411 Mania — News and thoughts on Jay-Z working with Dr. Dre and Rick Ross on a track, Frank Ocean coming out, 2 Chainz's album cover, ex-porn star Bree Olson recording a rap record, Nas' new album and more! more info

ContactMusic — Plan B wouldnt appear on The X Factor The iLL Manors rapper doesnt think a programme like the reality TV singing contest would be the right way to show off his artistic credibility as hes not interested in boosting his celebrity profile... more info

411 Mania — But he wouldn't spend time with him... more info

Guardian Music — No more retro-soul for Ben Drew – he's back to hip-hop and sink-estate reportage. It's impressive, but pretty harrowing tooOn the final track of his third album, Ben Drew offers a message to any of the 1m buyers of its predecessor who find themselv... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — With ‘Ill Manors’ just around the corner Plan B drops off a new track. I don’t know how i feel about this one yet i think i prefer the old Plan B. Pre Order Ill ‘Manors’ now on iTunes. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Maverick Sabre is joining Brit rockers Kasabian and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds in Marlay Park on August 23rd. Also on the bill are Manchester siblings The Cribs.The London born but Irish raised singer-songwriter has been touring with Plan B... more info

Guardian Music — Hyde Park, LondonOf the many gigs set to take place in Hyde Park this summer, Wireless veers closest to hipness, thanks to its dance/hip-hop/R&B lineup. And this year, thanks to the rain, it also felt like a proper festival. Punters sloshed through s... more info

ContactMusic — Plan B Paul Weller and Nas are to headline free gigs in London The trio are among a number of acts who will perform at the citys 100 Club as part of Converses Represent series The nine shows kick off on July 30 with Plan B topping a bill th... more info

411 Mania — A series of concerts... more info

Guardian Music — For this week's readers' panel, we'd like to hear your thoughts on the current state of guitar musicAt last week's Radio 1 Hackney Weekend, probably the highest-profile music event in Britain this year, the lineup featured remarkably few guitar bands... more info