
- Jay-Z will embark on a brief, five-date American Gangster Live tour in support of his new album, which will include shows at mid-size venues in Los Angeles, Chicago, Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia. The trek is set to begin on November 6th, the same day the album hits stores (dates after the jump).
- Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid has spoken out on Nas‘ decision to name his December 11th album Nigger, saying, “Anything Nas wants to do, I completely stand beside him.” But Reverend Al Sharpton is continuing his crusade to make using the word a hate crime, saying Nas is “helping out the racists.”
- Killing Joke and later Ministry bassist Paul Raven was found dead in his home in Geneva on Saturday by fellow musician Ted Parsons. Raven died at the age of forty-six of a heart attack. He was in Switzerland recording with French industrial band Treponem Pal.
- AT&T will make Napster’s five-million-song catalog available for downloading through wireless access. AT&T has not announced which devices will work with the service, but songs will cost $1.99 each or $7.49 for five per month.
- Slash and Trent Reznor’s campaign to make the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen” the number-one single fell far short of its goal, with the track peaking at forty-two thirty years after Rod Stewart swiped the top spot from the band. The single fared much better on vinyl, which probably says a lot about the downloading habits of the Sex Pistol’s core demographic.
Jay-Z American Gangster Live Tour Dates:
November 6: Los Angeles (House of Blues)
November 7: Chicago (House of Blues)
November 9: Baltimore (Ramshead)
November 11: New York (Hammerstein Ballroom)
November 12: Philadelphia (Fillmore)

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