Topix — A New York City clothing designer says Jay-Z and his former Roc-A-Fella record label partners owe him $7 million in unpaid royalties for designing their label logo. more info

ContactMusic — Frank Ocean has insisted that his album Channel Orange was released early on iTunes in order to prevent the record from leaking online In a similar move used by Jay Z and Kanye West for their Watch the Throne album - which Ocean appeared on - Channel... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Jay-Z shows at Barclays Center, all eight of 'em, went on sale at 10AM. Did you get any? Tickets to the Revelation Records 25th Anniversary at Irving Plaza are on sale at noon. Tickets for the Down... more info

Consequence of Sound — Eight shows in nine nights! more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay-Z @ All Points West 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) Not very surprising, but...JAY Z has added three more shows at Barclays Center on Monday, October 1st, Friday, October 5th and Saturday, 6th. The three shows will be held in... more info

Metal Injection — If you follow hip hop at all, certainly you are aware of the Jay-Z and Kanye West collaboration, Watch The Throne. Living in New York City, the album has been inescapable, especially the biggest single from the album, "Niggas In Paris." I have to adm... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Jay-Z shows at Barclays Center go on AmEx presale today at 10 AM. Tickets for the Down shows at Best Buy Theater and Starland Ballroom go on AmEx presale today at 10 AM. Tickets for the... more info

Time — Frank Ocean isn’t a household name yet, but there are a few things you should know about him. He’s a member of one of hip-hop’s hottest and most controversial collectives Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, also known as OFWGKTA or, more succin... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — Let’s start off with the William Orbit-produced demo M.I.A. recorded for Madonna ‘s MDNA album that hit the internet waves this afternoon. M.I.A. took to Twitter to address the leak of the song titled Baby: The Hackney Festival appearance... more info

Guardian Music — Ocean surprised fans with the early release of his new album before his first televised performance on Jimmy FallonFrank Ocean has surprised fans with the early release of his new album Channel Orange. Just before Ocean's performance of Bad Religion ... more info