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

White Folks Get Crunk — Here we go again. The party going ham. Kanye West + Jay Z – Ni**as In Paris (Kid Cedek Remix Ft. RENEGADE EL REY) by Kid Cedek Speaking of ham parties……. This Friday I head down to Atlanta for WFGC Presents F*CK YOUR PARTY at The Graveyard! more info

Stereogum — Jay-Z’s sensationally important The Blueprint turned 10 yesterday, and its an LP that deserves to be celebrated for a myriad of reasons outside of its own obvious musical strengths. But, let’s just talk about the record first. Though I entered in... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The Blueprint wasn’t Jay-Z’s first or final classic album (see the uber-lyrical Reasonable Doubt and pseudo-swan song, The Black Album, respectively). However, Hov truly found his sweet spot with his cohesive 9/11 masterpiece. Bolstered by Just B... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Jay and Kanye release the single cover for their latest single “Why I Love You” featuring Mr. Hudson. It continues the same theme of the single cover of “N***as In Paris”. more info

White Folks Get Crunk — You know, I hate to post two remixes of the same track. I really hate to post two in the same week. However both In Paris remixes are phenomenal. Overture does it to this jam. Super funky chops. Copped from the WFGC DJ Site! Ni**as In Paris (Its Over... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Lady Gaga will be one of the stars performing at the New Years Rocking Eve Bash. (Celeb Dirty Laundry) Elisabetta Canalis talks about split with George Clooney. (Have U Heard) Ricki Lake sustained minor injury while practicing for Dancing With The St... more info

Guardian Music — Veteran rapper offers London crowd the benefit of his thoughts on the recent chaos in English citiesAs Public Enemy finished their UK tour at the Forum in London on Thursday night, their leader Chuck D told the crowd last month's violence in English ... more info