USA Today Music — Kanye West has a humble side, and he's not afraid to show it. more info

411 Mania — Believe it... more info

Perez Hilton — It's Kanye West's birthday! The rapper turns 32 today, and we wish him a happy happy one. In celebration, CLICK HERE for a great Kanye pHOto gallery. more info

Rolling Stone — When Kanye West said there would be no Auto-Tune on Jay-Z’s upcoming Blueprint 3, he meant it emphatically: The first single off Jigga’s third Blueprint, fittingly called “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune),” debuted June 5th on New York hip-hop sta... more info

MTV.com News — Pain crashes Jay's set at Summer Jam, while Jim Jones and DJ Webstar take to Twitter to dis 'D.O.A.'By Jayson Rodriguez Jay-Z and T-Pain Photo: Getty Images/Johnny Nunez Jay-Z took aim at the overuse of Auto-Tune with his new song "D.O.A.,... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to actress Maria Menounos (1978), rapper Kanye West (1977), "Andromeda" actress Lexa Doig (1972), "Gilmore Girls" actor David Sutcliffe (1869),[...] Read more! more info

JamBase — NIFTY TEXT HEAVY SAUCINESS FOR YOUR SUNDAY While we fully understand how opinions of Kanye West are all over the map, we still wanted to share this hoppin' chill bomb from Nite Club, who put some real electro love into West's "Good Life," which app... more info

MTV.com News — New York's Hot 97 debuts track from Hov's forthcoming LP, Blueprint 3. By Shaheem Reid Jay-Z Photo: Rob Loud/Getty Images Friday night saw the unveiling of another public service announcement from Jay-Z: "You rappers singing too much/ Get ... more info

Abeano — New Jay-Z, ‘Death of Autotune’, which if it’s taken from ‘Blueprint 3’ will street Friday September 11th…good idea, sees Jay-Z mocking the current trend for autotune in hip-hop by singing off-key “Dah dah dah dah/Hey hey hey/Goodby... more info

Live Daily — It's a safe bet we'll see Kanye West [ tickets ] perform at VH1's "Hip-Hop Honors" in October. The lineup for the event is yet to be announced, but West is a top-tier Def Jam artist, and the label will be getting a special nod for its achievements in... more info