VH1 News — Jay-Z fans expect "surprises" at 9/11 benefit concert. "This show is gonna be one of the single greatest performances in history," one fan said on his way in to Madison Square Garden. more info

Chorus.fm — *Jay-Z* (http://www.myspace.com/jayz)'s new album, The Blueprint 3, is on sale for $3.99 at Amazon MP3 (http://tinyurl.com/mofbql). more info

Altsounds — Jay-Z joins forces with Rihanna and Kanye West for his brand new single, ‘Run This Town’ – currently no.1 on the UK Charts. Since its very first worldwide radio debut play at 9:11EST on July 24, the track has gone A-list at... more info

Guardian Music — Beware the legacy of the September 11 album release, says Sam RichardsYesterday marked the eighth anniversary of the release of The Blueprint, a dazzling album that cemented Jay-Z's rep as the foremost rapper of his generation and introduced the worl... more info

VH1 News — We talked to Mary J. Blige and Swizz Beatz about the anticipated Jay-Z/Alicia Keys duet, "Empire State of Mind." "I hope it's as big as it sounds. I hope it looks that big. I believe it will be," Mary J. Blige said. more info

Live Daily — The 2009 Samsung AT&T Summer Krush Tour is now in its third year. Tuesday night (9/8), the free concert series featured rap giant Jay-Z [ tickets ] as the headlining act at the House of Blues in Chicago. Kicking off his set list with "Run This Tow... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay-Z @ Gramercy Theatre on 9.9.09 (more by Brian Ach/WireImage) The Melvins @ Webster Hall in May (more by Ryan Muir) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Jay-Z @ Madison Square Garden * Ben & Vesper, Ortolan @ Sycamore... more info

The Newsroom — Jay-Z discusses his monumental new album "The Blueprint 3," his collaboration with Kanye and the evolution of Hip-Hop. Includes D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune) official music video in HD. more info

The Newsroom — On this week's HipHollywood.com Weekly Wrap: We send out a congrats to Whitney Houston and Raekwon on their new albums, check in on the Vegas marriage of The Dream and Christina Milian with Electrik Red, sit down exclusively with Kid Cudi about his n... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Hip-hop producer Timbaland has apologized to Jay-Z for inadvertently leaking several songs from the rapper's new album The Blueprint 3 more than two weeks before its release. more info