Guardian Music — February 2002: Number 40 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicFor a while it felt like you were getting short-changed if you only heard one song at a time. The long-running compilation series As Heard On Radio Soulwax, by B... more info

ContactMusic — Beyonce is "nervous" ahead of her headlining slot at Britain's Glastonbury festival, but credits her husband Jay Z with inspiring her to start "taking risks" in her career. The rapper performed at the legendary music event in 2008, but his inclusion ... more info

VH1 Blog — Before officially catching the wild wave of success that he continues to ride to this day, Kanye West was on a mission to prove his own talent and worth to the world. During that time, hip hop vet Jay-Z was the big brother, the mentor, and the boss m... more info

ContactMusic — Kanye West and Jay Z helped a teenage girl celebrate her birthday last week (ends12Jun11) by appearing at her Sweet 16 party. The rappers turned out to attend a bash for Leslie Taylor, the daughter of one of Jay Z's business associates, at the Carlto... more info

Guardian Music — 1984: Number 8 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe Def Jam label holds an almost mythical status within hip-hop. How come? After all, it was far from the first to put out rap music and, though it released num... more info

Guardian Music — 2004: Number 46 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe image of the businessman, of rapper as CEO, is common to hip‑hop videos and record sleeves. Few performers have held that position in real life though, as... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — On his tumblr blog, Frank Ocean revealed that he is working with Jay-Z and Kanye West for the Watch The Throne album. Tyler, The Creator was wondering what Frank Ocean was up to and Ocean replied with:   “yea, you finally finished an album. people... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The Source have a strong source (see what I did there?) that Jay and Kanye’s album “Watch The Throne” is scheduled for release on July 4th.   Combat Jack wrote: The Source has received a solid date for the release of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s c... more info

Guardian Music — Satanic youth cult or rock'n'roll revolutionaries? The rumours surrounding Manchester's Wu Lyf are legion – but their desire for anonymity has a simple explanation, discovers Paul LesterManchester's Wu Lyf are probably the most talked-about new Bri... more info

NME — Young rapper charged in relation to shooting in March more info