In a recent interview with The Age, U2 frontman, Bono, revealed that a recent accident – which almost left him paralyzed – sent the group into production overtime, working on three different LP’s. The first of these albums, to be released next year, will be produced by Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton. “We have about 12 [cont.]

Kanye’s tracklist looks a lot like the G.O.O.D. Friday’s tracklist. Heard it all before….. 1. Dark Fantasy 2. Gorgeous (feat. Kid Cudi & Raekwon) 3. POWER 4. All of The Lights 5. Monster (feat. Jay-z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver) 6. So Appalled (feat. Jay-Z, Pusha T, Prynce Cy Hi, Swizz Beatz) 7. Devil [cont.]

Jay-Z and his $450 Million empire get covered by the Wall Street Journal. Check it here.

Here’s a first look at the track list for Banks Hunger For More 2, dropping next month. Guests include Eminem, Kanye West, Governor, Raekwon, Jeremih, Lloyd, Akon, Ryan Leslie, Swizz Beatz, Julez Santana, 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Styles P.

Not sure what brought this on, but we can guess it has something to do with MTV’s Hottest MC’s list. Get ‘em!

In a recent interview with XXL, DJ Premier showed love to buzzworthy young newcomers Drake and J. Cole. “I saw Drake at the Yankee Stadium and he just like bowing and all that,” Preem told XXL. “I’m like, ‘Nah you ain’t gotta do that, man.’ And he’s like, ‘Dude, I wanna work with you.’ And [cont.]

Here’s the official album artwork for Cee- Lo’s album The Lady Killer,dropping November 9th. The track list is now available as well along with 30 seconds snippets to each song. 1. The Lady Killer Theme (Intro) 2. Bright Lights Bigger City 3. Forget You 4. Wildflower 5. Bodies 6. Please (Feat. Selah Sue) 7. Satisfied [cont.]

Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth will reunite to headline the Hip-Hop Legends event, happening tonight (Wed, Oct. 20th) at BB Kings in NYC. Also appearing on stage at the same show will be The Beatnuts, Das Efx, The Artifacts, Large Professor, and… Cassidy? Anyway, someone out there record this and we’ll post it – it’s [cont.]

US Weekly broke the story this morning that Jay-Z and Beyonce are pregnant with their first child together, according to sources. “B was shocked. She loves kids, but she wasn’t ready to be a mother just yet,” a source told US. “She really wanted to get her album done and tour the world again.” Another [cont.]

DJ Premier just released the cover art and tracklist for his upcoming Year Round Records compilation. While specific track guests have not been released, the LP will feature Nick Javas, Khaleel, Styles P, Saigon, Royce 5’9, Freddie Foxxx, Joell Ortiz, Lady Of Rage, MC Eiht, Grand Puba, KRS-One, Papoose, Teflon, NYG’z, Blaq Poet and more. [cont.]

TMZ reports today that AXE body spray has dropped T.I. as an advertising spokesman after his recent arrest on drug charges. “We will no longer feature T.I. in our promotional campaign,” the company told TMZ. Smells like trouble.

Looks like Em and Rihanna are collaborating again to record a sequel to their smash hit single “Love The Way You Lie”.The sequel is creatively titled “Love The Way You Lie (Part 2)” and will have the same storyline as the first song, but from the female perspective. “Love The Way You Lie (Part 2)” [cont.]

With his critically acclaimed debut, The Adventures of Bobby Ray serving as one of the year’s best releases and MTV describing his accession as a “transition from underground upstart to chart-smashing hitmaker”, B.O.B. reached #9 on MTV’s “Hottest MCs In The Game” list.

Is Rhymefest running for Alderman of Chicago’s 20th ward? Che “Rhymefest” Smith released this ambiguous video via YouTube yesterday, suggesting “Chicago’s 20th ward … with your help … we can develop … we can rebuild … we can grow the community … we can unify.” At the end of the video, it states a press [cont.]

The Beastie Boys revealed today that they plan to release an album titled Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 next spring.  In a statement the Beasties stated: “Although we regret to inform you that Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 will continue to be delayed indefinitely, Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 will be released on time as [cont.]

Stretch Armstrong tweeted last night that he, Bobbito, and Lord Sear will reunite on the legendary WKCR on Thursday, October 21st, at 1AM EST. Expect a house full of rappers.

In promotion for Jigga’s new Decoded book, hitting November 16th, eager fans can attempt to “decode” the book’s website. Looks like you might stumble upon some pages if you click around long enough. Awesome. We’re going to go play Fallout New Vegas instead.

This is what happens when Wal-Mart is one of the biggest (last) music retailers in the country. They start telling artists what is or isn’t okay for their album cover. Case in point. This WON’T be the album cover for Kanye’s My Dark Twisted Fantasy. Good ass job, middle America.

Michael “Eyedea” Larson, Rhymesayers Entertainment artist and one-half of Eyedea & Abilities was found dead yesterday morning, by his mother, Kathy Averill. She posted this announcement via Facebook on his page: “It is with great pain and sadness that I tell you my son Mikey (Eyedea) has passed away. At this time we kindly request [cont.]

Hits November 22nd. In the immortal words of Ol’ Dirty Bastard: “Have you ever ever ever in your long legged life…?”