AllHipHop — Rapper LL Cool J received the Joseph Papp Racial Harmony Award last night (April 6) in New York.   According to Jewish media outlet JTA, The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding hosted a swanky affair at the home of Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons, wh... more info

MTV.com News — Rapper can't imagine hitting the stage without late DJ Jam Master Jay.By Jayson Rodriguez Run-DMC in the early 1980s Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images Run-DMC are set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this weekend... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketElliott Smith disses Trent Reznor from beyond the grave. [Glorious Noise]LL Cool J is refreshingly open-minded. [TMZ]The Monkees' Peter Tork has been diagnosed with a rare form of head and neck cancer. [NME]This year's Pit... more info

Idolator — Win Butler from the Arcade Fire, called out for pomposity by supposed good guy Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, fired back late yesterday what's shaping up to be the Musical Beef Of March 2009. (It's at least on par with some of the great beefs of th... more info

The Newsroom — Hollywood 411 covers the biggest TV stories of the day, including the the future of GOSSIP GIRLS, a new role for LL Cool J, and Conan O'Brien hooking up with an old friend. more info

Pitchfork — Back in the 80s, Rick Rubin co-founded Def Jam Records and produced an absurd number of monster jams for the likes of LL Cool J and Run-DMC. Ever since he left Def Jam, though, Rubin's been busy racking up Dixie Chicks Grammys and becoming the music ... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) The 2009 Grammy Celebration Concert Tour presented by T-Mobile Sidekick will kick-off April 9 at the Hollywood Palladium with a performance by Leona Lewis. The five-city tour will continue with an April 14 show at The Warfield in Sa... more info

MTV.com News — Rap duo and Rubin have completed one track and plan to record one or two more, according to report.By Steven Roberts Clipse Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images The Clipse are no strangers to critical acclaim. While twins Malice and Pusha T e... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Kevin Seconds @ Europa * LL Cool J @ Nokia Theatre * Patton Oswalt @ Caroline's * Leonard Cohen @ Beacon Theater * Demetri Martin @ Bowery Ballroom * Antony & the Johnsons @ Town Hall... more info