Thursday night at Yankee's stadium, New York rapper Jay-Z kicked off Game 2 of the World Series with an ode to the home team: "Empire State of Mind," his Blueprint 3 hit with Alicia Keys. The duo's faster, pumped up rendition of the anthem worked: the Yanks beat the Phillies 3-1, evening the series at 1-1.

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If you love nudity, check out the new video for Detroit's Electric Six. Even if MTV aired videos, they wouldn't air this one. [Vimeo]

Just in case Jay-Z wasn't enough, hip-hop fans now have three more very good reasons to snatch up tickets for Hova's tour this fall: N.E.R.D, Wale, and J. Cole, who have just been announced as supporting acts for the 24-date jaunt, kicking off October 9 in State College, PA!

Just 24 hours after upstaging country-pop star Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech at the MTV VMAs, Kanye West apologized for the incident in an emotional interview Monday night on the debut episode of The Jay Leno Show.

There was really only one man for the job. Only one who could honor such a terrible tragedy without making the night anything but a celebration. Only one MC so symbolic of New York City and its potential, yet so loved by all. Only Jay-Z can rock Madison Square Garden on 9/11.

Courtney Love made news this week, threatening to sue over Kurt Cobain's appearance in Guitar Hero. Her rants on Twitter remain incoherent, so we talked to her unofficial translator to figure out what wild girl is trying to say.