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Guardian Music — The rapper is no stranger to branding up his music, but what do his lyrics tells us about West's affiliation with fashion? In pictures: Kanye West- A journey through styleRappers name drop brands on autopilot. From Rick Ross' favourite car to Drake's... more info

Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonLook Down, Fair Moon, Huw Watkins's new song cycle for Gerald Finley and Julius Drake, takes its title from a poem by Walt Whitman, the first of six works with lunar associations that Watkins sets. But the starting point for the s... more info

Altsounds — British thrashers *Evile* have always been known as very down to earth and fan-friendly, and the band have proven this once again by hand-delivering their new album, Five Serpent's Teeth, to one lucky fan. Evile members *Matt Drake, Ol Drake, Joel G... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Lil Wayne covers this October/November issue of VIBE Magazine He speaks on older rappers in the game, Drake and the London riots. VIBE: You mentioned how humbled you were at the success of “She Will.” Drake, who wrote and performs the song’s ch... more info

Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Benji Lanyado says it just has to be the first Oasis album for himIn the summer of 1995 I caught a bus to Bromley, aiming for the HMV in the Glades shopping centre. I knew exactly what I was going... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Radio Rip of Tyga’s brand new record featuring Drizzy Drake. HHNM more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Pusha T sounds pissed and it seems at a particular someone. Is it Drake? Is it Consequence, B.o.B? Who knows. I doubt its Drizzy but there are too many subliminals on this one. Thanks to MissInfo Lyrics under the cut. The nerve of you, he’ll sit an... more info

Guardian Music — Like Beck in the 90s and Todd Rundgren in the 70s, this San Diego band seem savvy enough to master any kind of musicHometown: San Diego.The lineup: Joel Williams (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals), Trung Ngo (acoustic and electric ... more info

E! Online — Why are people always picking on Drake and Ray J on Twitter? —Doba, via the inbox Both Drake and Ray J have been trending on Twitter lately, particularly Kim... more info