According to reports, 28 employees have been laid off from Jay-Z's Rocawear offices in New York City. That number equals half of the total staff in Rocawear's Manhattan office. The layoffs reportedly took place on January 6 and were due to "economic" problems.



More information on the layoffs can be found at the Department of Labor website.

GRAND RAPIDS -- It was the day to interview B.o.B.



In the middle of the afternoon Aug. 3, my first question for this summer's hip-hop/pop king was simply "How does it feel?"



"Um, it feels ...," began Bobby Ray Simmons Jr., pausing for three seconds, "it feels so good."



A lengthy bout of elated laughter followed over the phone as the Atlanta-raised and -based artist was getting ready to sound check for a performance at Six Flags St. Louis.