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Guardian Music — It Ain't Hard to Tell will explore rapper's feuds with Jay-Z and Bill O'Reilly, and his four-year marriage to KelisNas has signed a book deal, agreeing to publish his memoirs next year. A decade after he changed his mind about calling one of his albu... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper J Cole was forced to postpone two dates on his U S tour after breaking his leg on Friday 09Sep11 The rising star who is signed to Jay Zs Roc Nation record label and recently toured with Rihanna was expected to hit the stage in Florida on Sun..... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — It seems the next hustle is for rappers to write books.   Following Jay-Z and Prodigy’s footsteps, Nas has announced that he is writing his memoirs called “It Ain’t Hard To Tell”. The book will be published through HarperCollins.  The memoi... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The Source pay tribute to Jay-Z’s “Blueprint” Album. The feature is written by Elliott Wilson. “After his classic 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt, ignited the streets, dazzled the critics, but didn’t move enough units, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — New live mix from the homey Nugget! This definitely makes up for the lack of a Mixtape Monday post last week. Enjoy. Download Mix 1. DJ Nugget – 2011 Intro 2. Dr. Dre ft. Jay Z – Under Pressure (Nugget Re-Edit) 3. Nicole Scherzinger – Right The... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Here we go again. The party going ham. Kanye West + Jay Z – Ni**as In Paris (Kid Cedek Remix Ft. RENEGADE EL REY) by Kid Cedek Speaking of ham parties……. This Friday I head down to Atlanta for WFGC Presents F*CK YOUR PARTY at The Graveyard! more info

Stereogum — Jay-Z’s sensationally important The Blueprint turned 10 yesterday, and its an LP that deserves to be celebrated for a myriad of reasons outside of its own obvious musical strengths. But, let’s just talk about the record first. Though I entered in... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The Blueprint wasn’t Jay-Z’s first or final classic album (see the uber-lyrical Reasonable Doubt and pseudo-swan song, The Black Album, respectively). However, Hov truly found his sweet spot with his cohesive 9/11 masterpiece. Bolstered by Just B... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Jay and Kanye release the single cover for their latest single “Why I Love You” featuring Mr. Hudson. It continues the same theme of the single cover of “N***as In Paris”. more info