411 Mania — "The Dark Knight Rises" is the highest score debut in over ten years... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Flo Rida managed to climb his way back to the top of the charts this week, holding off Nas's latest, 'Life is Good.' more info

Mjsbigblog — With 54.98% of reports now in, rapper NAS is easily out in 1st (selling more than twice as much as second place). With Urban artists tending to do better on the second day, nobody can threaten to take away his lead. “Life is Good” is his tenth s... more info

DrownedInSound — To pretend that Life is Good is flawless would be misleading, but it’s a thoroughly enjoyable return to form. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

ContactMusic — Nas has praised Amy Winehouse as one of a kind The rapper collaborated with the Rehab singer before her tragic death on July 23 2011 and speaking on the first anniversary yesterday 23 07 12 he admitted he misses her He told MTV News... more info

Soul Sides — As I just noted, if Breaking Atoms is 21, in a sense, so is Nasty Nas insofar as he debuted on that album’s “Live At the BBQ”. As it is, Nas also has a new album that just came out, Life Is Good. By this time, I feel like half the album was ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — T-Dot’s finest Kardinal Offishall drops off a brand new freestyle. The rapper rocks over Nas’ “Black Bond”. I’ve also included another track from Kardinal in which he rhymes over Frank Ocean’s “Thinking Of You”. Take a listen below. T... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Nas speaks on the lyric in “Life Is Good” when he meets The Notorious B.I.G. in his Lexus trunk who told him to “stay fly when you bummy, keep your pajamas Armani” RapGenius more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — This week on the playlist: Ocean comes out, Gaslight burns, D.O.A. makes peace, Nas celebrates and more. Hit shuffle and turn it up. more info

Prefix — Earlier this month, Frank Ocean spoke of a song he recorded with Nas called "No Such Thing ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/nas-confirms-frank-ocean-collaboration/67352/ more info