The Ruler's Back

So of course there is only one real subject for this week's entry from London town. The Jigga man has returned to grace our stages with his presence and impeccable rhyme skills. And let me tell you that Wembley Arena, for one, was collectively thankful that the retirement of the one true colossus of rap, as we all expected, would turn out to be a falsehood. It had to be. I don't care if the "retirement" announcement was a cynical ploy to sell more copies of The Black Album. Maybe he meant it at the time. Who knows. Like I say who cares, because he is most definitely back and the lay-off certainly hasn't dulled his flow nor ability as one of the finest live performers around. His claim to be the greatest rapper alive is not one made lightly, but on this performance he is probably right. He normally is. And the Wembley gig even featured a four song appearance from one of the others with a rightful claim on the title, none other than foe turned unity ambassador, Nas. And a duet of Jay's "Dead Presidents" segueing into "The World Is Your's" was priceless and a view few could have imagined at the height of one of rap's most fierce feuds. And Beyonce came and rocked it too. It was truly massive. New long player "Kingdom Come" drops 21 November and you know it will be huge. Who you know fresher than Hov, riddle me that?