Brooklyn Vegan — Just Blaze Just BLAAAAAAZE. The hip hop producer Justin Smith aka Just Blaze, best known for hemming tracks on classic Jay-Z albums, and more recently providing the beat for Drake's "Lord Knows," among many other things, will be in NYC... more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne sequel being confirmed, Lupe Fiasco getting slammed by Pete Rock, Rihanna's naked perfume ads, Metallica claiming that they can't stop touring and more! more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Lil Wayne's beef with Pusha T, Lupe Fiasco's feud with Pete Rock, Saigon vs. Rick Ross, the latest album releases and more! more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Says Torae: In celebration of “For The Record” dropping on limited edition red vinyl yesterday I decided to go in over one of my favorite current Pete Rock beats. Shouts to Styles P & Pharoahe Monch for bodying the original. Torae – “The Chil... more info

Guardian Music — Nas made hip-hop that was fat-free, cliche-light and peppered with wordplay that would have had Keats noddingNas only has himself to blame. Nobody was expecting perfection on his first album, Illmatic. He could have picked inferior producers. He coul... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Directed by Donald Robinson Cole & Olise Forel for SMP & Moving Silence   more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Blu releases some brand new music with production from Pete Rock. more info

Altsounds — The mix is in support of an upcoming show in Los Angeles on November 17th that features Roy Ayers w/ full band and Pete Rock, with opening performances by Thundercat (Brainfeeder) and J. Rocc (Beat Junkies / Stones Throw). The evening will be gracefu... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The whole of music is still mouring the loss of Heavy D. The rapper died yesterday at the age of 44. Close collaborator Pete Rock called Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds Hot97 to remember his first cousin. “Just trying to fathom the thought of all ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Torae’s debut LP, “For The Record,” is now available, featuring production from DJ Premier, 9th Wonder, Khrysis, Marco Polo, !llmind, Pete Rock, Diamond D, Buckwild, Nottz, Large Professor, Fatin (and Torae as well). more info