Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Rapper 50 Cent has backed down from a September chart battle with hip-hop superstar Jay-Z - he's pushed back the release of his new album by two weeks. more info

411 Mania — Kanye lays groundwork for anti-Auto-Tune song... more info

AngryApe — They're working together on 'The Blueprint 3' more info

MTV.com News — Check out an exclusive clip from the companion DVD to Fab's upcoming album of the same name.By Shaheem Reid Fabolous Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Fabolous woke up one morning handcuffed to a hospital bed. After being shot. Whatever ... more info

MTV.com News — 'You gotta leave them kinda dudes alone,' the G-Unit member says of top-earning MCs like Jay, 50 Cent and Diddy.By Shaheem Reid Tony Yayo Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — Tony Yayo has been keeping up. Just like all the fans have been talking ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Zakk said...In Zakkorama Summer Series today it is about early 60s (most) acoustic blues from the US. We have for albums by Jesse Fuller, Pink Anderson, Memphis Slim (two solo albums where he plays piano and organ, which is quite unusually) and Sonny... more info

AngryApe — He'll be dropping his new record on the same day more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Rapper 50 Cent is preparing to go head-to-head with Jay-Z - he's reportedly releasing his new album on the same day as the hip-hop heavyweight. more info

Persona Sauna — For his Guest DJ set on KCRW, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt created a list of songs he used for inspiration while prepping for five specific roles, including two characters in movies coming out this summer. One playing Zooey Deschanel’s soon-to-... more info

411 Mania — This week, we continue to switch genres and go back to my first love, hip hop. The reigning King of Hip Hop is the subject (obviously), and there's a banner for you to dislike and stuff. Just click the damn link already. more info