ContactMusic — Stephen Colbert is set to host his very own music festival this summer The pretend-Conservative talk show host has announced a n impressive musical line-up for the show which will take place on August 10 2012 aboard New Yorks Intrepid Sea Air and Spa... more info

Guardian Music — Hammersmith Apollo, LondonIce-T was always among the most charismatic of hip-hop's early stars, but who knew he was also such an assiduous historian? The former gangster rapper has interviewed almost 50 of his peers to chronicle the history of the ge... more info

Guardian Music — Each week we invite someone to share with us some of the songs they've been listening to recently. Today's selection features Ten Benson, Tight Fit and Half Man Half BiscuitThis week's playlist is by Paul Jenkins, a writer from Penarth who writes "in... more info

Guardian Music — My opponent in a hip-hop debate says it glorifies prison culture, but listen to the words – rappers are the poets of our timeTonight I am taking part in a debate about the morality of hip-hop, billed as the first of its kind. The case against the g... more info

Stereogum — Time Out New York recently compiled a list of the 100 best songs about New York City, flush with videos and blurbs sizing up each song’s merit. It’s a wide-reaching list, pulling in from all sorts of styles across different eras, from Sinatra cro... more info

Guardian Music — New York hip-hop met London punk as the Clash embarked on their love affair with the music of black America As well as being comfortably the best thing the Clash ever recorded (sue me), this song, recorded in April 1980, comes from one of the really ... more info

Nialler9 — Highlights: Richard Fearless of Death In Vegas, Lisa O’Neill, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Certain Three Tour, Quompilation launch and Grandmaster Flash. A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are �... more info

Guardian Music — (On-U Sound)Skip McDonald is a singer and guitarist with a mission. Born in Ohio, and once a member of the Sugarhill house band, he played on early rap albums for the likes of Grandmaster Flash, but then moved on to create a style of his own, updatin... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 are being inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame. The legendary group brought out Lupe Fiasco, Common and LL Cool J to perform “The Message”.   more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grandmaster Flash, one of the pioneering DJs of hip-hop music culture, is working on his eighth studio album nearly three decades after the release of his influential record "The Message." more info