Soul Sides — Shafiq Husayn: Podcast (Mixed by Garth Trinidad)From Unreleased (Promotional mix/podcast for “En A-Free-Ka” - Plug Research, 2009)Here's a promotional mix/podcast of Sa-Ra Creative Partners member Shafiq Husayn's upcoming project “... more info

Rollo & Grady — Mos Def and Dan Auerbach The Black Keys along with Damon Dash are set to release a rap/rock album entitled BlakRoc featuring MC’s such as RZA, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch & Raekwon. Apparently the guys from Onyx are not happy about it... more info

Guardian Music — Guests on debut album of Blackroc project, produced by Damon Dash, will include Mos Def, Q-Tip and RZAThe Black Keys are going hip-hop, launching a project called Blackroc with rapper Jim Jones. Guests on their debut album will include Mos Def, Q-Tip... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Black Bubblegum, photos by Joseph Xu DOWNLOAD: Pharoah Monch vs the Black Lips - "Drop I Mayor" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Black Lips - Drop I Hold featuring GZA (MP3) Pharoahe Monch @ the 2009 Pitchfork Fest Though APW's addition... more info

Culture Bully — DJ Boogie Blind of the X-Ecutioners kicked off the set with an extended hype-session that prepared the crowd for the energy that would eventually exude from the stage. more info

The Culture Of Me — This past weekend's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival featured a litany of great artists rocking the bass and the crowds at the Empire Fulton Ferry state park in Dumbo, including the inimitable Pharoahe Monch. This video, shot from way back in... more info

AllHipHop — This year’s Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) will showcase different vibes on the Hip-Hop soundscape with the addition of rappers Pharaohe Monch and Styles P.   The fifth annual event, which takes place from noon to 8 p.m. June 20 at Empire F... more info

This Scene Is Dead — I’ve been wondering whether or not to open up my site to outside contributors. That or I scale down to around 2-3 posts per week? A lot of the better sites that I follow do seem to have a number of like minded contributors all putting in their litt... more info