Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin As Buckshot reminded the Nokia Theatre crowd at the end of his solo appearance opening for De La Soul on Thursday night (8/14), he has an album coming out with KRS-One called Survival Skills. That album... more info

MVSW — Here’s the old school for this week: Kool Moe Dee ft. Chuck D and KRS-One ~ “Rise n Shine” From all the way back in 1991. Lyrics: [ INTRO: Kool Moe Dee ] And yes y’all The sounds that you hear Is gonna be so rare You have no fear Cause thre... more info

AllHipHop — Hip-Hop veterans Masta Ace and EDO. G. have announced they have formed a new group that will release an album next month. Brooklyn -bred rapper Masta Ace and Boston emcee   EDO. G. are known as A&E and will drop their debut, Arts & Entertainment in... more info

A Walking Disast3r — The Rock The Bells Tour made its stop in Denver on Thursday to a sizeable crowd at the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater. I would say I was skeptical about the finalized lineup for the Denver stop; it was missing some of the heavyweights such as Co... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Black Bubblegum DOWNLOAD: Rakim - Holy Are You (MP3) Buckshot @ Knitting Factory with Black Moon (more by Tim Griffin) After looking at the number of great old school artists on the way to the NYC stages, I was... more info

JamBase — K'naan Kicks Off Summer Tour With Jason Mraz K'naan Fresh off a highly successful run on the Rock the Bells tour and as the opener for Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Nas' summer tour, K'naan is back on the road with Grammy Nominated singer-son... more info

The Newsroom — Hip-hop artist KRS-One discusses politics, technology, hip-hop, and health care with Liz Glover at the Rock the Bells festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on July 12, 2009. more info

The Newsroom — Hip-hop artist KRS-One discusses politics, hip-hop, and health care with Liz Glover at the Rock the Bells festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion on July 12, 2009. more info

MTV.com News — Yayo talks about recruiting a fellow Queens MC, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Cormega and Tony YaYo Photo: MTV News Two generations of Queens MCs: Tony Yayo and Cormega. In the '90s and early ... more info

The Newsroom — Liz Glover talks with hip hop icon KRS-One during the D.C. leg of the 2009 Rock the Bells tour about the importance of The Washington Times. more info