Guardian Music — The hip-hop heavyweight promises his next album will be his most experimental ever. So expect contributions from Laurie Anderson, Scott Walker and Aphex Twin ...Jay-Z's next album will be his "most experimental ever", he said this week. Only he doesn... more info

MTV.com News — Rapper recalls performing with the DJ and Travis Barker earlier this summer.By Shaheem Reid Photo: Chris Weeks/ Getty Images ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Warren G says he still cannot believe his friend and colleague DJ AM is gone. The two w... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Bun B expands record label, plans joint tape with Young Jeezy, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Jay-Z Photo: Roc-A-Fella Blueprint 3 hasn't even hit stores yet (it did hit MTV's The Leak, though), and Jay-Z told us he's already work... more info

AllHipHop — Crooked I had refuted the notion that he is in any way signed to Death Row Records, an assertion made by the new CEO of the iconic label founded by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight.   A comment by Lara Lavi, CEO/President - Wideawake Deathrow LLC, seemed to... more info

NME — And Hughes wants to recruit Dr Dre to work on it… more info

MTV.com News — Jay explains why he was at the 'incredible' indie-rockers' concert in Brooklyn on Sunday.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash Jay-Z Photo: MTV News Attention, all you hand-wringing hipsters out there, Jay-Z doesn't understand wh... more info

MTV.com News — Chef says he's contemplating Young Jeezy for part three, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Raekwon, Mobb Deep and Nas Photo: LOUD Cornerstone Credentials   We heard the album last night, son. Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II is a ... more info

Pasta Primavera — New York’s Mux Mool has an intoxicating effect on me.  I’ve been feasting on his Drum EP for a while now…slowly drifting into a dreamland with his DJ Shadow meets Dr. Dre style.  Then as I was traversing the internets the other day I stum... more info

411 Mania — This week, the 411Music Critics end their summer vacations by taking a trip around the world. They talk about the Top 5 Songs About Places, everything from The Clash's "London Calling” to Metallica's "Battery", Johnny Cash's "I've Been Ever... more info

MTV.com News — Wu-Tang MC is planning a star-studded album-release party for Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II. By Shaheem Reid Raekwon Photo: Universal Raekwon the Chef is keeping his raps right in the kitchen. The outspoken Wu-Tang Clan member has teased us f... more info