Guardian Music — When Evan Davis asked Jay-Z to suggest tracks for people who 'don't get' hip-hop, the rapper picked Lauryn Hill's To Zion and Tupac's Dear Mama. But you can do better than that, right?As wake-up calls go, it was enough to make you choke on your morni... more info

Guardian Music — The Beatles and the elder statesmen of hip-hop in one show? BrilliantThe Beatles and Black Music (Radio 1xtra) was a blueprint for good radio before they even made it. Right there, you have an excuse to play any Beatles song, any hip-hop song with a ... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about surprise cameos. Sticking with the unexpected, this week we're looking for songs where the outcome of a situation is in doubt"Ladies and Gentlemen ... Mr Elton John!"I love that line, it's one of my all-time favourites. The su... more info

Guardian Music — Collaboration might not seem the most natural thing to expect from musicians, raging egotists that so many of them are, but pop is littered with fine examples of itCredit where it's due. For a bunch of raving, deluded egotists, musicians do seem rema... more info

Idolator — A Tribe Called Quest rapper Q-Tip and New York singer Amanda Warner of MNDR took center stage on last night’s Late Show With David Letterman to perform with Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. The musical conglomerate offered up a rousing rendition of... more info

Guardian Music — Why aren't Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions and other classic hip-hop acts lovingly reissued in the same way as other genres? Because guardians of rap's heritage need to be crate-diggers, lawyers and counsellors all in oneOn the last Saturday of... more info

Guardian Music — You're more likely to hear MGMT or Grizzly Bear on a hip-hop record than James Brown these days. So is the art of crate digging gone for good?"Last LP we got down right, showed all these corny motherfuckers what hip-hop's supposed to sound like." So ... more info

MTV.com News — The 'California Gurls' pair will reunite for the upcoming Doggystyle 2: The Doggumentary. By Jayson Rodriguez Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ Getty Images Snoop Dogg is in a "let's do it again" type of mood. The rapper anno... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Eric Townsend, words by BBG "Can't NOBODY FUCK WITH A TRIBE CALLED QUEST LIVE! ROCK THE BELLS NYC WAS MAGIC!" -Carringtonworld "#np tribe called quest-steve biko(stir it up)....what yall know about #RocktheBells 2010 live from nyc huh? -"No... more info

MTV.com News — Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz and other famous admirers join the hometown girl onstage in New York.By Shaheem Reid Lauryn Hill performs at Rock the Bells on Saturday Photo: Bennett Raglin/WireImage NEW YORK — When you ask Laur... more info