USA Today Music — A capacity crowd hit New York's most storied venue to hear hip-hop with strings and tuxedos. more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Slow down Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass," and it sounds unmistakably like Hova rapping (not so much on the chorus, but don't ruin this for us). More » Post from: Crushable more info

Chorus.fm — Vice is floating a new theory (http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/theory-nicki-minaj-is-actually-jay-z-sped-up) that *Nicki Minaj* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicki_Minaj) is actually *Jay-Z (http://www.absolutepunk.net/jayz)* sped... more info

ContactMusic — E Online have reportedly obtained copies of court papers which reveal that Air Platinum Club have dropped their lawsuit against the multi-platinum selling rapper Jay Z The original case was brought against Jay Z whose real name is Shawn Carter becaus... more info

E! Online — When it comes to dealing with pesky lawsuits, Jay-Z's legal blueprint might very well be to settle. At least that's the thinking after a private jet company dropped a lawsuit it... more info

ContactMusic — Rap superstar Jay Z has ended a legal battle over allegations he failed to pay for his flights on a private jet Bosses at Air Platinum Holding sued the star - real name Shawn Carter - in 2010 over claims he paid for just 37 of 55 hours of travel on t... more info

Dlisted — Blue Ivy Carter won't push out a caca unless it's going into a rabbit fur diaper lined in Scottish cashmere and she won't roll out of her $22,000 crib unless someone is shaking a canary diamond-encrusted rattle at her, so it's no ... more info

Perez Hilton — Word on the street is Simon Cowell is offering Beyonce $100 million a year to judge X Factor!! One year could pay for Blue Ivy's college tuition (not that she and Jay-Z didn't already have that money anyways)!! According to sources close: He wants ... more info

411 Mania — And they want her diaper changed every hour… more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Jon Connor is prepping to release a new mixtape entitled “The Blue Album”, taking beats from Jay-Z’s “Blueprint” and re-working them. The project drops on Valentines Day and is hosted by DJ Green Lantern. more info