ContactMusic — Rap mogul JAY-Z owes his success to his tough upbringing in the New York projects - because weekly shooting incidents gave him a healthy resolve and a paranoia that would always serve him well.Years before he became a teenage drug dealer, the rap sta... more info

ContactMusic — CHARLOTTE CHURCH was left red-faced when she took her mum to an awards ceremony as a teenager - because she failed to recognise her daughter's idols JAY-Z and EMINEM.The Welsh singer performed at an MTV Awards ceremony in New York when she was 14 yea... more info

Impose Magazine — Back in September Nas tweeted that Lost Tapes 2 was on the way and that he was cruising along the coast line bumping his own shit, which inspires jealousy if it was Highway 1 and contempt if it was somewhere in Jersey. To whet our appetite for the ne... more info

ContactMusic — R&B star JOHN LEGEND snubbed several big-money offers to host a New Year's Eve party, opting instead to go on holiday with his model girlfriend.The singer admits he was tempted to accept huge amounts of cash to appear in public on the big night, like... more info

Perez Hilton — Look at that toothy grin! Loves it! Cher Lloyd has arrived in the States! The X Factor flew in from the UK to the Miami airport to meet with record execs from Jay-Z's label. It's time to get to work on that album, bb! [Image via Johnny Louis / WENN... more info

Guardian Music — O2 Academy GlasgowDrake is on his knees at the front of the stage, describing with words and pelvic notation what having sex with the most extraordinary hip-hop success story of 2010 might be like. The 24-year-old rapper makes no bones about being yo... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — On January 11th the first single from Watch The Throne will be released. If you remember, Watch The Throne is the collaborative album between Kanye West and Jay-Z. The other day Kanye tweeted the date 1/11/11 with the album art for H.A.M., the first ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The first single from Kanye West and Jay-Z’s highly-anticipated joint album is set to be released next Tuesday, 11 January. Yeezy teased the imminent release as he performed with Jay-Z at his... more info

melophobe — Kanye West’s Twitter is an endless source of entertainment. ENDLESS, just ask Josh Groban. Fortunately, it’s also a source of direct and immediate news pertaining to his musical endeavors. For example, he tweeted the date 1.11.11 with a link to t... more info

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