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

MTV.com News — 'We knew exactly what we were doing when we made this album,' hip-hop pioneer says of Boogie Down Productions' 1987 breakthrough.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway KRS-One Photo: MTV News Making The Moment: Criminal... more info

MTV.com News — Leonardo DiCaprio, Samantha Ronson and more celebs paid tribute to late DJ at L.A. party.By Gil Kaufman DJ AM Photo: Chris Weeks/ WireImage As the one-year anniversary of DJ AM's death approaches, a number of celebrity fans gathered at the ... more info

MTV.com News — 'We knocked down the door,' Phife Dawg tells MTV News at Rock the Bells stop.By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway Calloway and Shaheem Reid Q-Tip and Phife Dawg perform at Rock the Bells Sunday Photo: Getty Images Making The Moment:... more info

VH1 News — A Tribe Called Quest, touring as part of Rock the Bells 2010, recall making their classic album catalog, including The Low End Theory. more info

MTV.com News — 'We knew that people was trying to make us clash,' the Paid in Full MC says of onetime beef with legendary Big Daddy Kane.By Shaheem Reid Big Daddy Kane and Rakim Photo: The Life Files Cornerstone Credentials: Rakim It's probably the gre... more info