ContactMusic — Kanye West has moved to silence criticism of his newly-released Monster video by labelling the promo "an art piece" in a disclaimer at the start of the gory footage. The rapper hit headlines when graphic clips from the unfinished video, featuring Jay... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop superstar Jay Z has shut down his New York sports club for the summer (11), in order to give the venue a complete renovation. The 40/40 Club in Manhattan closed its doors on 1 June (11), but Jay Z and his business partner Juan Perez have prom... more info

ContactMusic — Lil Wayne, the multi-award winning American rapper, has performed the first hip-hop Mtv 'Unplugged' gig since 2001. The New Orleans-born rapper taped 'Mtv2 Presents Lil Wayne Unplugged' in May, the first of its kind since Jay Z and Lauryn Hill record... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Plan B has revealed that he once turned down the chance to collaborate with Jay-Z.The She Said hitmaker told The Sun that his record label tried to set up a duet between himself and Jigga, with the... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The daughter of Lenny Kravitz has spoken about her friendship with Jay-Z. Zoe Kravitz who started her acting career appearing in Jay-Z’s video for “I Know” told ASOS Magazine that the rapper is now one of favourite people. “I’d met Jay a fe... more info

ContactMusic — Snoop Dogg wants Jay-Z to be a judge on his proposed TV talent show. The rapper wants to launch an 'American Idol'-style series to find a new hip-hop star and is keen to have the 'Young Forever' hitmaker involved in the project. A source told th... more info

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Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Take That singer will apparently name the label Farrell after his granddad.Robbie Williams could be set to reignite his feud with Liam Gallagher by launching a clothing label to rival Pretty Green, if one tabloid is to be believed.The Take That singe... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — It took some months but here is the final official version to Monster. I’m guessing this will be on Watch The Throne considering they put the official video out so late. KANYE WEST "MONSTER" from seosoo on Vimeo. a2a_linkname="Kanye West – Monste... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Jay-Z and Kanye West’s album “Watch The Throne” may see a July release according to XXL. According to an unnamed source, the pair are in New York putting the final touches to the album. At press time, no official date has been set. a2a_linkname... more info