JamBase — THE ROOTS LAUNCH SECOND ANNUAL ROOTS PICNIC! Starring: THE ROOTS, TV ON THE RADIO, THE BLACK KEYS, SANTIGOLD, ASHER ROTH & MORE And a special performance: PUBLIC ENEMY performs IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK backed by ANTIBALAS a... more info

AllHipHop — A number of varied artists are coming together to support the 2nd Annual Roots Picnic this June in The Roots’ hometown of Philadelphia.   Public Enemy, Asher Roth, Santigold, The Black Keys, Kid Cudi and The Roots themselves are included in ... more info

MTV.com News — 'I was just this kid that was like, 'Can you sign me?' ' MC remembers of his chance encounter with West.By Steven Roberts Kid Cudi Photo: MTV News A first impression is a big thing. You could be meeting your future wife, your significant o... more info

VH1 News — Kid Cudi recalls meeting his mentor, Kanye West. "I was just this kid that was like, 'Can you sign me?' " the MC remembered of his chance encounter with West. more info

MTV.com News — MC blogs, 'I am not making any more solo albums' after the release of his debut this summer.By Steven Roberts Kid Cudi Photo: Chris Polk/FilmMagic If what Kid Cudi wrote on his blog Monday morning is true, it looks like he'll be making his... more info

MTV.com News — 'If you're going to change the world with anything, it's going to be music,' rapper says.By Steven Roberts Photo: MTV News There will be a strong contingent of hip-hop artists performing at this year's South by Southwest music festival in A... more info

Kanye's Blog — Click HERE to listen to MP3... Click HERE to download MP3... more info

A Walking Disast3r — Wed. 3/181:30 – 1:55 American Princes2:15 - 2:40 Let’s Wrestle3:00 – 3:25 The Strange Boys3:45 – 4:10 Esser4:30 – 4:55 Post War Years5:15 – 5:40 Abe Vigoda6:00 – 6:25 Graham Coxon6:45 – 7:10 Mic... more info

VH1 News — Kid Cudi told MTV News his side of his All-Star Weekend scuffle at a Reebok party: "I let my pride get in the way." more info

The Mix Tape Podcast — Episode 44 of The Mix Tape Podcast is now available for download!As the first remixes of the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album It's Blitz! emerge, we hit up a DiscoWeirdos (one half of FC/Kahuna) re-edit of Zero. Then comes new material from Canadian h... more info