ContactMusic — Jay-Z spoke with The Notorious B.I.G an hour before he was gunned down and killed. The two New York rappers were friends in the early 90s and Jay revealed he talked... more info

ContactMusic — Rap superstar JAY-Z is celebrating the launch of his new book by offering fans the chance to win the prize of a lifetime - tickets to every one of his future concerts anywhere... more info

411 Mania — Jay out promoting his new book... more info

Guardian Music — Apple's iTunes store has finally captured the Beatles, but some acts are still holding out . . .The Beatles may have signed up to iTunes, but still missing are . . .▶ AC/DC - The makers of the second bestselling album in history, Back in Black, ref... more info

Idolator — Jay-Z was the guest of honor at the Live at the New York Public Library series last night, and his new memoir, Decoded, was being heralded as highly as Kanye’s new album. Dr. Cornel West, scholar and host for the evening’s event, called Decoded �... more info

Starpulse — Jay-Z stepped forward to end rumors that his wife Beyonce was pregnant with the couple's first child. While on Howard Stern's radio show yesterday, the rap star made sure everyone know his family w... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Rogo has been telling me good things about Jay Electronica for a long time. It’s my fault for not listening sooner. However a lot more people are going to be paying attention to Jay now, as he has just been signed by Jay-Z to Jay-Z’s label, ROC N... more info

VH1 Blog — We’re super excited about VH1 Storytellers: T.I., premiering Friday, December 10 at 11/10c. We hear the shooting time was epic (we’ll have a whole batch of online-exclusive performances from it in coming weeks) and if anyone’s got a story to te... more info

Detroit Free Press — Do you want to know when Jay-Z and Beyonce plan to have children? Those behind-the-scenes moments hanging out with Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow? And what really happened between Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella co-founder Damon Dash? more info

Unreality Music — Jay-Z uses his raps as “therapy sessions”. The ’99 Problems’ rapper doesn’t like to talk about how he feels with other people, but when he gets into the studio, he lets it all come ... more info