MTV.com News — Plus: Havoc steps up his lyrical game while waiting for Mobb Deep partner Prodigy's release, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid and Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Steven Roberts Raekwon and Ghostface Photo: LOUD The O.D.: A... more info

MTV.com News — LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, other label greats are honored at annual event, which airs on VH1 October 13.By Shaheem Reid Eminem on stage at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage BROOKLYN, New York — For fiv... more info

Guardian Music — The late actor may be best known for his roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, but let's not forget his unmistakeable influence on urban musicRead the numerous obituaries for Patrick Swayze and one thing seems to have been forgotten: his influence on hip... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: My Teenage Stride, Boy Genius, + The Rabbits @ Cameo Gallery 8pm $7 [info]We've been mentioning My Teenage Stride a lot on these pages lately! They recently wowed us at After the Jump Fest and have been playing a bunch of local shows in recen... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Not since "Triumph" has a Wu-Tang track stormed out of the gate this hard. The opening track (post-intro) of Raekwon's MUCH anticipated Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II sees Inspectah Deck doing what he does best, killing it as soon as the beat drops with ... more info

Rolling Stone — Eminem, the Roots, Method Man, Mary J. Blige, Kid Rock, Young Jeezy, Public Enemy and many more will all be on hand when the VH1 Hip Hop Honors pays tribute to the 25th anniversary of Def Jam Records on October 13th. 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan will ho... more info

MTV.com News — Show -- also featuring Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, Young Jeezy -- will air October 13 on VH1.By James Montgomery Eminem Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage It's the label that brought acts like LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Slick Rick,... more info

Live Daily — Following a six year hiatus, Cypress Hill [ tickets ]'s music and marijuana-culture festival, Smokeout, is making a big return with a newly reformed Sublime [ tickets ] as its very special guests, according to the event website.Sublime ceased to exis... more info

AllHipHop — Hip-Hop group Cypress Hill has announced a partnership with Guerilla Union to re-launch the annual Cypress Hill Smokeout.   The two-day festival and “cannabis expo,” which launched in 1998, will return after a six-year hiatus this Octobe... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The highlight of what’s on sale today has got to be the killer record release party for Raekwon’s new album, ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX II at Santos Party House on September 8. It features an unbelievable lineup with Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, Me... more info