411 Mania — Eminem talks about his Encore days, reconciling with Royce and drawing inspiration from earlier records, Kanye West accused of stealing "Stronger", Tech N9ne gets arrested for 20 minutes, Beanie Sigel goes after Jay-Z again and who does Diddy believe... more info

MTV.com News — The alt-rock-leaning breakup track premiered on Cleveland's 96.5 Kiss FM.By Jayson Rodriguez Kid Cudi and Kanye Wes Photo: Jerritt Clark/ Getty Images Kid Cudi Related Artists Kid Cudi Kanye West more info

Idolator — Oh, did you think the power trip was over? If you saw Kanye West’s volcano-enhanced peformance at the BET Awards, you already know he’s returned to making grand statements with his art. Check out the just-surfaced artwork for “Power”, West’... more info

Idolator — Our ears gave a warm welcome to Kid Cudi’s newest single off of Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager “Erase Me”. While Cudi sing-raps of a sad break up that just won’t end for good, the music is full of uptempo rockin’ guitars. The ... more info

Altsounds — Chiddy Bang have been putting the finishing touches to their debut mini album entitled, 'Swelly Life' due out in September. 'Swelly Life' promises to give everyone a glimpse of their world - a whirlwind six months where the guys have been champion... more info

ContactMusic — Kanye West is being sued for copyright infringement.The hip-hop star is facing legal action from rapper Vincent 'Vince P.' Peters who claims he sent Kanye's... more info

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' winner tells MTV News he was embarrassed by shots showing his 'pasty' body.By Jim Cantiello Kris Allen Photo: MTV News When shirtless vacation photos of Kris Allen recently landed him on the pages of TMZ, the modest "America... more info

Idolator — Two of the biggest rappers in the world have been slapped with lawsuits this week in regards to two of their biggest songs—Drake is being sued for allegedly nabbing part of a 70s track and throwing it onto “Best I Ever Had”, while Kanye West is... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by B+ According to an in-depth LA Weekly story on Madlib (via XXL), the California beat master just might end up in the credits on Kanye West's forthcoming fifth album. West put "five Madlib beats on hold for his new album," according to the pi... more info

Pop Crunch — Kanye West fans (assuming he still has those) will be delighted to learn that the hip-hopster’s latest album — cleverly dubbed Good Ass Job — has been completed and is set for release on Sept. 14. The effort will be Kanye’s first since 2008�... more info