ContactMusic — JAY-Z managed to put his bitter feelings towards his estranged dad behind him after realising the murder of his uncle pushed his dad to drink.The 99 Problems father,... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — Alright I get a lot of emails a day. Most of them never get read. Some do. Some of the stuff I get actually gets posted. This is one of the ones that actually will get posted. Its a dope track. However I have no idea what is going on with the promo e... more info

Guardian Music — We asked you to select tracks that would best introduce a newcomer to hip-hop. So here's your playlist for rap rookiesTo quote Kritik from yesterday's blog about Jay-Z's choice of hip-hop tracks for rap rookies: "Picking a playlist is tough." That it... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — This has been the week of terrible music, hasn't it guys? Between MC Hammer - excuse us, King Hammer - dissing Jay-Z in his video "Better Run Run" (which in no way is a bid for relevance and is totally based on an actual beef) and Amy Winehouse's sl... more info

ContactMusic — JAY-Z snubbed the chance to watch his wife BEYONCE from the VIP area at U.S. President BARACK OBAMA's inauguration ceremony last year (09) - because he wanted to "feel the... more info

ContactMusic — JAY-Z is convinced MC HAMMER will be highly "embarrassed" when he reads the rap mogul's new book - because the BIG PIMPIN' hitmaker has lavished praise on the faded... more info

Idolator — Did You Hear? :: “I didn’t know that wasn’t on the table for discussion!” laughed Jay, responding to Hammer’s hurt feelings (and ridiculous video retort) when Jay rapped about Hammer’s money woes. “I didn’t know I was the first person... more info

Gigwise — When he reads the rapper's new book... more info

Guardian Music — Two very different voices told their stories on Today – rapper Jay-Z on how he learned his business integrity and writer Diana Athill on her life in an old people's homeYesterday was a hefty news day, with the US midterms dominating the Today progr... more info

Starpulse — Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z is harboring serious political ambitions - the rapper wants to run for the White House. The Big Pimpin' hit-maker was a vocal supporter of current President Barack Obama during... more info