Guardian Music — Hip-hop should never apologise or explain, argues Richard WatsonIn his new book Decoded, Jay-Z, er, decodes a selection of his lyrics for readers, annotating and explaining his erudite rhymes to give everyone a clearer understanding of his oeuvre. As... more info

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NME — 'Hot Sauce Committee Part 2' will feature collaborations with Nas and Santigold more info

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MTV.co.uk News — Legendary rapper Nas has opened up about the never-ending ‘Greatest Of All Time’ debate. Nasty Nas thinks it’s still too early o decide, as the artform is still in the early... more info

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MTV.co.uk News — New York rapper Shyne has shared his thoughts on the recent email that Nas sent to Def Jam Records accusing them of not supporting him fully. Shyne claims that he completely understood what Nas was... more info

Culture Bully — Coverage of Nas & Damian Marley's performance on the October 14 edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live. more info

Guardian Music — Serial song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic will hopefully be skewering some current chart sludge as part of his first ever European tour (2 Dec, O2 Academy Birmingham; 3 Dec, Manchester Academy; 6 Dec, HMV Forum, NW5, seetickets.com) …Which reminds u... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Nas has never been one to mince words. He’s previously used albums to declare that “Hip Hop Is Dead,” and the cover of his last record shows him shirtless with whipping wounds in the shape of an N to represent... more info