Nialler9 — What follows is four pages of my personal picks for artists I’m looking forward to hearing much more of in 2010. Featured artists include RUBIK, Baby Monster, I Am the Cosmos, Two Door Cinema Club, May 68, Sam Amidon, O Emperor, Manus Goan, Jay Ele... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — A new track from Nas collaborator and Erykah Badu significant other Jay Electronica, "Exhibit C" continues his string of web-released singles (starting with, duh, "Exhibit A"), this one with some flawless production by Just Blaze and what seems to be... more info

MTV.com News — Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek also reconnect for a new Reflection Eternal tape, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Lloyd Banks Photo: MTV News There are no more breaks in the music industry, especially in the streets. During the holiday season, ca... more info

Kanye's Blog — Reflection Eternal (Kweli and Hi-Tek) & Statik Selektah - Re:union Mixtape. Click HERE to download the Mixtape... Click HERE for the tracklist... more info

Soul Sides — I was on WNYC's Soundcheck again last Friday, talking about hip hop in the '00s. Part of what I was asked to do, ahead of time, was submit my 3 top hip hop albums of 2009 and I'm not going to lie: I couldn't come up with three actual albums. In fact,... more info

MTV.com News — Mos Def, RZA, the Black Keys can be found collaborating at the hip-hop mogul's new art gallery/ music studio.By Steven Roberts The Black Keys Photo: Nonesuch Damon Dash recently took MTV News on a tour of his new Lower Manhattan art galler... more info

Culture Bully — Jay Elec recently performed a secret show in New York & we have three videos in addition to full audio of the entire show. more info

MTV.com News — Rappers, who met at Dame Dash's DD172 space, call themselves Center Edge Territory.By Shaheem Reid Mos Def Photo: Jeffrey Ufberg/ Getty Images "Just chillin'" with Dame Dash may have just spawned a rap supergroup project. On Wednesday, at ... more info

MTV.com News — 'No beef! None of that. I don't have beef with nobody,' former Roc-A-Fella mogul says.By Shaheem Reid Dame Dash Photo: MTV News Dame Dash just laughs off stories about how he is supposedly in dire straits financially. He gets so much of a ... more info

Culture Bully — As with "Exhibit A (Transformations)," "Exhibit C" is produced by Just Blaze; it seems to me as though the Mega Tron Don and Jay Electronica make one hell of a pairing. more info