AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Veteran Hip-Hop executive Michael Kyser has been named the first President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group, label COO Julie Greenwald and CEO Craig Kallman announced today. Kyser, who started his career in 1992 at Def J... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Kanye West and Jay-Z collaborative album Watch The Throne has yet to receive an official release date, but the excitement around the project continues to build. One of the few people to have heard... more info

Chorus.fm — Former *Sex Pistols (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?l=3877)* frontman John Lydon has branded his Shockwaves NME Awards rival *Jay-Z (http://www.absolutepunk.net/artists/showlink.php?l=18992)* as "nonsense" and a "parody." (http://ww... more info

411 Mania — He calls him "nonsense"... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Talib Kweli speaks to The Source about the Kanye West and Jay-Z album, “Watch The Throne”.   a2a_linkname="Talib Kweli Speaks On Watch The Throne Album"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/02/02/talib-kweli-speaks-on-watch-the-t... more info

Perez Hilton — Okay, see that gauntlet on the floor by your feet, Jay-Z? John Lydon, formerly of the Sex Pistols, threw it there. It's on! Seems Johnny Rotten has some beef with the rapper that we just don't quite understand. Out of nowhere, John told sources that ... more info

Unreality Music — It's an odd thing when a song like this is released; it's usually rappers that do it, and the 'norm' dictates that they release it after some newfound successes. In a nutshell, it's a song tha... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z has expanded the Roc Nation roster once again, with the signing of London native/Los Angeles raised DJ/model, Harley Viera-Newton. Roc Nation made the announcement late last night (January 31st), citing Newton's r... more info

ContactMusic — Gwyneth Paltrow has praised Beyonce Knowles as the "most talented human being on the planet". The actress and the 'Halo' singer are close friends and regularly holiday together with their respective husbands, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and rapper... more info

Starpulse — Punk rocker John Lydon has launched a scathing attack on Jay-Z, dismissing the rap superstar's work as a "parody." The former Sex Pistols frontman insists he is no fan of the hip-hop mogul and has... more info