc-a-Fella" to Dash and Biggs in exchange for the recording masters to Reasonable Doubt, but the pair wouldn't make the deal.

    Bossip 2010

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