Brooklyn Vegan — Continuing 6 years after Hip-Hop visionary J Dilla's death, the annual Donuts Are Forever tribute benefit is slated for this Sunday at Brooklyn Bowl (2/19). The concert includes DJ sets by TARA, Brina Payne, Ill Digitz, GETLIVE!, and returning... more info

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ContactMusic — De La Soul think people have trouble relating to modern hip hop The rap groups Kelvin Mercer and Dave Jolicoeur have teamed up with French producers 2 amp 4 - aka Chokolate and Khalid - to create First Serve a concept album charting the plight o... more info

Guardian Music — In music, film, art and fashion, the 1990s are now making a comeback. But is this driven by nostalgia or does it reflect a shift in the national mood?Between the whitewashed walls of Visions Video Bar, a London club, a crush of brothel creepers and ... more info

Guardian Music — Festival on the Isle of Wight will also see sets from Adam Ant and Azealia Banks, with headliners yet to be announcedThe first major acts for this year's Bestival have been announced, including exclusive festival performances from the xx and Sigur RÃ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Is this (and more) what SOB's is in for tonight? HipHopDX: The Native Tongues reunion show tonight is initiated by the Jungle Brothers. How did the whole show come about? Mike G (of the Jungle Brothers): I'm good friends with... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Though it’ll be making it’s home in New York this year, traveling music workshop the Red Bull Music Academy is giving L.A. artists a sample of its uber-exclusive program of lectures and discussions this Saturday at downtown's L.A. Ultra Lounge. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — First they brought you ‘The Goon Time Mixtape’ blasting from a late-night house party in a Parisian suburb. Then we saw our heroes getting endless grief from Deen’s overbearing mother in the Mrs. Whitter skit. That was all just a taste of thing... more info

411 Mania — A new name for a new project... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The last we heard of First Serve it was 3am in a Parisian suburb at an out of control house party with ‘The Goon Time Mixtape’ blasting into the night. That was just a taste of things to come from De La Soul’s Plug 1 & Plug 2 present ‘First S... more info