Guardian Music — Sound Control, ManchesterEarlier this year, Rita Ora – a 21-year-old Londoner born in Kosovo – told the Guardian her mentor Jay-Z believed she could be as big as his previous protege, Rihanna. Maybe he's right: with the year not even out, she has... more info

Prefix — This weekend, Budweiser will unveil its Made In America Festival in Philadelphia, a splashy event that features Jay-Z along with ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/youtube-and-pandora-will-stream-this-weekends-made/68441/ more info

Prefix — Though his influence ranges far and wide within the organization, believe it or not folks, Jay-Z doesn’t own as ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/jay-z-doesnt-want-people-to-know-how-small-his-own/68432/ more info

Perez Hilton — As we previously reported, Jay-Z’s upcoming Made In America festival this weekend is going to be PACKED with some AH-Mazing talent! Everyone from Drake, Jill Scott, Run DMC to Calvin Harris are slated to perform … but the line-up may just get eve... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Gary Clark Jr. at Coachella 2012 (more by David Andrako) As mentioned, Philly's Made In America Festival goes down this weekend (9/1 - 9/2) on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Since we last spoke, the lineup was expanded and now includes... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — 3 years after being signed to Jay-Z’s label Roc Nation, London’s very own Rita Ora has finally released her debut album ‘Ora’. Rita Ora first launched onto the charts with the massive hit‘Hot Right Now’ in February of this year. Many may ... more info

Guardian Music — Rapper Giggs's acquittal on gun charges raises questions of how young people and society deal with gang cultureIt was a dark, freezing February night this year when police officers stopped a black Ford Focus on the Forest Hill Road, near Peckham, sou... more info

Starpulse — Jay-Z has ended a multi-million dollar legal battle with his former chef. The hip-hop star recently filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against Mike Shand over a dispute relating to the New York City br... more info

Guardian Music — Rita Ora, On tourAs anyone aware of that little-known recording artist Rihanna will already know, Jay-Z sets the bar quite high when it comes to choosing a protege. Their backgrounds are very different (Rita Ora comes from the former Yugoslavia and w... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Beanie Sigel went up to Power 105.1 to chop it up with The Breakfast Club. On the agenda was Roc-A-Fella, Jay-Z, Dame Dash and Meek Mill. Watch the interview below.   The post Beanie Sigel Interview With The Breakfast Club appeared first on The Hip ... more info