Idolator — Prior to Drake’s full Thank Me Later album surfacing online overnight—a full two weeks before its scheduled release date—we’d already gotten an earful of several of the LP’s tracks (including Drizzy’s pairing with Jay-Z on “Light Up,”... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — You probably noticed that the mp3 of Kanye’s “Power” that we got last week wasn’t the highest quality. Well now the mastered version of “Power” has leaked. It sounds much fuller. Grab it below: [mp3]: Kanye West – Power (Feat. Dwele) Po... more info

VH1 Blog — The lineup for 2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors (premiering Monday, June 7 at 9/8c) continues ballooning. VH1 staples Brandy, Ray J and Diddy, and hip-hop titans like Drake and T.I. are among the acts recently added to the lineup. Full list in the press relea... more info

Nialler9 — Really liking this one. The first track from Kanye’s most-likely-to-be-called Good Ass Job new album with that brilliant backing choir foundation and the sample of King Crimson’s ‘21st Century Schizoid Man’. This the final version with the ar... more info

MTV.com News — 'Just allow it to be the soundtrack to your summer and ENJOY!' MC tweets of album, out June 15.By Shaheem Reid Drake Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images It was inevitable. Drake's Thank Me Later leaked to the Internet on Tuesday night, but... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — "They say I was the abomination of Obama's nation. Well that's a pretty bad way to start a conversation." spits Kanye over a beat sampling and inspired by King Crimson. It's typically confrontational stuff from Mr West but we've come to expect no les... more info

MTV.com News — 'Enough is enough,' one blogger tells MTV News about the proliferation of leaked hip-hop albums. By Shaheem Reid Drake Photo: Rahman Dukes/MTV News Drake might be a budding superstar, but he's gotta eat. That seems to be the consensus on th... more info

MTV.com News — 'All I did was my thing: I added harmonies and lent my instrument for the joint,' singer tells MTV News.By Jayson Rodriguez Dwele Photo: Getty Images Dwele's voice has graced two of Kanye West's moodiest songs, "Flashing Lights" and his mos... more info

BBC News - UK — Rapper Kanye West is among musicians refusing to play gigs in Arizona over recent immigration law changes. more info

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — The rapper is amongst a group of artists who are refusing to play gigs in Arizona over recent changes to immigration laws. more info