Guardian Music — From humble beginnings in student digs, the record label Def Jam is credited with bringing New York's street culture and music to the masses – and even helping to elect a president'Without hip-hop we wouldn't have Obama," says Russell Simmons, co-f... more info

ContactMusic — Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav fears the Grim Reaper is on the group's trail - because natural disasters and tragedies have been following them all over the world. The colourful hip-hop icon admits the Fight The Power hitmakers are often jetting out... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A live review of Motley Crue, Bush, Public Enemy, Matt & Kim and others at the Sunset Strip Music Festival in Los Angeles. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Company Flow at Santos (more by Brook Bobbins) WOW. As El-P confirmed, Company Flow will return AGAIN on the Sunday (10/2) of ATP's I'll Be Your Mirror in NJ. Other additions to the Asbury Fest are Public Enemy... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Dorian Lynskey says consider yourself ... warned!To find, at an impressionable age, a record that not only exp... more info

Guardian Music — From Public Enemy to P Diddy, a new documentary charts how rap became a global phenomenon out of anger, sex and blingIt's 1989 and I'm hangin' tough with my £11.99 skateboard from Argos and a bright yellow Sony Walkman in Stanmore, a leafy suburb of... more info

Guardian Music — Continuing our new series in which Guardian and Observer writers pick their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same – Dan Hancox praises Cannibal Ox's chilling rap masterpieceFrom its opening announcement ("It's a cold world out... more info

Soul Sides — Dan Charnas wrote the incredible hip-hop history book, The Big Payback and given all the stories he collected, I thought it’d be fun to combine our summer songs theme with his wealth of anecdotes about the key artists behind some of hip-hop’s gr... more info

ContactMusic — Meat Loaf has been working with rapper Chuck D and producer Lil Jon. The 'Bat out of Hell' singer collaborated with the Public Enemy frontman - famed for his uncompromising political lyrics - and Lil Jon, best known for Usher's track 'Yeah', on songs... more info

Gigwise — Set to appear on 'Hell In A Handbasket'... more info