melophobe — By and large, hip hop artists have never joined in on the Christmas spirit. Yes, there was Run DMC’s “Christmas in Hollis,” but besides that, Old St. Nick and his happy elves have been hands off. This makes sense for the gangsta rappers since t... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Breakin' Dawn" by Brother Ali from his 2009 release, Us. more info

Altsounds — *PEPPER,* comprised of *guitarist/vocalist Kaleo Wassman, bassist/vocalist Bret Bollinger* and *drummer Yesod Williams,* formed in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1997. Having grown up surfing on the island, it's not a wonder that they w... more info

KEXP Seattle — Who lives in Seattle, and has produced beats for De La Soul, Dr. Dre and Brother Ali?  Jake One is the producer featured in this week’s KEXP Documentary as part of our series Hip-Hop: The New Seattle Sound.  Internationally recognized producer Ja... more info

I Like Music — Is heading back to the UK in July 2010, as well as playing Glastonbury on June 26th more info

Altsounds — *Brother Ali *[ _www.myspace.com/brotherali_ (wlmailhtml:{C69255BC-B349-4825-9F5D-05C104404ADA}mid://00000196/!x-usc:http://www.myspace.com/brotherali) ] is hitting these shores again for a set at Glastonbury [*Saturday 26th, 11.45am, West Holts Stag... more info

MTV.com News — Lauryn Hill will perform her classic debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, on three tour stops.By Jayson Rodriguez Snoop Dogg Photo: Daniel Boczarski/ Redferns Snoop Dogg, A Tribe Called Quest and DJ Premier have been added to the 2010 Ro... more info

Pitchfork — MTV points out that the traveling rap festival Rock the Bells has announced its 2010 dates and lineup. This year, the fest is heavy on fundamentalist New York hip-hop big dogs performing their classic albums in full. So up at the top of the bill,... more info

MTV.com News — Rakim, Whiz Khalifa, the Clipse, Immortal Technique, Slick Rick and Street Sweeper Social Club also on four-city tour.By Gil Kaufman The Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon Photo: Graham Denholm/ Getty Images This summer's "Rock the Bells" tour will fea... more info

Guardian Music — The complete list of the acts appearing at this year's festivalPyramid stageFriday 25 JuneU2Dizzee RascalVampire WeekendSnoop DoggWillie NelsonCorinne Bailey RaeFemi KutiTBA Saturday 26 JuneMuseScissor SistersSeasick SteveJackson BrowneLightning See... more info