The Hip Hop Chronicle — Nas jumps on the remix to DJ Premier and Bumpy Knuckles’ track ‘Turn Up The Mic’. It will appear on Preemo and Bumpy’s project “KoleXXXion” dropping tomorrow. more info

Guardian Music — Nas made hip-hop that was fat-free, cliche-light and peppered with wordplay that would have had Keats noddingNas only has himself to blame. Nobody was expecting perfection on his first album, Illmatic. He could have picked inferior producers. He coul... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Clip of DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles “wEaRe aT WaR” single off of their upcoming album KoleXXXion coming 3/27/2012. Autographed copies can be ordered EXCLUSIVELY at: http://gracieproductions.bigcartel.com   more info

Guardian Music — A blues-rap gem that shows this ZZ is topZZ Ward refers to her sound – a bluesy take on hip-hop – as "dirty shine", likening it to "backyard sauce that's so pure but so hard to swallow". Raised on a musical diet of Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Jon Connor goes in on a couple of freestyles with Tony Touch and DJ Premier.   more info

Nialler9 — An experimental gospel no wave soul pulp band, slurping Francophilia – Gainsbourg and Dutronc, Saint Just and Fanon, Badiou and Baurdillard – Black Power – Nina Simone, Public Enemy, James Baldwin, Fred Hampton, DJ Premier, and Fela Kuti – an... more info

USA Today Music — DJ Premier, Skrillex, Pretty Lights, the Crystal Method and producer Mark Ronson step out of their comfort zones. more info

Totally Fuzzy — After several weeks of campaigning both mp3 leaks and videos, the Brooklyn by way of Seattle emcee Aaron Cohen finally unveils his long awaited mixtape, Crack. The fourteen track debut includes original production from the likes of Infinite Jeanius ... more info

Chorus.fm — Amir Bar-Lev's Re:Generation will open in select theaters across the country on February 16. The documentary follows five DJs/producers - Mark Ronson, DJ Premier, The Crystal Method, Pretty Lights and Skrillex - as they re-imagine music collaborating... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Legendary MC/actor/author Common joined SiriusXM host Renada Romain (@renadaromain), hip-hop legend DJ Premier (@realdjpremier) and guest co-host Datwon Thomas of Vibe Magazine (@daydog) for an interview and performance in front of a studio audience.... more info