The Hip Hop Chronicle — The DMC UK Finals get underway on July 20th. DJ’s from across the United Kingdom will come together at The Garage in Highbury & Islington to win the coveted prize. You can buy tickets here more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop veterans funded recordings by calling on fans and raising $75,000Public Enemy have unveiled plans for their 25th anniversary, including the release of two new albums. After raising money from fans, the hip-hop crew have split what might have ... more info

Soul Sides — Along with Run DMC, the Beastie Boys were the first rap artists I ever listened to obsessively. I never thought of them as a trio of individual MCs; they always sounded to me like a group package so I can’t say MCA was “my favorite” of three... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG The first two hip hop records that I ever heard in full were nothing less than classics. I'll always remember having the cassette-dubs of the harder-than-hard leather-clad Run DMC, whose Raising Hell was the pinnacle of hip hop... more info

Guardian Music — Brooklyn-born rapper was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and was unable to attend April induction into the hall of fameRapper Adam Yauch, a third of the trailblazing hip hop act the Beastie Boys, has died aged 47. Yauch, who performed as MCA, had been ... more info

411 Mania — Samples Run DMC... more info

Nialler9 — Four-time Irish DMC champion, DJ Tu-Ki is back with his first full mix since Pre:Seed a full two years ago. This Watch The Ride mixtape is made for clubs and features tracks from labels Hessle Audio, R&S, HotFlush, All City, … Read More... → more info

Aurgasm — Turntableism // electronic C2C are a turntable act from France who are expanding into original music production. If you are into turntableism this band cannot be a stranger, having won the DMC team championship 4 of times in a row. If you’re not su... more info

Discobelle.net — Sublime remix from Canadian dj/producer Tom Wrecks (part of the Stylusts crew and DMC champion) who churns out a housey tune with beautiful vocals provided by Jhene Aiko. “Against The Odds” manages to be both uplifting and melancholic at the same... more info

Guardian Music — What could be more natural than a German punk band teaming up with a hip-hop forefather for a 1983 novelty record?Who among us has not felt the urge listen to an early 80s German punk band essaying hip-hop? Really, just me? Oh well, what if I told yo... more info