AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Brand Nubian member Sadat X will offer a sequel to his 1996 debut with his 7th studio album Wild Cowboys II.   The original Wild Cowboys was an underground favorite in the mid 90s due to production from Diamond D, Buckwild, Da Beat... more info

Live Daily — Plus: Chris Brown [ tickets ], Timbaland [ tickets ], more * * * Jimmy Buffett [ tickets ] "Buffet Hotel" (Mailboat) Mr. "Margaritaville" doesn't have any more tour dates lined up this year, but his loyal legion of fans (a.k.a. Parrot Heads) ... more info

Guardian Music — Our series of oblique angles on the muscial decade continues, with a look at how hip-hop's vigour and invention at the start of the noughties has made the last five years of rap seem staleA month or so ago New Yorker pop critic Sasha Frere-Jones wrot... more info

411 Mania — This week, Gucci Mane is heading off to jail, 50 Cent and Beanie Sigel team up to take on Jay, Pete Rock and CL Smooth reunite, what T-Pain, Lil Wayne and Ne-Yo's mothers are up to and Soulja Boy talks about expanding his fame as a producer! more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about music inspired by too many taurine-based beverages. This time we want you to suggest songs that are begging for itWhen it comes to last week's thread, as the man once said, "I feel good". And as he also said, "yyyyyyyyyaaaaaaa... more info

MTV.com News — I'm the DJ, He's the King features 49 tracks, including some lesser-known songs.By Jayson Rodriguez DJ Jazzy Jeff's He's The King, I'm The DJ Mixtape Photo: UNDRCRWN DJ Jazzy Jeff is used to being around royalty. He manned the turntables ... more info

Live Daily — With little more than week until the start of his fall tour, Snoop Dogg [ tickets ] has tacked a handful of new shows onto the end of the "Wonderland High School" tour. The 16-date trek--which will also feature Method Man [ tickets ], Redman [ tic... more info

XLR8R — After jack-of-all-trades engineer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Mr. Chop delivered a host of co-written and co-produced tracks on recent album Born Like This, DOOM touted his collaborator as "the illest to grace the boards." The praise hit the stree... more info

MVSW — Here’s the old school for this week: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth ~ “They Reminisce Over You” Here’s a classic off Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s 1992 debut album Mecca and the Soul Brother. Samples: Tom Scott ~ “Today“ The Beginning of the En... more info

Live Daily — Snoop Dogg [ tickets ] will hit the road in October to stir up interest in his forthcoming studio album, "Malice in Wonderland," which is set to surface in December. The tour kicks off Oct. 27 in Baltimore, MD. So far, the trek consists of shows i... more info