Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris Gersbeck, words by BBG "Oh ps we are at radio city for the second night of drake ahows" -thefader "@thefader SO JEALOUS IM NOT THERE" -bestcoastyy Just before Small Black took the stage at the sold-out Bowery... more info

Perez Hilton — This is so great on so many levels. Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake take us all on a time machine through the history of hip-hop starting with Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight and ending with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' Empire State of Mind. We think ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — President Barack Obama has opened up about what he has been listening to on his iPod. Obama has admitted that Jay-Z is no longer the only rapper that he’s down with, and that we’ll find... more info

Idolator — Last night, after a "Successful" performance at Radio City Music Hall, rapper Drake headed downtown for an after party at Greenhouse nightclub in NYC. Weezy's BFF was joined by Jay-Z protege J.Cole, Drake collaborator Trey Songz and "Loud" red-haired... more info

Idolator — Most block parties have egg salad and bounce houses. But when the residents who live on Jay-Z’s mom’s street in West Orange, New Jersey throw a block party, you get impromptu dance routines with Beyoncé. Watch a casually-dressed Bey groove with ... more info

The Independent — Madonna, Jay-Z and U2 hailed it as the saviour of the music industry. Desperate investors hoped it would prove you could still make money in an era of rampant music piracy. Concert-goers might have winced at soaring ticket prices, but it seemed they... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — 01 The Nicki Effect 02 Monster (Kanye West, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver) 03 Check It Out (Ft. Will.I.Am) 04 2012 – Jay Sean Ft Nicki Minaj 05 Bottoms Up – Trey Songz Ft Nicki Minaj 06 Up All Night – Drake Ft. Nicki Minaj 07 Ice Crea... more info

Topix — MC Hammer , who ruled the rap roost in the 1980s before going broke and becoming a punchline, is about to take a whack at Jay-Z for making fun of him in a Kanye West song. more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, Videos Beyonce sure knows how to liven up a block party. That was the case this month when she traveled to West Orange, NJ to visit husband Jay-Z's mother, as pointed out by our pals at Hello Beautiful. Beyonce spotted t... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — You guys, Beyonce is the raddest! During a visit to Jay-Z's mom's house in Jersey, the singer happened upon a huge block party and stopped in for a quick line dance. We're a little bit confused about how these women all knew the same steps, but then ... more info