JamBase — K'NAAN ANNOUNCES CONCERT DATES WITH SNOOP DOGG "K'NAAN is set to invigorate a scene burned out on braggadocio and posturing." - SPIN MAGAZINE K'naan K'naan has announced that he will be joining Snoop Dogg on the road as the opener for the sou... more info

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All About Jazz — Mos Def The Ecstatic Due June 9 Mos Def Mos Def has announced the release of his highly-anticipated new album, The Ecstatic (Downtown Records) on June 9. Several new tracks from The Ecstatic, including "Life In Marvelous Times" and "Quiet Dog Bi... more info

AllHipHop — Multi-talented emcee Mos Def will return from a 3 year hiatus with his 4th studio album, The Ecstatic.   Mos debuted two new tracks courtesy of his Myspace page (www.myspace.com/mosdef): the Mr. Flash produced “Life In Marvelous Times,”... more info

JamBase — Mos Def The Ecstatic Due June 9 Mos Def Mos Def has announced the release of his highly-anticipated new album, The Ecstatic (Downtown Records) on June 9. Several new tracks from The Ecstatic, including "Life In Marvelous Times" and "Quiet... more info

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VH1 News — The Jonas Brothers talked to us about their next album and about the hip-hop sounds they would like to bring to it. "Someone like a Common or a Lupe Fiasco or a Mos Def," Nick said, when asked which rappers the guys would like to work with. more info

MTV.com News — The Jonas Brothers' '3D' soundtrack comes in at #3; Lamb of God stomp in at #2.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift's Fearless Photo: Big Machine Records Talk about insult to injury. First, the Jonas Brothers' "3D Concert Experience" had to settle ... more info

MTV.com News — 'Someone like a Common or a Lupe Fiasco or a Mos Def,' Nick says of who he'd like to get on the Brothers' next album.By Jocelyn Vena The Jonas Brothers Photo: Theo Wargo/WireImage Although the Jonas Brothers have name-checked bands like th... more info

Stereogum — This clip paints a nice image of what it's like to be Elvis Perkins In Dearland. This is a Gold Room Session, from the same people that bring you the DUMBO Sessions, so it's essentially the same premise (record a bunch of live songs for embeddability... more info