Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher DOWNLOAD: Homeboy Sandman - "Watchu Want From Me?" (prod. Oddisee) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Nina Sky - Nicole & Natalie (ZIP) Aesop Rock at McCarren Pool in 2008 (more by Jason Bergman) Homeboy Sandman is set to release his... more info

Soul Sides — I was trying to work on a longer version of this story but “recent developments” (DCMA alert!) have short-circuited that, at least for the time being. Here’s the very very very condensed version though, just to bring folks up to speed. Yea... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Juan Epstein celebrate their 100th podcast with a legend from the Juice Crew. Biz Markie reflects on some classic stories with Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg. Congrats guys. Download The Full Episode Here more info

Guardian Music — Rappers hit with lawsuit a day before the death of Adam YauchBeastie Boys are once again being sued over their alleged use of unlicensed samples. The rappers used parts of two songs by the US go-go band Trouble Funk without permission, according to p... more info

Between Thought and Expression — Still hard to collect my thoughts and write a worthy tribute. Here are some remembrances from around the web. Beastie Boys ?uestlove Eminem, Nas, Chuck D, LL Cool J, Common, will.i.am, Justin Timberlake, Q-Tip, and others Santigold, B Real, Majo... more info

Perez Hilton — There hasn't been much news about Ke$ha's sophomore album, Spandex on the Distant Horizon, for quite some time, but hopefully this will serve a precursor to some new material! The singer teamed up with The Flaming Lips and Biz Markie for a new track,... more info

Guardian Music — New double LP, The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, features Ke$ha, Chris Martin, Nick Cave and more – and each individual album will be uniqueThe Flaming Lips are going big for Record Store Day, releasing an album of team-ups that includes appearanc... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The legendary crew that is The Juice Crew will be coming to London this April. Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, MC Shan, Roxanne Shante, Masta Ace and Craig G will all bless the HMV Forum on April 9th. DJ 279 will also be on the wheels of steel. This is s... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Broken Social Scene @ FYF Fest on Saturday (more by Nathanael Turner) today in NYC * Fashion's Night Out * Das Racist @ UCB East * Andy Statman @ Barbes * The Dolphin @ The Stone * Biz Markie (DJ)... more info

MVSW — Biz Markie ~ “Just A Friend” Hip hop classic from back in 1989. Now Biz can be seen beatboxing here… Samples Lee Dorsey ~ “Get out of My Life, Woman” Freddie Scott ~ “(You) Got What I Need” Lyrics Have you ever met a girl that you tried... more info