Gigwise — Taken from 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures'... more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Queen Latifah hosting her own talk show in 2013, Action Bronson making a full album with The Alchemist, Nas featured on the greatest hits/unreleased Amy Winehouse album, and more! more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Just in time for Halloween, XXL bring shoot a video for Weezy’s Intro, Interlude and Outro from Carter IV. J-Rod, are you the new Weezy?   more info

Guardian Music — Manchester's answer to Shelby Lynne was about to duet with Nas … then she broke her spine. Now the future's bright againHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Ren Harvieu (vocals).The background: We had planned today to write about Lianne La Havas, the n... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The fact these two are working together is epic in itself! DJ Premier’s new Classical remix for RE:GENERATION featuring Nas and the Berklee Symphony Orchestra. Presented by Hyundai Veloster, RE:GENERATION is a documentary film that follows DJ Premi... more info

411 Mania — Check out "It's a Tower Heist"... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Music video by Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley performing Dispear at Wembley Stadium. more info

Guardian Music — Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek says the divisive dubstep star will work with the band as part of a new music documentaryThe "most hated man in dubstep" is helping to reopen the Doors. Skrillex will produce "the first new Doors track of the 21st centu... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — I listen to probably 25% of the rap music that comes by my nose; either via email, feedreader, blogs, twitter, whatever. Rick Ross tracks, that percentage is even lower. However a new Rick Ross & Nas track (have they rhymed together before?), well th... more info

Stereogum — Rap kings Nas and Rick Ross have gotten together to record a song for the soundtrack to the weirdly OK-looking (terrible poster notwithstanding) Brett Ratner movie The Tower Heist. It’s called “It’s A Tower Heist,” and it seems to actually co... more info