MVSW — Warpaint, EXITMUSIC, VOICEsVOICEs, Alexandra Hope @ The Smell Club NME: Danielson, Soul Junk, Marvelous Toy @ Spaceland Seal @ Nokia Theatre Devil Makes Three @ Fingerprints Mika Miko @ Amoeba Music Paris, Dead Prez, Pete Rock, Planet Asia, Kam, T-K.... more info

The Culture Of Me — Hosted by KRS-One, Supernatural, Murs & Pete Rock, this year's Rock The Bells tour goes even further out, hitting the regular marquee cities like New York, LA and Chicago as well as Detroit, Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco and others. Tickets f... more info

411 Mania — Late rap producer's final material compiled by Pete Rock... more info

Rolling Stone — Rolling Stone caught a preview of Jay Stay Paid, the fifth solo album from celebrated hip-hop producer J Dilla and possibly the best posthumous rap record since the final releases of 2Pac and Biggie. The Detroit beatmaker, who passed away in 2006, ha... more info

AllHipHop — San Francisco rapper/activist Paris has announced the 45-city 2009 Hard Truth Soldiers Tour, which will feature a number of today’s most socially active Hip-Hop artists.   Rappers Paris, Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, Pete Rock, Planet Asi... more info

MTV.com News — 'The wait is finally over,' the Wu-Tang Clan rapper says of long-awaited LP, which is set for the summer.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Matt Elias Raekwon Photo: MTV News The years-long delay on Raekwon the Chef's Only Buil... more info

MTV.com News — 'We can't just depend on this rap game,' Red says of the duo's various projectsBy Shaheem Reid Method Man and Redman Photo: MTV News Redman and Method Man are finally putting out a sequel to their 1999 classic, Blackout! "I had obligation... more info

JamBase — ROCK THE BELLS 2009 RETURNS THIS SUMMER WITH OVER 25 OF HIP-HOP'S BEST ACTS CONFIRMED INCLUDING NAS & DAMIAN "JR GONG" MARLEY, THE ROOTS, BIG BOI AND COMMON The Roots Guerilla Union has announced initial details for the 2009 installment of th... more info

MTV.com News — Duo will release Distant Relatives in June.By Shaheem Reid Nas Photo: Mark Sullivan/WireImage Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley will be spending plenty of time together this summer. The duo are releasing a joint album called Distant Relativ... more info

AllHipHop — Cormega will hold celebrate his new album with a listening party and performance for his new album Born & Raised on Wednesday, April 8th.   Legal Hustle Records and Cormega will present an up close and personal sneak preview of his third solo album... more info