Stereogum — After all these years, a new Jay-Z verse is still a pretty big deal. Jay’s newest guest verse appears on “Mr. Nice Watch,” a track from his verbose and arguably too-sincere Roc Nation protege J. Cole. Cole produced the blippy, dubsteppy beat hi... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Jermaine spoke to Mikey Fresh over at VIBE to speak on Cole’s track with Jay-Z for his debut album. Cole also revealed he tried to get Nas for “God’s Gift”. “Everything worked out, I’m a true believer that everything happens for a reason.... more info

ContactMusic — Beyonce Knowles is taking pregnancy advice from Gwyneth Paltrow The 30-year-old singer is expecting her first baby with husband Jay-Z and Gwyneth - who has children Apple seven and five-year-old Moses with husband Chris Martin - has been giving her..... more info

ContactMusic — Jay-Z is set to hold a carnival-themed benefit fundraiser for the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation The 99 Problems rapper will host the lavish event on September 29 at Pier 54 on West and 13th Streets in New York in aid of his charity - which is..... more info

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Guardian Music — It Ain't Hard to Tell will explore rapper's feuds with Jay-Z and Bill O'Reilly, and his four-year marriage to KelisNas has signed a book deal, agreeing to publish his memoirs next year. A decade after he changed his mind about calling one of his albu... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper J Cole was forced to postpone two dates on his U S tour after breaking his leg on Friday 09Sep11 The rising star who is signed to Jay Zs Roc Nation record label and recently toured with Rihanna was expected to hit the stage in Florida on Sun..... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — It seems the next hustle is for rappers to write books.   Following Jay-Z and Prodigy’s footsteps, Nas has announced that he is writing his memoirs called “It Ain’t Hard To Tell”. The book will be published through HarperCollins.  The memoi... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The Source pay tribute to Jay-Z’s “Blueprint” Album. The feature is written by Elliott Wilson. “After his classic 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt, ignited the streets, dazzled the critics, but didn’t move enough units, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — New live mix from the homey Nugget! This definitely makes up for the lack of a Mixtape Monday post last week. Enjoy. Download Mix 1. DJ Nugget – 2011 Intro 2. Dr. Dre ft. Jay Z – Under Pressure (Nugget Re-Edit) 3. Nicole Scherzinger – Right The... more info