ContactMusic — Socialite Paris Hilton is going up against Jay Z and Gwen Stefani for a top fashion award The hotel heiress Paris Hilton Footwear brand is up for Best Celebrity Licensee of the Year at the 2012 International Licensing Excellence Awards Bosses at t... more info

Guardian Music — Trainers like the Yeezy 2 are a status symbol for young people worldwide, and unfortunately one that some are willing to kill for"Dude, you slept rough to buy Kanye West's trainers? Why?" This was the incredulous question that Vice magazine put to th... more info

Gigwise — Rapper joins Jay-Z and Kasabian to play Saturday of the London festival more info

Gigwise — Shocking footage of proposed 2002 gig stunt appears online - watch more info

ContactMusic — Rita Ora says Jay-Z treats her like his family The 21-year-old singer is thrilled to be signed to the rap moguls Roc Nation label because he is so supportive and gave her time to develop as an artist She said Hes a great boss Its li... more info

Perez Hilton — Okay. When Nas is defending you using the N-word, that's when you know there should be NO COMPLAINTS! After Gwyneth Paltrow tweeted a photo of herself on stage with Jay-Z and Kanye West, she captioned it, "n***as in paris for real!" Because you know... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — In an interview with CBS, Nas says that Gwyneth Paltrow gets a pass on using the N-word. It comes after the actress tweeted “N**gas In Paris for real” while watching Jay-Z and Kanye perform “Paris”. Nas also says he is giving passes to people... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Thursday, June 7 2012 – (Toronto, ON / Los Angeles, CA) – Today marks a big day in producer Hit-Boy’s career. The Los Angeles native has launched his rap career with the release of his new single/video titled Jay-Z Interview. The video highligh... more info

Guardian Music — In New York, a wave of fearless young gay rappers are claiming their space in the homophobic world of hip-hop – and the mainstream wants a piece of itIt's easier to be gay in the US army than it is to be gay in hip-hop. As yet, discounting R Kelly'... more info

Guardian Music — Despite all the Twitter ranting and award storming, Kanye West deserves a b-day celebration as fancy as the shoes he's sellingIt's the 35th birthday of Kim Kardashian's boyfriend, and though we don't have details on what will surely be one of the par... more info