411 Mania — Is Kanye West and Jay-Z's “H.A.M” tasty? What do we think of Britney Spears' “Hold It Against Me?" Is Avril Lavigne's “What The Hell” her big comeback? 411's Aaron Titan and Alistair McGeorge listen to th... more info

Starpulse — Rapper Kanye West is preparing to release a new solo album this summer, just months after wowing critics with "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." The "Stronger" hitmaker's fifth release was named... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper KANYE WEST is preparing to release a new solo album this summer (11), just months after wowing critics with MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY.The Stronger hitmaker's fifth release was named the album of 2010 in a string of end-of-year polls. W... more info

Stereogum — My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy only came out two months ago, but Kanye West has been busy prepping the release of Watch The Throne out in “two months,” according to his Twitter, and his next solo album, out this summer. Also according to West�... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Kanye West has a busy 2011 ahead after announcing on Twitter that he plans to release two albums this summer.Yeezy tweeted to confirm the news, claiming that both his collaboration album with... more info

ContactMusic — Nicki Minaj says she surrounds herself with "lyrical beasts" who have made her tough. The 'Check It Out' rapper feels honoured to have been included on records made by some of her peers - such as Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil' Wayne - and that th... more info

KEXP Seattle — Brit band The Vaccines impresses during U.S. debut: New York City’s Bowery Ballroom hosted the U.S. debut U.S. performance (one of only two stateside) of London band the Vaccines. Spin has their full review from the show here. Kanye West tweets new... more info

Perez Hilton — He's gonna have A LOT to live up to! Last night, Kanye West announced on his Twitter page that he'll be releasing a NEW ALBUM this summer! Here's what he tweeted about it: "I'll be back this SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!" "MY NEW ALBUM COMING THIS SUMMER" If he ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Nicki Minaj has admitted that she feels there is a lot of pressure on her after being compared to the likes of Eminem and Kanye West.The Check It Out rapper also claimed that despite the... more info

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