RZA challenges Jay Z to $1 million chess showdown by Bert BernsteinPublished Fri 09 Dec 2011 14:08 To help promote the release of his new Apple application, RZA of the Wu Tang Clan has issued a $1million mystery of chessboxing duel to The Throne. RZA’s World is an interactive app that gives users access to […]
The chess future

Chess goes hip-hopBy Ted Geoghegan Special to amNewYork6:45 PM EDT, June 24, 2008 In 2003, Jay-Z opened 40/40 nightclub in NYC and installed a vertical chessboard in its VIP Cognac Room. (Associated Press) The public perception of the geeky chess club is getting a hardcore makeover, thanks to Wu Tang Clan founder RZA, Jay-Z and […]
Palazzo

Jay-Z brings unique club concept to Palazzo …Enter Jay-Z, the music industry mogul, entrepreneur and, for the last several years, club owner, who has brought his 40/40 Club concept to Las Vegas at the Palazzo, the Strip’s newest resort. He has combined the upscale sports bar and nightclub concepts in two successful clubs in New […]