The Hip Hop Chronicle — Last night in a Chicago studio, a couple of legends came together to work on something for DJ Khaled’s upcoming album. Andrew more info

Guardian Music — Touring the UK with Talib Kweli are representatives of a new breed of homegrown, politically engaged rapperJay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne, which dropped in August 2011, epitomised the glut and profligacy in modern day hip-hop. "What's 50 gra... more info

Guardian Music — Listen to 38 new tracks from around the world, as chosen by the Guardian and other bloggers in the Music Alliance PactClick the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an MP3, or grab a zip file of th... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Mos Def aka Yasiin Bey gives a live performance of ‘N*ggas In Poorest’ on Radio Nova in Paris. more info

Guardian Music — (Blue Note)With his 2009 album Double Booked, pianist Robert Glasper pretended to be booked for a hip-hop gig and a jazz show on the same night – a device to join his formidable jazz skills to the urban music he so clearly enjoys. This set takes th... more info

Stereogum — Mos Def, who is still insisting that we all call him Yasiin Bey now, is launching a new project called Top 40 Underdog, in which he’ll remake and tweak some big radio hits. In the first entry, he takes on “Niggas In Paris,” the great and world-... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Yasiin Bey formerly known as Mos Def, delivers his latest freestyle over Hov & Ye’s ‘Niggas In Paris’ produced by Hit Boy. Hit play below and experience some real talk from one of the realest artists in the game. ‘Niggas In Poorest’ in dedi... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — “A La Modeliste” is the Jazz track for RE:GENERATION featuring Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste, and Members of The Dap Kings.   more info

Guardian Music — With a compelling backstory that might even be true, Willis Earl Beal is hollering the blues so well XL has snapped him upHometown: Chicago.The lineup: Willis Earl Beal (voice, instruments).The background: Willis Earl Beal is the male answer to Cold ... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Mos Def and Talib Kweli revived Black Star for a pair of performances on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, first performing a new song, “You Already Knew,” before hitting the J Dilla-produced “Little Brother” from The Hurricane soundt... more info