Jay-Z and Kanye have decided not to film their single in Paris but at the Staples Centre in L.A. Apparently Kanye is directing this one. FSD

VIBE’s have two end of year issues. One features Eminem and Yelawolf while this one features T.I. T.I. on being skeptical of Bin Laden’s death The conversation shifts from Muammar Gaddafi’s death—which occurred five days prior—to Osama Bin Laden’s assassination to both Eastern giant’s once empowered relationship with the U.S. government. “It’s like everybody that the U.S. was besties with, years later they’re the worst person in the world,” says Tip.   Read More ...

Rozay and Wale cover the new issue of Billboard Magazine. “Clutch” is a word sports fans use to describe a moment in which someone recognizes the magnitude of a situation and rises to meet it. It’s a buzzer-beating jump shot, or a Hail Mary touchdown pass — a triumph instantly memorized and placed in the history books. The idea of being “clutch” — of having a sixth sense for the   Read More ...

For the next issue of VIBE Magazine, Eminem and his signing Yelawolf grace the cover. Eminem and Yelawolf on poking fun at their race: Eminem, what advice do you offer, if any, on being scrutinized for being a white rapper. Do you guys ever talk about race in that way? EM: We make jokes about it, but I don’t think we talk about it in depth. As I was listening   Read More ...

Complex come through with the official cover to Common’s new album, set to be released December 20th.

The Source come through with the official cover for the Snoop & Wiz project. The first single with Bruno Mars “Young, Free & Wild” is set for released on December 13th.

Jay-Z covers the GQ Men Of The Year issue for the second time. Joe La Puma