First Dibs: Just How Influential Is Beyonce?

By Rahsheeda Ali

April 24, 2014 / 7:45 AM

Brett Dennen shows his wild side on Big Morning Buzz Live, the fate of a Wu-Tang Clan album hangs in the balance, and Nas is prepping for a new LP.

Beyonce is clearly the queen, and she's reached new heights by being the cover girl for Time magazine. Bey was named one of the publication's 100 Most Influential People, with a blurb about her being written by Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg. [E!]

Can anyone really tame Brett Dennen? The singer-songwriter performed his song, "Wild Child," during his appearance on Big Morning Buzz Live.

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With the Wu-Tang Clan putting out an album ahead of releasing their single-copy opus, Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, tensions between RZA and Raekwon have come to the forefront. So will the scheduled July release of A Better Tomorrow actually happen? [Prefix]

Nas' classic album, Illmatic, just turned 20 this year, but that doesn't mean the Queens rapper isn't ready to hit us with new music. He's reportedly working on a new LP with Timbaland, with sounds like total hotness. [MTV News]

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