Chicago Sun-Times, IL — SEEN ON THE SCENE: The new Flamingo Rum Club in River North has been attracting a raft of celebs lately, including actress Rumer Willis, with a bunch of “Empire” cast and crew members — plus her pal Sharna Burgess, who was in town for the “Da... more info

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AllHipHop — NICK GETS A BIG DEAL WITH YOUTUBE RED! more info

Stereogum — Crusty New York rap-veteran hardheads need to stick together. That’s exactly what happens on “Ol’ Thing Back,” as five different rappers — all from in or around New York City, most of them from different crews — unite to evoke the gritty ... more info

AllHipHop — NEW MUSIC FROM BUSTA AND SWIZZ BEATZ more info

Stereogum — Busta Rhymes was in top form on A Tribe Called Quest’s We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service, and he also recently lent his booming gravitas to “My Shot,” probably the most recognizable song on The Hamilton Mixtape. Now he’s returne... more info

Consequence of Sound — Honorary group member Busta Rhymes joined them onstage. more info

Stereogum — A Tribe Called Quest were the musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. Joined by Busta Rhymes, they performed “Dis Generation” and “We The People…” off of their final album We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service, one of the... more info

Consequence of Sound — In celebration of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit Hamilton Mixtape. more info

Stereogum — Last week, Lin-Manuel Miranda released The Hamilton Mixtape, on which famous rap and pop stars took on the songs from Miranda’s hit Broadway musical Hamilton and made those songs their own. Billboard reports that the compilation is on track to debu... more info