Guardian Music — A cleverly coded website can be a great aid in keeping up with the hottest music online, writes Chris SalmonIn May, we wrote about the excellent BBCify website, which creates Spotify playlists based on the output of BBC radio shows. The man behind th... more info

ContactMusic — Jay-Z and Kanye West have the blessing of Otis Redding's family to sample his track 'Try a Little Tenderness'. The hip-hop superstars sampled the late singer's classic tune for their track 'Otis' on their The Throne project, but had to get permission... more info

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ContactMusic — Hip-hop superstars Jay Z and Kanye West helped rapper Young Jeezy mark the sixth anniversary of his hit debut album on Monday (25Jul11) by joining him in concert. Jeezy celebrated the success of Let's Get It Thug Motivation 101 with a select group of... more info

Perez Hilton — Pretty epic! Wish we had been there to witness it first hand. Rihanna's team just posted up this video from RiRi's stop in New Jersey last month on her Loud Tour. Girl surprised her fans with a very special guest and a very special duet. Check out th... more info

VH1 Blog — Even though Young Jeezy is gearing up to release his fourth solo albumlater this year, his show last night at Highline Ballroom in New York was dedicated to his first. Commemorating Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101′s sixth anniversary, the rappe... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop heavyweights rename themselves for hotly anticipated collaboration album. No jokes about toilet seats, pleaseJay-Z and Kanye West have revealed the name of their forthcoming team-up. The hip-hop heavyweights are calling themselves the Throne ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. Kanye West & Jay-Z – ‘Otis’ Who needs a chorus when you’ve got Otis Redding? Not Kanye and Jay-Z, who unveil the much-hyped ‘Watch The Throne’ by sampling the pipes of the world’s greatest soul singer. “Does it make it eeeeeeaasier... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop heavyweights Jay Z and Kanye West are heading out on tour under the collective group name The Throne. The rap superstars will release their new joint album, Watch The Throne, next month (08Aug11) and they have now announced plans to hit the r... more info

Detroit Free Press — Jay-Z and Kanye West will play the Palace of Auburn Hills on Sept. 22, kickoff to a six-week tour that will take them across North America. more info