AllHipHop — THOUSANDS SHOW LOVE TO PRINCE! more info

AllHipHop — Released 20 years ago, It Was Written, propelled Nas to superstardom and cemented his now revered career. more info

Rolling Stone — Nas surveys the excitement and danger of 1977 Bronx in the latest teaser for director Baz Luhrmann's Netflix original series, The Get Down. "It was maximum crime," the rapper recalls. "We had to rumble with rivals on the rubble while buildings aro... more info

AllHipHop — CLASSIC LINE LOL! more info

AllHipHop — NATURE DROPS A MIXTAPE WITH UNRELEASED QUEENS GEMS! more info

AllHipHop — THE INDIE ARTIST IS WEIGHING HIS OPTIONS ON DEALS more info

Guardian Music — Some have argued that the Champ was the first rapper. But more important to rap than his disses of his opponents was his manner outside the ringNo music is closer to the quality of a sport than rap – and no sport is more akin to the quickfire ... more info

Nialler9 — it might be sold out but Electric Picnic just dropped 20 more names onto its lineup today. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds The 1975 Nas The Shins Bat For Lashes Catfish And The Bottlemen Local Natives Joey Badass Editors John Talabot ... more info

Stereogum — The Lonely Island’s mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is coming out in a little more than a week, and we already know that it’ll be packed with music-world cameos, including Seal, Usher, and Andy Samberg’s wife Joanna Newsom. Now ... more info

Rolling Stone — Jay Z made a surprise onstage appearance at Brooklyn's Barclays Center Friday for the opening night of Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Family Reunion, a concert that also featured unannounced guests like Nas, Usher, Rick Ross, Ty Dolla $ign and Busta Rhymes.... more info