Editing Jay-Z (section)

=== Media ===
On April 5, 2011, Jay-Z launched the popular culture and [[lifestyle magazine|lifestyle]] online magazine ''Life + Times''. It features content that showcases his high-end tastes in clothing, appliances, and cars. The site design is aesthetically aimed at the [[upwardly mobile]] young male demographic, with sports and music-related posts accompanying those about fashion and design.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Perpetua |first=Matthew |date=April 6, 2011 |title=Jay-Z Launches New Pop Culture Site Life + Times |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-z-launches-new-pop-culture-site-life-times-243907/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=January 1, 2021 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523002825/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-z-launches-new-pop-culture-site-life-times-243907/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Among the music content is the ''Decoded'' series, originating from Jay-Z's [[Decoded (memoir)|memoir of the same name]] and featuring a select rapper deciphering their own lyrics.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bustard |first=Andy |date=August 24, 2012 |title=Gunplay decodes MMG's 'Power Circle' with Life + Times |url=http://soulculture.com/music/gunplay-decodes-mmgs-power-circle-with-life-times-video/ |access-date=January 1, 2021 |website=Soul Culture |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121121956/http://soulculture.com/music/gunplay-decodes-mmgs-power-circle-with-life-times-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2015, after being contacted by the webzine, the DJ and radio host [[Funkmaster Flex]] revealed that he had been contacted in 2013 for a story about a digital app he made at the time, but alleged that the information was instead used to help launch the ''Magna Carta'' Samsung app for the release of Jay-Z's album of the same name. "But I was good with that. I ate that. Everybody's out here hustling", Flex reasoned to ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ellis |first=Stacy-Ann |date=January 16, 2015 |title=Funkmaster Flex On Jay Z's 'Life+Times': 'Your Website Is Trash' |url=https://www.vibe.com/2015/01/funkmaster-flex-jay-z-life-times-beef |access-date=January 1, 2021 |website=Vibe |archive-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624031705/https://www.vibe.com/2015/01/funkmaster-flex-jay-z-life-times-beef/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, he signed a two-year exclusive film and TV Deal with [[Weinstein Company]] and with the deal gives them first-look options to create scripted and unscripted TV projects and film projects, and those projects were in works.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lilah |first=Rose |date=September 29, 2016 |title=Jay Z inks two-year deal with Weinstein Company |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jay-z-signs-exclusive-deal-for-tv-and-movie-with-weinstein-co-news.24423.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930034021/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jay-z-signs-exclusive-deal-for-tv-and-movie-with-weinstein-co-news.24423.html |archive-date=September 30, 2016 |access-date=September 29, 2016 |website=Hotnewhiphop}}</ref> As part of his deal with Weinstein company, he produced a documentary series on the life of [[Kalief Browder]] who was imprisoned for three years and committed suicide upon his release. He also addressed [[racial profiling]] and [[police brutality]] in a conscious manner.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Danny |date=October 7, 2016 |title=Jay Z documents life of Kalief Browder |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jay-z-speaks-on-police-brutality-and-criminal-justice-reform-news.24614.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008171857/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jay-z-speaks-on-police-brutality-and-criminal-justice-reform-news.24614.html |archive-date=October 8, 2016 |access-date=October 7, 2016 |website=HNHH}}</ref>