AllHipHop — Crooked I had refuted the notion that he is in any way signed to Death Row Records, an assertion made by the new CEO of the iconic label founded by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight.   A comment by Lara Lavi, CEO/President - Wideawake Deathrow LLC, seemed to... more info

NME — And Hughes wants to recruit Dr Dre to work on it… more info

MTV.com News — Jay explains why he was at the 'incredible' indie-rockers' concert in Brooklyn on Sunday.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash Jay-Z Photo: MTV News Attention, all you hand-wringing hipsters out there, Jay-Z doesn't understand wh... more info

MTV.com News — Chef says he's contemplating Young Jeezy for part three, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Raekwon, Mobb Deep and Nas Photo: LOUD Cornerstone Credentials   We heard the album last night, son. Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II is a ... more info

Pasta Primavera — New York’s Mux Mool has an intoxicating effect on me.  I’ve been feasting on his Drum EP for a while now…slowly drifting into a dreamland with his DJ Shadow meets Dr. Dre style.  Then as I was traversing the internets the other day I stum... more info

411 Mania — This week, the 411Music Critics end their summer vacations by taking a trip around the world. They talk about the Top 5 Songs About Places, everything from The Clash's "London Calling” to Metallica's "Battery", Johnny Cash's "I've Been Ever... more info

MTV.com News — Wu-Tang MC is planning a star-studded album-release party for Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II. By Shaheem Reid Raekwon Photo: Universal Raekwon the Chef is keeping his raps right in the kitchen. The outspoken Wu-Tang Clan member has teased us f... more info

MTV.com News — Plus, Whitney Houston's album leaks, in 'Off The Dome.'By Shaheem Reid Jay-Z Photo: Roc Nation Today was one of those days that you might call a "new music frenzy": Two new joints from Jay-Z, two new records from Raekwon the Chef, and Whit... more info

All About Jazz — Kraftwerk To Release Four Decades of Werk As Box Set - 12345678 The Catalogue Select CD, Vinyl and Digital Releases To Accompany Kraftwerk Electro pioneers Kraftwerk are celebrating the 35th anniversary of their landmark 1974 hit Autobahn by releasi... more info

411 Mania — Dre classic getting the reissue treatment by Death Row... more info