AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Wyclef Jean has revealed his thought process behind a new six-song EP titled If I Were President: My Haitian Experience, which is being released on the heels of the controversial presidential election in the country. According to Wyc... more info

ContactMusic — Reggae legend BOB MARLEY used shoe polish to darken his hair in a bid to appear "more African", according to his widow RITA.The Buffalo Solider hitmaker struggled... more info

ContactMusic — Bob Marley's son has written a book called 'Dear Dad'.Ky-Mani Marley was just five when his father died in 1981, but was locked out of the reggae star's estate... more info

Guardian Music — Focusing on 'rags to riches' narratives of successful black people misses the point. How they stay at the top is far more interestingThe latest piece on Jay-Z in Saturday's Guardian, The boy from the hood who made good, illustrates how incomplete the... more info

Guardian Music — Radio 4Arise Black Man – the Peter Tosh Story (Radio 4) had a stirring list of ingredients: poverty, racism, music, drugs, police brutality, murder, household names and a credible presenter in Don Letts. And there were some fascinating details and... more info

Pop Bytes — Sure, he got dumped by his wife, hasn't had a career in over a decade and he's now past his prime, but David Arquette is doin' fine, everyone! Look how fine he's doing, with his strippers, his dancing, and his inescapable, crushing knowledge that he ... more info

Twangville — Does anyone not consider this song a classic? It is certainly hard to argue with the impressive array of artists who have covered the Bob Marley classic. In this edition of our “You Pick It” series, we get Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer; Joe Strummer... more info

Totally Fuzzy — VINYL OBSCURITY said... wild and whacky new wave from DOG POLICE - s/t (1986) just reviewed and sampled at http://vinylobscurity.blogspot.com Sakalli said... Lucifer's Friend - Banquet (1974) (@256) Therion - Theli (1996) (@256) http://www.sakalli.i... more info

Gigwise — Influence behind reggae track 'Man Down'... more info

411 Mania — Hill and The Roots tackle Bob Marley classic... more info