ContactMusic — Rapper RZA's directorial debut is heading to cinemas - his martial arts project with actor/filmmaker ELI ROTH has been picked up by studio bosses at Universal.The... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop heavyweight recording follow-up to seminal solo album. Fingers crossed it won't include Devendra BanhartOne of the most legendary albums in hip-hop is about to get a sequel. Wu-Tang Clan's GZA has announced that he is working on Liquid Swords... more info

Pitchfork — Last year, Raekwon roared back into relevance with Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II, an instant-classic piece of tangled, bloody-minded throwback rap and the best long-player in years from the extended Wu-Tang Clan family. And it looks like Rae's Wu... more info

AllHipHop — Raekwon’s Only Built For Cuban Linx II may have inspired another Wu Tang sequel. RZA, the architect of the Wu Tang sound, has announced that he’ll be producing the next installment of the GZA’s Liquid Swords, which is largely ... more info

Pitchfork — Confusion continues to surround the April 19 death of Gang Starr MC Guru. According to a press release from Guru's family, the rapper suffered from multiple myeloma for over a year before falling into a coma in mid-February, after which he did not re... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Game asks for DJ Skee's assitance on The Red Room, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Matt Elias Asher Roth Photo: SRC/Universal Celebrity Favorites There's a method to Asher Roth's madness. He rapped o... more info

Silent Uproar — According to Billboard, Kanye West is "putting the final touches" on a new album, tentatively titled Good Ass Job. Q-Tip, RZA and Pete Rock are reportedly contributing to the record. [billboard.com] more info

Pitchfork — Billboard reports that Kanye West is rumored to be working with Q-Tip, RZA, and Pete Rock on his next album, tentatively titled Good Ass Job and due this summer. But that's not all that's keeping Kanye busy. For a couple years now, hip-hop asshole ... more info

Perez Hilton — Finally! A new album from Kanye! Now that 'Nye's personal life has calmed down, West is back in his studio in Hawaii, working on the tentatively titled Good Ass Job with Drake, Q-Tip and RZA! Reports say Kanye is returning to his "New York hip-hop r... more info

ContactMusic — Kanye West will release his next album in June, featuring guest appearances from Q-Tip, RZA and Drake.A source close to the 'Heartless' rapper has confirmed the... more info