Idolator — Nominations for BET's Hip-Hop Awards were announced yesterday, and, unsurprisingly, Lil Wayne walked away with the lion's share of the nods, to the point where I have to wonder if the nomination committee was trying to figure out a way to shoehorn hi... more info

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MTV.com News — 'I don't think Kanye will never be bigger than Fif, no matter what his numbers do,' Yayo says.By Shaheem Reid Tony Yayo (file) Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images It's too much enthusiasm for one stage to handle: Tony Yayo — the G-Unit's ... more info

Guardian Music — Kanye West answers the prayers of all his devout worshippers and re-records latest single, after it is accused of having no beat or rapping more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A new version 'Love Lockdown' has been recorded. more info

Idolator — Never let it be said that Kanye West is a slacker: The latest version of "Love Lockdown" is up and streaming on his blog, only, what, 14 hours after he said he was reworking the track. Let the debate over whether or not this reworking is a cheat cont... more info

Pitchfork — By his own admission, Kanye West's new single "Love Lockdown" was conceived in a hurry. The day after he premiered the song at the MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye took to his blog to note that he'd written the song "a week and a half" before. When a re... more info

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Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketSpinner.com: Kanye West gives in to peer pressure. [NME]MTV moves one step closer to taking the 'M' out of their name. [Socialite Life]What better way to show the world what a non-conformist punk rocker you are than to bu... more info