The Hip Hop Chronicle — Mr. Kanye West premieres the third single from his brand new album. The song itself features a whole host of artists but the video only features Rihanna and Kid Cudi. Hype Williams directed the video. a2a_linkname="Kanye West – All Of The Lights ft... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Here’s the Hype Williams directed music video for Kanye’s “All Of The Lights”. The video starts with the instrumental over some black and white footage. Then things get neon colorful once the song kicks off. Both Rihanna and Kid Cudi make app... more info

Stereogum — My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’s most triumphant brass fanfare meets the Star Wars font it was always intended for, along with a cameo from Rihanna with Ye on top of a cop car and Cudi in red leather, both MJ style (our [redacted] dead) and a no... more info

Gigwise — It features Rihanna and Kid Cudi... more info

Guardian Music — Self-styled Based God's homemade videos – of varying quality – are all over YouTube, but is America ready for Beat poetry-style hip-hop, with its own 'cooking dance'?Is Lil B, as the New York Times claims, "a folk hero of the rap counterculture"?... more info

People.com — • He's been a frequent front row presence on the New York Fashion Week scene, and Kanye West kept the stylish partying going at the opening of Alexander Wang's new Soho boutique. The rapper scoped out the black and white décor and the wares, enjoy... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Kanye West and Mary J Blige are to headline this year’s Essence Music Festival. According to AP the rapper and singer will be joined by the likes of Jill Scott, Trey Songz, Macy Gray and Boyz II Men. It’s rumoured George Clinton and Parliament-Fu... more info

Guardian Music — • Choreographer to oversee Olympic and Paralympic closers• Es Devlin and David Arnold also part of design teamThe man behind Take That's successful comeback live shows will be in charge of the closing ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympics, organ... more info

E! Online — Fashion Week's familiar face Vanessa Hudgens hit the Jeremy Scott show yesterday. The actress dished to us about her favorite fashion pieces, and find out how she reacted when we asked about... more info

Pop Crunch — Katy Perry is gettin’ saucy with Kanye West. An official remix of Perry’s song “E.T.” hit the airwaves has the pop tart engaging in alien sex talk with the “Gold Digger” hip-hopster. West’s suggestive verses including lines like: “I�... more info