411 Mania — When will it drop now? more info

Chicago Tribune — The release of Jay-Z's (right) hotly anticipated new disc, "The Blueprint 3," has been moved up to Tuesday, Billboard.com reports. It was also confirmed by changes on Amazon.com, Rhapsody.com and by WEA, Warner Music Group's U.S. distribution arm. T... more info

I Like Music — Has become the oldest living star to feature in the charts. Jay Z scores first UK number one single more info

MTV.co.uk News — Jay-Z has shot to number one in the UK Singles Chart with Run This Town.   The track, which features Rihanna and Kanye West, mark’s Jay-Z’s first number one in the UK.   Run... more info

NME — Plus Arctic Monkeys stay on top of the album chart more info

Perez Hilton — The release date of Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 has been bumped up! The rapper's upcoming album, featuring Rihanna, Kanye West and Alicia Keys, just to name a few, will be available for sale on Tuesday, September 8th. The album was originally scheduled ... more info

AllHipHop — The release date for Jay-Z's highly anticipated album The Blueprint 3 has been shuffled due to bootlegging and leaks on the Internet. The new album will now be released this Tuesday (September 8) as opposed to the original date of Friday, September ... more info

Jay-Z has a penchant for turning album releases into events, then delivering on the hype. more info

VH1 News — Did 50 Cent dis Jay-Z on his mixtape track "Flight 187"? We discuss it in Off the Dome. more info

Guardian Music — What happens when you put 50 Cent in a room with self-help writer Robert Greene? The most improbable popular psychology book imaginableWhen the rapper and former drug dealer Curtis Jackson first laid hands on a copy of a vaguely sinister self-help... more info