ContactMusic — Jay-Z is excited about his recent collaboration with his "brother" Kanye West. The 'Forever Young' rapper has teamed up with his hip-hop peer for new album 'Watch... more info

Idolator — Fans who may have missed Jay-Z's two hour reading at the New York Public Library yesterday, got to wait in line on Manhattan's 5th Avenue for a chance to get the "Empire State Of Mind" rapper's John Hancock on a copy of his new 336-page book Decoded... more info

TMZ — Former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater is now a professional RAPPER -- and TMZ has obtained his new song ... a song that makes Angelina from " Jersey Shore " look like friggin'  Jay-Z . Dude just scored a contract to spit some rhymes for a…... more info

Guardian Music — This Tottenham MC has been praised by Professor Green and Tinie Tempah. But will he join them in the charts next year?Hometown: London.The lineup: Jermaine Scott (vocals).The background: Wretch 32 is already, in the parlance of Tinchy Stryder, a Star... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Where there is a whole in the world of silly online parody videos, it stands to reason that someone has to fill it. And since Glee has already turned Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” into a joke by having a rapping white boy rolling around in his... more info

MVSW — Foxy Brown ~ “I’ll Be” Ill Na Na with Jay-Z from back in 1996. Samples Rene & Angela ~ “I’ll Be Good“ Lyrics [Jay-Z] That’s right, papa, that’s right How we do, yeah, Ill Na Na Uh huh, uh, come on… [Foxy] What up pop, brace yourself... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Jay-Z allegedly wants to offer The X Factor finalists, Cher Lloyd and Katie Waissel record deals with his European label, Takeover Roc Nation, if they do not win the competition.According to UK MC,... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Fresh Air interviews Jay-Z about his new book, Decoded. The Link recaps a recent lecture by author Mary Gaitskill. The majority of Gaitskill's lecture focused on something that creative writing courses tend to shy away from, considering that it canno... more info

Gigwise — Joining the Roc Nation Label... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Rap superstar Jay-Z is celebrating the launch of his new book by offering fans the chance to win the prize of a lifetime - tickets to every one of his future concerts anywhere in the world. more info