ContactMusic — Nas says part of him didnt want to record a posthumous song with Amy Winehouse The rapper had planned to write a song with Amy before her death from accidental alcohol poisoning last July and was apprehensive about whether he should contrib... more info

411 Mania — Why did he say hip hop was dead? more info

Guardian Music — Our correspondents clocked the best of the action at the start of this year's SXSW; now, more bleary-eyed, they note the highlights of the rest of the festival Listen now to our special SXSW podcastJack White is worth waiting for …The queue outside... more info

Gigwise — Rapper tells how he didn't want to work on Amy's 'Like Smoke' track more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The homies over at RapRadar caught footage of Nas performing his new single “The Don” for the first time down at SXSW.   more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Nicki Minaj is set to release her second album next month. The tracklist for the album has been released and boasts features from Nas, Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Beenie Man, Chris Brown, Camron and Bobby V. Check out the full tracklist... more info

Guardian Music — Nas made hip-hop that was fat-free, cliche-light and peppered with wordplay that would have had Keats noddingNas only has himself to blame. Nobody was expecting perfection on his first album, Illmatic. He could have picked inferior producers. He coul... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Earlier Flex premiered this track but we now have it with no tags. Produced by Salaam Remi, Da Internz and Heavy D. more info

Stereogum — Nas’s last single, “Nasty,” was the sort of breakneck virtuosic New York rap that Nas doesn’t do often enough. He’s usually good for just one of those per album, if that. So it’s with great pleasure that I report that Nas’s new single �... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — This song was picked by the late Heavy D and was produced by Salaam Remi. The song was appear on “Life Is Good”. more info