Brooklyn Vegan — Jay-Z @ APW in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ - 7/31/09 (by Tim Griffin) Brooklyn's own Jay-Z opened up his headlining set at All Points West on Friday night with a cover of the Beastie Boys classic "No Sleep... more info

411 Mania — This week, we're looking at why Jay-Z and Game would beef, what makes a rapper 'lyrical', Drake's appeal and Krizz Kaliko's latest album! more info

NME — Hova also pays tribute to Michael Jackson as he closes day one more info

Stereogum — Last fall Diesel celebrated its 30th birthday in Brooklyn with a concert by N.E.R.D., Franz Ferdinand, T.I., and a very pregnant M.I.A. So expectations for last night's Diesel:U:Music event and its promise of very special guests were high (like pl... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Brad Paisley claims his newest single is his favorite among all the songs he's penned. Coming from an artist who has written or co-written the bulk of his 14 No. 1 tunes (with the last 10 chart-toppers being consecutive), that ... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Boyd/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Rock Daily is already on the grounds of New Jersey’s All Points West festival, ready to rock with Jay-Z, Tool, Coldplay and dozens more. We’ve already broken down the fest’s essential sets and artists to ... more info

Unreality Music — Jay-z Run this Town Lyrics Rihanna Feeling it coming in the air, hear the screams from everywhere, I’m addicted to thrill, Its a dangerous love affair, Can’t be scared when nickels down, got a problem tell me now, Only thing thats on my... more info

Live Daily — Christina Aguilera and the Eagles' Joe Walsh have moved to the DJ side of the radio mixing board with the launch of a.p.e. Radio. The online broadcast venture is a partnership between Front Line Management and Clear Channel Radio, and formally po... more info

Rolling Stone — Jay-Z, “99 Problems” [Light Year Remix] It’s unlikely that Jay will opt for this disco re-structuring of this Black Album classic at his headlining slot at All Points West tonight but, hey, who knows? Remember that one time when My Bloody Valen... more info

MTV.com News — The Roots, Cobra Starship, Lykke Li also hit the stage.By Steven Roberts Kanye West and Pusha T perform at the Diesel show at Webster Hall in New York City on Thursday Photo: Theo Wargo/ WireImage NEW YORK — The Diesel show at Webster Ha... more info