Gigwise — He plays down beef... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Hova had a carnival in New York to raise money for the Shawn Carter Foundation that he runs. Good on Jay and 50 Cent for their charity work.   more info

NME — Rapper insists he is still the 'best man for the job' more info

ContactMusic — Jay Z thinks marijuana has made hip-hop more mellow The 99 Problems hitmaker believes the genre has changed over the years to become less intense and thinks that is due to the drug consumption of some of his peers He said Public Enemy w... more info

Starpulse — Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z has offered up his support to boost President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, insisting his politician friend is still "the best man for the job." The Empire State of... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop superstar Jay Z has offered up his support to boost U S President Barack Obamas re-election campaign insisting his politician friend is still the best man for the job The Empire State of Mind hitmaker was one of the big stars who backed Obama... more info

Guardian Music — The rapper is no stranger to branding up his music, but what do his lyrics tells us about West's affiliation with fashion? In pictures: Kanye West- A journey through styleRappers name drop brands on autopilot. From Rick Ross' favourite car to Drake's... more info

Altsounds — World renowned DJ, and owner of Jam City Records, A.Skillz has gifted us with his new remix of Jay-Z and Kanye West's latest track Otis. “I Love that Jay-Z & Kanye took things right back with some otis redding soul on this release but I stil... more info

ContactMusic — Chris Martin wishes he had written Empire State of Mind The Coldplay rocker was envious when his friend Jay-Z unveiled the song when they performed together but admits hearing great songs by other artist helps inspire him in his own career... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — While in NYC, we sat down with Evidence of Dilated Peoples and talked about his new album, Cats & Dogs, out now, what’s it like working with Alchemist, what he feels about albums leaking early and how Jay-Z & Kanye West were able to buck that trend... more info