ContactMusic — Superstar Jay Z will play three homecoming concerts in his native New York to officially open his Brooklyn Nets basketball teams new arena this September 12 The rap icon and team co-owner will launch the Barclays Center in Brooklyn with a big gig on ... more info

Popdose — The popular practice of pinching pop tunes for political purposes — without permission. Why are Jay-Z and Kanye West laughing?  My guess is they’re in hysterics over new French president François Hollande’s use of their song “Niggas in Pari... more info

411 Mania — Guest spots from Jay-Z, Dr. Dre and more... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kanye West at Ovation Hall - 7/7/12 (via eyevfaye) Kanye West, who has been touring with Jay-Z in support of Watch the Throne, took some time off from that this past weekend to do a 2 night solo run at... more info

ContactMusic — Jay Z has announced two additional dates to his current 2012 touring schedule and will now be playing two extremely reasonably priced shows at Fort Greene in New York Hova has largely been playing alongside pal Kanye West this year with the two rap b... more info

Prefix —   Jay-Z is really squeezing all he can from Barclays Center, future home of the Brooklyn Nets. The hip-hop ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/jay-z-to-perform-at-brooklyn-nets-barclay-stadium/66998/ more info

Consequence of Sound — The Nets' co-owner headlines his new arena. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Rick Ross is preparing to release his fifth studio album later this month. Japanese website Rakuten seem to have the tracklist in their possession and it appears to be star-studded. Dr. Dre and Jay-Z appear on “3 Kings”, while Drake and MMG membe... more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, André 3000, Drake, and more. more info

Prefix — It's been a good week for one Kanye West. First, he and his best buddy Jay-Z won awards ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/new-kanye-album-on-its-way/66951/ more info