Consequence of Sound — We Got It From Here, Thank You for Your Service arrives next week. more info

Stereogum — Last week we learned the tremendous news that a brand new A Tribe Called Quest album would be arriving soon, and just as L.A. Reid had promised, it was recorded before Phife Dawg’s untimely death from diabetes complications earlier this year. Now t... more info

411 Mania — Plus Drake, Jay Z and Kanye... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Josef Leimberg, “Celestial Visions” (World Galaxy/Alpha Pup). Few could have imagined a decade ago that Los Angeles would drive a jazz renaissance that fluidly mixes free jazz, post-bop, hip-hop and spiritual jazz. Yet the arrival a... more info

TMZ — Prez Obama SAYS Kendrick Lamar would kick Drake's ass in a rap battle, but our leader showed some serious Canadian love Saturday night at The White House. Obama co-hosted "Love & Happiness:  A Musical Experience"  with BET. A… more info

Consequence of Sound — Sans any awkward hand holding with Hillary Clinton. more info

AllHipHop — COVER OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S TRACK more info

AllHipHop — THE MUSIC LEGEND SITS DOWN WITH THE HIP HOP KING more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, Sia released This Is Acting, an album full of songs that she’d written for other singers. Today, she comes out with the album’s deluxe edition, which features bonus tracks like her Kendrick Lamar collab “The Greatest.” Ther... more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring production from Kendrick Lamar associate The Antydote. more info