USA Today Music — The rapper/entrepreneur builds on his ever-growing empire with new YouTube channel Life+Times. more info

ContactMusic — Chris Brown enjoyed another date with Rihanna just hours after his girlfriend Karrueche Tran dumped him.The chart-topping ex-lovers - who were... more info

Impose Magazine — This week, the biggest news in hip-hop was not about a person, but about a building. Brooklyn's Barclays Center, one-half-of-one-percent-owned by Jay-Z, opened for business with eight straight concerts by the rap legend. Another BK rapper, Skyzoo... more info

Guardian Music — Under the Bridge, LondonNas's career has never been a model of consistency. Having been lauded as the best rapper in the world in the wake of his game-changing 1994 debut, Illmatic, the New Yorker has since seen his reputation yo-yo as he has tacked ... more info

Starpulse — Is Jay-Z's part ownership of the Brooklyn Nets much ado about nothing? RumorFix is reporting there are rumors that the rap superstar's ownership percentage is less than 1%. more info

Prefix — This past weekend served as Jay-Z’s victory lap. Opening up the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn with the first ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-jay-z-address-critics-criticism-over-his-bro/69954/ more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — It was Day 3 at the Barclays Centre & Jay-Z took some time out to address the recent criticism he’s received over his ownership stake in the Brooklyn Nets franchise. Jay talks about not taking it personal and even alludes to the fact that the appar... more info

Guardian Music — This Odd Future-style coven of hip-hop mavericks from New York City could be the next to prompt a full-on furoreReading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: Harlem.The lineup: Wiki, Hak, Sporting Life and Ramon.The background: The last time ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay-Z at Barclays Center - 9/29/12 (via Alyonka Larionov) Jay-Z kicked off his first of eight sold-out shows at Brooklyn's new Barclays Center on Friday (9/28) and has since played his second (9/29) and third (9/30) nights over the weekend.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dum Dum Girls at MHOW in February (more by Amanda Hatfield) today in NYC * Primitivo @ Barbes * ASSSSCAT 3000 @ UCB * Jay-Z @ Barclays Center * Todd Barry @ Caroline's * Mysterious Forum @ The Stone *... more info