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
411 Mania — News and thoughts on Jay-Z discussing his place in hip-hop, Nicki Minaj cancelling her performance at Hot 97's Summer Jam, the new Kanye West video "Mercy," A$AP Rocky getting robbed and more! more info
The Newsroom — Jay-Z will headline and curate a two-day music festival in Philadelphia called Made in America. The event will be sponsored by Budweiser and will benefit United Way. While the lineup has yet to be announced, fans are already speculating that Beyonce ... more info
ContactMusic — The one-time home of the Emmy and Grammy Awards is on the market The Hollywood Palladium which has also housed gigs by Jay Z and Frank Sinatra is expected to fetch 60 million 37 5 million The fabled Sunset Boulevard property is currently bein... more info
ContactMusic — Grace Potter The Nocturnals and acclaimed singersongwriter Gary Clark JR have signed on to help The Flaming Lips break records by performing eight gigs in a day Wayne Coyne and his band are hoping to replace Jay Z in the Guinness Book of Records and.... more info
The Newsroom — Will Smith and Jay Z are giving the musical Annie some street cred. The musical is headed to the big screen in a hip hop version starring Will's daughter Willow Smith. The soundtrack will be produced by Jay Z with a nod to Ghetto Anthem no doubt. Our... more info
411 Mania — Is Kanye West and Jay-Z's "No Church in the Wild" another hit from the duo? Does Usher's "Lemme See" make us want to look away? Does Katherine McPhee's "Touch Me" inspire naughty thoughts or just boredom? 411's Chad Webb and Tony Acero listen to t... more info