Guardian Music — Andrew Emery pays tribute to the original rap attacker Mr Magic, the man who invented rap on the radioWhen even two sworn enemies – Tupac and Notorious BIG – can agree that you're a legend, chances are you're a legend. John Rivas, bette... more info

Streetkiss Music — Les Black Keys nous font toujours des surprises. Mais celle ci est de taille. Dan Auerbach et Patrick Carney, les deux compères vintage-rock de l'Ohio, ont décidés d'inviter la crême du hip hop américain sur leur compos blues r... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Pretty big one for you today: this is the first track out the traps from the new collaborative project between The Black Keys and about a million rappers including Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Pharoahe Monch, Ludacris and loads more. We ... more info

All About Jazz — Trumpet player, producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and singer-songwriter Michael Leonhart and his band "the Avramina 7" are pleased to announce their monthly residency at New York’s Joe’s Pub, beginning Wednesday, October... more info

Live Daily — In keeping with Austin City Limits Festival tradition, fans who turned up at the beginning of Day 1 entered Zilker Park in Austin, TX, to the theme of Star Wars. According to the event's website, tens of thousands turned out to take part in the 2... more info

Stereogum — There was dust, rain, then mud. There was Eddie Vedder, sitting in with Kings Of Leon and calling Perry Farrell up onstage with Pearl Jam during a reportedly monstrous, festival headlining two-hour set. There were Brooklynites and Brits, Dave Matt... more info

The Newsroom — Only HipHollywood was backstage for Common's Charity Fundraiser that featured some of Hip Hops' biggest names, including Kanye West. For Kanye, it was his first show since the MTV Awards, so check out the audience reaction. Nas, Mos Def, Ludacris, Qu... more info

Kanye's Blog — Via: hypebeast Click HERE for more pics and info... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Mos Def is in a Tokyo hotel room, wearing a bathrobe and smoking a cigarette. He's holding forth on the differences between Japanese and American culture, revealing how impressed he is by the intensity of the local hip-hop f... more info

NME — Film will feature the near unknown band Death more info