MTV.co.uk News — Eminem has beaten the likes of Jay-Z and Kanye West to be crowned as the new King of Hip-Hop by Rolling Stone magazine.The publication, who previously named Lady GaGa as their Queen of Pop back in... more info

E! Online — Whether it's spitting a flow on the stage or competing for the No.1 spot on the Billboard charts, hip-hop artists are always getting into some type of battle. And this is no... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kanye West in Sweden I caught Kanye West's 2+ hour headlining set at the Way Out West Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday night, one night after I saw Prince play a 2+ hour set on the same stage, surprise... more info

VH1 Blog — Back in June, the world mourned as the two-year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death hit the calendar. If he was still alive today, he, like Madonna, would be celebrating his 53rd birthday in just two weeks. It’s a universal truth that MJ was o... more info

ContactMusic — Beyonce Knowles feels she can "dedicate" herself to having kids now that she's a woman. The 29-year-old singer - who has previously hinted she wants to have children with husband Jay-Z - explained it was the right time to work hard at her career when... more info

ContactMusic — Rap superstar Jay Z celebrated the release of his new album Watch The Throne in style on Sunday (13Aug11), treating guests at a Miami, Florida nightclub to drinks from a $100,000 (62,500) bottle of champagne. The Empire State of Mind hitmaker teamed ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Smiler ran a competition and asked fans what track he should rock over. They chose Jay-Z’s “Run This Town”. The result of this, Smiler goes H.A.M. over the track.   more info

People.com — • Jay-Z spared no expense at his Watch the Throne release party inside Miami's Fontainebleau. The rapper, who collaborated on the album with Kanye West, dropped $250,000 on champagne for the night, threw in a $50,000 tip and spent thousands more at... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch The Throne album has smashed iTunes sales records after almost 290,000 downloads were snapped up last week. more info

Gigwise — More most iTunes downloads... more info