Guardian Music — 1986: Number 43 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of Jazz musicGilles Peterson recalls DJing at Dingwalls in 1986. "We were mixing up hard bop with bits of funk, bossa nova, Diana Ross, all sorts. I remember dropping an Art Blakey tra... more info

Guardian Music — 10 February 2006: Number 47 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicJames Dewitt Yancey, aka J Dilla, passed away in his bed at the age of 32. His untimely death was the result of a combination of rare blood disease ... more info

Guardian Music — Now Wave, ManchesterIt's not that DJ/promoters Wesley Killerbee and Jonathan Paul Wickstead don't like old music, but the raison d'être of their Now Wave brand is to showcase only new stuff, which they do at weekly cross-genre club nights and gigs a... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest will be released in July. a2a_linkname="Trailer For Tribe Called Quest Documentary Released"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/06/03/trailer-for-tribe-called-quest-documenta... more info

Pop Candy — One documentary I'm especially eager to see is Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest. Directed by Michael Rapaport, the ... more info

Guardian Music — The Arctic Monkeys' much-awaited homecoming gigs might have sold out, but there's loads of other great stuff going on in Sheffield this summer, says Lucy Harper of The Culture Vulture Sheffield's top 10 budget places to eat10 top music venues in Shef... more info

Guardian Music — This 19-year-old rapper wants to appeal to hip-hop heads and Sex Pistols fans. And no, he's not a member of Odd FutureHometown: Pittsburgh.The lineup: Malcolm McCormick (vocals, beats).The background: It's not all about Tyler, the Creator when it com... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Q-Tip at Rock The Bells w/ A Tribe Called Quest (more by Eric Townsend) Q-Tip will headline the 7th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival on July 18th in DUMBO, the last day of a week-long celebration of hip hop culture at... more info

ContactMusic — Actor-turned-filmmaker Michael Rapaport was determined to overcome the struggles he faced while filming his documentary about iconic hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, because he had waited 10 years to shoot his feature directorial debut. The... more info

ContactMusic — Rap veteran Phife Dawg is hoping the release of an upcoming documentary about A Tribe Called Quest will inspire the founding members of the iconic hip-hop group to "come to their senses" and reunite again. The Bonita Applebum hitmakers made a... more info