Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - From selling crack cocaine as a teenage hustler to becoming one of America's richest rappers, Jay-Z writes about his life, decodes his music and explains hip-hop culture in his literary debut "Decoded," set for release on Tuesday... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper JAY-Z is convinced his marriage to superstar BEYONCE would never have worked if he had not forgiven his late father for abandoning him as a child.The 99... more info

I Like Music — Jay Z - 99 Problems - The Prodigy Remix. This one is pretty self explanatory really. Listen to the remix here more info

All About Jazz — Publishers find fans with critically acclaimed autobiographies Jay-Z's memoir "Decoded" hits bookstores this week, mere days after Keith Richards' "Life" entered the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list at No. 1, marking the latest entry in a g... more info

CNN Showbiz — Jay-Z has one (final) word (for now) on wife Beyoncé's possible pregnancy: No. more info

Guardian Music — Rapper Jay-Z is talking about his new book with Princeton professor Cornel West. Hadley Freeman is there and live-blogging6.47pm / 11.47pm: Wonder if he'll talk about Big Pimpin'. He recently gave an interview saying he was ashamed of the lyrics and,... more info

Idolator — Jay-Z welcomed a new Jay into the club — New Orleans rapper Jay Electronica joined the Roc Nation family on Friday night at a party thrown at the Box in New York. It sure didn’t take long for some drama to spoil the celebrations, thanks entirely ... more info

Stereogum — On Friday Jay-Z welcomed Jay Electronica to his imprint Roc Nation. The bossman guests on “Shiny Suit Theory,” a new Jay Electronica track that also features The-Dream and Charlotte Gainsbourg. You can hear it at Some Kind Of Awesome. Here’s Ja... more info

People.com — The hip-hop star says he sits "back and wonders when people are going to stop" speculating more info

Perez Hilton — We would have loved to seen that! Gerard Butler had a star-studded birthday party Saturday night at The Darby in NY with A-list celebs like Adrien Brody, Kate Hudson, Bono, and Jay-Z. Gerard went on stage with "mistress of ceremonies" cabaret star ... more info