European Jay-Z fans, get psyched; Young Hov has announced that he has extended the dates of his upcoming European tour. The Brooklyn rapper was expected to make a tour of several summer musical festivals, including the Isle of Wright and Wireless festivals this June in the UK, and has now added dates in Germany, France, Switzerland, Scotland and Ireland.

Jiggaman's Euro-tour begins on June 4, when he performs at Germany's Rock am Ring Festival alongside Rage Against the Machine, Muse and many more. His tour concludes July 11 at T in the Park Festival in Scotland, for a crowd of close to 100,000.

Jay is currently midway through his North American 'Blueprint 3' tour with Trey Songz and Young Jeezy. Check out Jay's European tour dates after the jump.

As we always say, there's no better way to start the day than with a hearty bowl of Damon Dash. Apparently, local NYC morning show Good Day NY is in agreement as they featured the former Roc-A-Fella impresario on a fast-moving segment that aired on March 17. Given some quality access to Dame's DD172 space, Dash answered questions about art, his rough upbringing, money problems and (yes) Jay-Z.

Showing off the compound's much-hyped art gallery, Dash riffed: "I love art. Lots of things happen in this building. This is just a reflection of it."

The reporter pointed out that all the paintings and sculpture had an "urban" vibe. "I think, like when you come from some degree of extreme circumstance, you get the flavor first," Dash responded.

Lil Wayne started serving his one year prison sentence at Rikers Island in New York last week, but that didn't stop an Arizona judge from issuing a bench warrant for the troubled rapper. According to the Associated Press, a Yuma Country Superior Court Judge issued the warrant after Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter, didn't to appear in court for a final trial management conference.

The case stems from a January 2008 incident where Lil Wayne's tour bus was stopped at a border check point in Arizona, 78 miles east of Yuma and police claim they found cocaine, ecstasy and a handgun. Wayne was arrested and charged with possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons and possession of drug paraphernalia. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Jay-Z has been on his UK kick this year, landing headlining spots at both the Isle of Wight and Wireless festivals in addition to taking home top honor at the Brit Awards in February. But that might only be the beginning.

In a recent interview with GQ UK, White Stripes singer Jack White dropped news that he had recently recorded a new track with the Brooklyn rapper. "I just did a record with Jay-Z," White told GQ. "We did a song together a few weeks ago. It was incredible-sounding." The unexpected collaboration marks the Brit singer's first hip-hop work, but he told GQ that the project came together seamlessly. "I played him something that I've been kicking around for a while and he immediately came out with words for it," he said. "It's unbelievable."

T-Pain's been flexing his comedic muscle quite often lately, but now the singer/producer appears to be ready to get back to the music. Check out this behind the scenes look at the video for his new single 'Reverse Cowgirl.'

Eighties singer Eddy Grant, has a bone to pick with the Gorillaz over their new single 'Stylo.' The entertainer -- who is best known for his 1983 hit song 'Electric Avenue' -- claims that the animated group lifted music from his song 'Time Warp,' to producer their tune.

Grant claims that 'Stylo,' which features appearances by Mos Def and R&B singer Bobby Womack is a direct copy of his work. "My song sits almost note to note with their release and is a blatant rip off. 'Time Warp' is a very popular song and has been a staple of the DJ scene for many years and I feel total disrespect from Gorillaz and their management company, especially as they are an established act," Grant said.

Have you heard about what the Texas State Board of Education just did? The conservative-controlled body was reviewing textbook standards and made some, quite frankly, bonkers changes to the school curriculum in history and government across the state. Perhaps the biggest victim was the wide subject of social studies, which includes mass music and cultural movements throughout America's history. See where I'm heading? Teaching hip-hop will now be banned in Texas schools.

According to About.com, "Board members failed to restore hip-hop music to the draft proposal's high school social studies standard on culture. Despite recommendations by experts that students be allowed to study the impact of cultural movements in art and music, the board's seven social conservatives voted to eliminate hip-hop as an option, citing offensive nature of rap lyrics."