There is a rumor on the block that this kid Astro aka the Astronomical Kid has been signed by Jay-Z. This is the kid that was on X-Factor and was kicked off. I never saw it, but I heard that he had a lil’ too much swag or something. He’s a 15 year old from BKNY, just like Jay. Jay-Z reportedly said:

“I first heard about this exciting new talent and decided to watch some of his performances. Not only was I impressed with his performance, but to see the confidence he sang with, his lyrics and diction were on point.”

 Seems like they are going to get Willow and Astro in the studio now that they are both under the Roc umbrella.

Astro denies it:

 

Despite all of the rumors that have been circulating on the web in the past few days, X Factor’s whiz kid, Astro, tells MTV News that he hasn’t actually signed a deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label.

“I don’t have a check or a contract, so as far as I know, I’m not signed,” the 15-year-old MC said, when he stopped by our newsroom on Monday (December 5).

 

Last week, rumors that Hov signed the L.A. Reid-backed Astronomical Kid began to swirl online but the upstart rapper shot down the buzz.

“I have never met anyone from Roc Nation. I’d love to, but I’m not signed right now to anyone,” he said. “Nobody ever hit me up about that — just go on the Internet and it’s up there. But I’m not signed as far as I know.”

Now that he is off the show, the Brooklyn whiz kid is looking forward to getting back into the studio and eventually signing a deal.

“I just want to be in a place where I’m comfortable 100 percent. I just want to be able to release my music, do my movies, [and] everything is fair,” he said of his dream deal. “I just want to be able to have fun doing it. I don’t want music to be a job for me; I want it to be something I’m doing for fun. As long it’s not a job then you’re straight.”

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