Brooklyn Vegan — tonight in NYC * Cyndi Lauper @ Town Hall * Dylan Leblanc @ Joe's Pub * Laurie Anderson @ Other Music * Burning Spear @ Rockefeller Park * Pharoahe Monch @ Queensbridge Park * Alejandro Escovedo @ Bowery Electric... more info

MTV.com News — Polarizing figure owned the team for nearly four decades and changed the business of baseball. George Steinbrenner in 1973 Photo: Olen Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images George Steinbrenner, the mercurial, oft-quotable, win-at-all-costs... more info

Culture Bully — New music from Pharoahe Monch, the Golden Dogs, Klaxons, more info

Culture Bully — New music from Pharoahe Monch's forthcoming third studio release, "W.A.R." more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay Electronica @ Summerstage in Red Hook Park (Solo72vh) The rain didn't stop the show and Jay Electronica was joined by a guest at his SummerStage season kick off on Tuesday (6/1) - Pharoahe Monch stopped by to check out... more info

MTV.com News — MTV News correspondent and radio partner King Tech release follow-up to Eminem-assisted posse cut on MTV Jams.By MTV News staff Sway in 2010 Wake Up Show Anthem" Photo: MTV News MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway and his "World Famous Wak... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) A number of influential Hip-Hop acts will take part in City Parks Foundation’s 25th annual SummerStage concert series. Jay Electronica, Pharoahe Monch, Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Force M.D.’s, Roy Ayers, Kool, H... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG De La Soul at Coachella (more by Rachel Carr) Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest 2009 was a blast (with one notable exception) and so far 2010 is turning out to be similarly interesting with the addition of the great... more info

411 Mania — This week, 50 Cent talks about his new album, Akon is banned from Sri Lanka, an update on Guru's health, Suge Knight in trouble once more, XXL's Class of 2010, new albums from Pharoahe Monch, Bizarre and Murs whilst Joell Ortiz is intentionally holdi... more info

411 Mania — Plus, tour dates with Slaughterhouse... more info