Oprah recruits Jay-Z, GaGa for TV network

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Oprah recruits Jay-Z, GaGa for TV network

By Marcell Minaya,

Oprah Winfrey will reportedly feature Jay-Z and Lady GaGa in various shows on her new TV network OWN.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the rap superstar and Condoleezza Rice will star on the premiere episode of series Master Class, that features celebrities and politicians relaying real-life stories into the camera.

Jay-Z told the newspaper that he immediately accepted Winfrey’s offer to be included on a show on OWN.

The rapper said: "I didn't even think about it. I just said, 'Yes'."

OWN will launch on January 1, 2011 as a joint venture between Winfrey’s Harpo Inc. and The Discovery Network.