Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Common at Terminal Five (more by Eric Townsend) Its a doubleheader for the hip hop fan in you! Common will play Highline Ballroom THIS SATURDAY for an early show at 8PM (tickets are on sale for $50), with... more info

Pitchfork — Here's one for the Six Degrees of Damon Albarn game. A new track from Nas and Damian Marley called "Patience" heavily samples Malian duo Amadou & Mariam's song "Sabali"... which was produced and co-written by none other than Mr. Albarn. The track was... more info

MTV.com News — Band cancels gigs in Florida and Memphis due to multi-instrumentalist's undisclosed illness.By Gil Kaufman The Flaming Lips Photo: Peter Kramer/ Getty Images The Flaming Lips were forced to cancel their Thursday night appearance at the SunF... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "As We Enter" from the album "Distant Relatives," the debut collaborative release from Nas& Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley. more info

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Pitchfork — If we're to believe the video for Nas and Damian Marley's "As We Enter", the two superstars spend their time in smoky, rat-infested alleyways and decrepit, goon-jammed warehouses. Probably not true! Bonus points, though, for the shot where Marley swa... more info

Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — It is gonna be a really really hot summer yall! All the favs gonna be in your iPod really soon!MAYToni Braxton - Pulse 05Trina - Amazin' 05Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony - Uni5 : The World's Enemy 05Charice - Charice 11Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives ... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - When rapper Nas and reggae star Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley first collaborated -- on "Road to Zion" from Marley's 2005 album "Welcome to Jamrock" -- the pair knew it was inevitable they would come back for more. more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Over 50 police officers are in West Palm Beach are expected to picket a festival featuring a variety of top Rock and Hip-Hop acts, including ZZ Top, Weezer, Sean Kingston and Nas and Damian Marley. Fortunately, it is not the music th... more info

Guardian Music — Artists from LCD Soundsystem to Miley Cyrus have cancelled UK appearances as airspace remains closed. Meanwhile, Whitney Houston has to travel by ... car ferryThe music world is suffering further knock-on effects following the Icelandic volcano erupt... more info