Prefix — Jay-Z's Life+Times sat down with RZA to have him decipher lines from "Unspoken Word" off his Bobby Digital debut album and "Protect ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-rza-decodes-unspoken-word-and-protect-ya-nec/72197... more info

Consequence of Sound — Nate Dogg: It’s A Wonderful Life coming next year. more info

Guardian Music — The past year saw pop sensation Rita Ora storm the charts, an acclaimed return for Bat for Lashes, Jake Bugg's meteoric rise and the triumphant rebirth of Kevin Rowland's Dexys. They reflect on 12 crazy months in this week's Observer. But what were t... more info

Guardian Music — The protégée: Jay-Z signed Kosovan-born British singer-songwriter Rita Ora to his record label Roc Nation in 2009. This year Rita scored three consecutive No 1 singles from her debut album, Ora, and won best newcomer at the MobosHow was 2012 for y... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — You made it through Thanksgiving! Congratulations! As a reward, please accept this gift from Beyonce and Jay-Z: a photo of Blue Ivy...'s hair. More » Happy Holidays! Beyonce Wants You To Have This Picture Of The Back Of Blue Ivy’s Head is a post ... more info

ContactMusic — Lil Wayne retiring; that's not something we expected to hear, especially considering the prolific rapper is a mere 30 years of age - a veritable baby... more info

Guardian Music — (RCA)"I'm not who I was before," sings Alicia Keys on the gorgeous Brand New Me, on her first album since 2009. The success of her Jay-Z collaboration Empire State of Mind seems to have encouraged the Grammy-collecting soul singer to try new styles, ... more info

ContactMusic — Jay Z joined Rihanna's fans to welcome the Umbrella singer back to her adopted New York after a seven-day round-the-world trek at the 777 Tour finale... more info

411 Mania — The tour continues... more info

E! Online — Rihanna saved the best for last with her 777 World Tour. Tuesday night in New York City, the "Nobody's Business" singer wrapped up her seven-day Unapologetic promotional tour... more info