The Quietus — Rapper collaborating with Rihanna and Kanye West more info

VIDEO SPECIAL: SEE star's dodgy Destiny's Child 1997 audition - courtesy of Kanye West more info

The Music Fix — News: Single: RUN THIS TOWN – AUGUST 31 Album Title: THE BLUEPRINT 3 – SEPTEMBER 14 Jay-Z joins forces with Rihanna and Kanye West for his brand new single, ÂÂâ€... more info

MTV.com News — Polling is open right now! Series begins on August 17.By Shaheem Reid Lil Wayne, 2008's #3 "Hottest MC" Photo: Rahman Dukes/MTV News The "Hottest MCs in the Game" is back! It's highly regarded, extremely controversial and bolder than ever.... more info

AngryApe — He isn't collaborating with the Nike brand more info

MTV.com News — Shoot was presumably for upcoming segment on Oprah's show.By Jayson Rodriguez Jay-Z Jay-Z might not be in the project hallways all day anymore, like he rapped his recent hit "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," but the legendary MC returned to hi... more info

Chicago Tribune — Depeche Mode, Killers no match for last year's Radiohead, Kanye West, but it sold out for 2nd year Lou Reed performs Sunday at Lollapalooza. more info

Detroit Free Press — Top 10 selling iTunes tracks 1 Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling" 2 Jay Sean, "Down" 3 Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody" 4 Cobra Starship (feat. Leighton Meester), "Good Girls Go Bad" 5 Sean Kingston, "Fire Burning" 6 Taylor Swift, "Yo... more info

Live Daily — Jay-Z [ tickets ], Rihanna [ tickets ] and Kanye West [ tickets ]--three of the biggest names in R&B--will perform together on the debut episode of "The Jay Leno Show" next month. The trio will appear on the Sept. 14 launch of Leno's new primetime... more info

VH1 News — Jay-Z, Kanye West and Rihanna filmed a video for Jay's "Run This Town" in New York on Thursday. more info