Perez Hilton — Boo! We bet this would have been a really great show! Jay-Z was slated to perform above the marquee at the Ed Sullivan Theater for The Late Show With David Letterman Monday, but the Mayor is having the show cancel the gig. On the heels of the chaos t... more info

XLR8R — First The Grey Album, then Girl Talk, and now this. Bi-coastal producer Jason Drake (a.k.a. Cassettes Won't Listen) prepared this meeting of seemingly disparate musical entities between studio sessions for his forthcoming new full-length album, ... more info

Guardian Music — This week, we begin with the soothing tones of Canadian rapper/singer/actor (in that order, perhaps) Drake. The 23-year-old has just released his debut album, Thank Me Later, and explains the background to this soul-searching LP. He also brings Rosie... more info

MTV.com News — Drizzy's Thank Me Later debut date included promotional stops, a buzzed-about free concert and partying at New York City hot spots. By Jayson Rodriguez Drake visits Best Buy on June 15, 2010 in New York City Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage D... more info

MTV.com News — 'If they got the music already, let's let them listen to it,' the Toronto MC recalls telling label after leak.By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway Calloway Drake Photo: MTV News Back in April, Drake revealed June 15 would be the rele... more info

MTV.com News — Secret Jay-Z concert atop the famed Ed Sullivan Theater marquee was nixed days before the event.By Mawuse Ziegbe Jay-Z Photo: C. Flanigan/ WireImage Jay-Z apparently had a big surprise in store for unsuspecting crowds milling about Midtown ... more info

The World Forgot — If you can remember all the way back to 2009 the Dessner brothers (from The National) helped out Red Hot Organization with a little compilation album entitled Dark Was The Night (amazon) (itunes).  To be honest it’s ok if you’ve forgotten this s... more info

Sheena Beaston — What better way to jump into a fresh new year, than by recounting some of the best mixes, from one sole soul. Yep, Doctor Rosen Rosen is back with his compilation of his very own cream of the 2009 crop.With a name so nice, you say it twice, Doctor Ro... more info

Sheena Beaston — With 2009 coming to a close, we've dished out our BE[a]ST of the year lists, given you a number of holiday goodies from labels and artists, and prepped as best we can for 2010. But no musical chart-topping year is ever complete without the mighty han... more info

Sheena Beaston — Finally back to somewhat of a normalcy* schedulings of posts now that I'm back in the city, and what a way to kick things off post-holiday...with a CJ Milli mix! If you recall, this rad gal made one of our BE[a]ST of 2009 lists, and we're dead set on... more info