Rolling Stone — “This venue is way more crowded than it was an hour ago,” Busta Rhymes announced , surveying Rock the Bells’ audience June 27th at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in suburban Chicago — the first stop on RTB’s seven-week, 10-city tour. �... more info

VH1 News — Michael Jackson's songs were sampled by Kanye West, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Diddy, Nas and many other superstar artists. more info

MTV.com News — Diddy, Nas and Jennifer Lopez also borrowed from the King of Pop for some of their biggest hits.By James Montgomery Kanye West in his music video for "Good Life" Photo: Roc-A-Fella Michael Jackson's best songs were alive, and they made the... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Pregnant R&B singer Kelis has failed in her bid to have a court hearing regarding her divorce from rapper Nas brought forward. more info

Chicago Tribune — The prominent, legendary and underground masters of hip-hop are doing their thing again. We don't ask how the Rock the Bells festival is able to put together a cream-of-the-crop lineup for this all-day rap affair; we're just glad they have. Lookin... more info

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We All Want Someone To Shout For — Those Beastie Boys are back with a new album called Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 set for a September 15th release date . The album will see Nas and Santigold guest appearing on some tracks. I’m interested to see what they have to offer. I’m excited... more info

AngryApe — The new record features Nas more info

Stereogum — Aside from being pooped on, the Beasties made noise down at Bonnaroo when they invited Nas onstage to debut "Too Many Rappers" from their forthcoming "bizarre" LP. The gray-flecked MCs have revealed some more details concerning the awesomely title... more info