Guardian Music — Alabama rapper Yelawolf is one of hip-hop's most vital voices, telling tales of backwoods darkness and hard lives rather than boasting and blingSome years before Yelawolf, the self-styled "gutter motherfucker from an Alabama creek", was signed by Emi... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird's 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird's' has been named as the third biggest selling debut album of 2011, according to the Official Charts Company.Beady Eye's 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' has been named as the six... more info

Gigwise — Rapper says 'Stronger' lyrics were influenced by the German philosopher... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Why have just one world-class rapper with swagger and style to burn when you can have two? more info

Detroit Free Press — It's one of those equations where one plus one equals something you can't count. This fall's pairing of Jay-Z and Kanye West, which includes a chart-topping album and a Palace of Auburn Hills show on Saturday, is the biggest hip-hop co... more info

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Guardian Music — NME's annual cool list puts New York's 19-year-old Azealia Banks at number one and Sheffield's Jarvis Cocker at number two. But who else is cool? And who is less cool than they were last year? Read on …NME's annual cool list is this year topped by ... more info

DrownedInSound — Much like Kanye West’s last couple of albums, Take Care is as much therapy as it is rap. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

KEXP Seattle — While peaceful sit-in protesters continue to be brutalized by police officers during the Occupy Wall Street protests, there’s been no shortage of support from the music industry. Live protest performances have been delivered by Jeff Mangum, Talib K... more info

Chorus.fm — *Silverstein* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/silverstein)'s cover of *Kanye West* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/kanyewest)'s "Runaway" for Punk Goes Pop 4, can be heard here (http://www.purevolume.com/news/Silverstein-Cover-Kanye-West-Runaway). Submitt... more info