Stereogum — Biz Markie once rapped, “I watch Star Wars just to see Yoda.” But now the Biz will have another reason to watch the forthcoming series reboot Star Wars: The Force Awakens: There’s a character based on his friends the Beastie Boys. According to ... more info

Mercury News, California — Ice-T, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Afrika Bambaataa, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie among the acts appearing at The Art of Rap festival. more info

Perez Hilton — What else could you ask for?! Last night New Kids on the Block performed at Madison Square Garden and got a couple surprise guests to swing by! Donnie Wahlberg took the mic to introduce 50 Cent as he came rising up and performed Just a Friend and In ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Spoon at SXSW 2015 (more by Jesse Deflorio) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Spoon, The Antlers @ The Wick Spoon are such a consistently good band... more info

Perez Hilton — The Muppets haven't been on primetime TV since 1980, so this is a pretty big deal! But instead of an Saturday Night Live-style variety show, this time they're going for something more Modern! [ Video: See The Muppets' Perform Biz Markie's Just A Frie... more info

Perez Hilton — Ha! Thanks to a skilled fan, we now have this classic Muppets musical performance… that never happened! [ Related: Are The Muppets Taking Broadway?! Find Out All The Musical Deets HERE! ] In this cleverly edited video, Muppet piano player Rowlf The... more info

Time — Even Muppet dogs get put in the friend zone. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Joseph Arthur w/ RNDM in 2012 (more by Sachyn Mital) Happy 2015! Not a whole lot is going on today (besides your hangeover) but you can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are... more info

Stereogum — Chief Keef associate SD teamed up with Danny Brown on a song last year, and Brown tweeted a link to another great SD track this morning. “Circles,” from SD’s full-length debut Truly Blessed, puts him in a tradition from Biz Markie to 50 Cent to... more info

TMZ — DJ Kool is best known for his 1996 single -- which included Doug E Fresh and Biz Markie -- "Let Me Clear My Throat." Guess what he looks like now! more info