Consequence of Sound — Hip-hop manager worked with Diddy, 50 Cent, Nas, Q-Tip, and more. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The world of Hip Hop has been rocked by the news that Chris Lighty has passed away. Lighty was manager to the stars. He set a blueprint that many have followed since. He was the founder of Violater Management, working with artists like 50 Cent, Q-Tip... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — BrooklynVegan photo exhibit currently @ 92YTribeca (photos by Amanda Hatfield) today in NYC * Llama @ Barbes * Straylight @ The Stone * Ulrich Ziegler @ Barbes * Wanda Jackson @ Maxwell's * Stanley Jordan Trio @ Iridium * Q-Tip's... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Psychic Paramount at Cameo, July 2012 (more by Caroline Harrison) Grimes at Pitchfork Fest 2012 (more by Chase Turner) today in NYC * Brian Marsella @ The Stone * Gojira @ Santos Party House * Q-Tip (DJ Set) @... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Nas’s classic “One Love,” originally produced by Q-Tip, gets the remix treatment by Fearce & BeanOne (of Dyme Def). Using the first two verses off the original, Fearce adds a first person narrative for the middle verse, playing the role of the ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Modest Mouse at Williamsburg Waterfront in 2010 (more by Chris Gersbeck) today in NYC * Batz @ Joe's Pub * Q-Tip @ Irving Plaza * Ben Sidran @ Barbes * Josh Rouse @ Joe's Pub * David Weiss @ The... more info

Guardian Music — An Intelligence Squared debate on rap, involving everyone from Jesse Jackson and Q-Tip to PJ O'Rourke and Emily Maitlis, was more baffling than anything elseLast night, 1,600 or so people descended on the Barbican in London for what was hailed as "th... more info

Guardian Music — 'Bleeding, sweating, crying, suffocating and being crushed – that's what art is made of'What got you started?I was born like this – loving music and wanting to express myself through it. This is just how they made me.What was your big breakthroug... more info

Prefix — In a recent interview with Giant Step, the longtime Tribe Called Quest leader and producer Q-Tip revealed that ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/q-tip-currently-producing-for-kendrick-lamar-dange/66362/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Caveman @ BAM recently (more by David Andrako) Frankie Rose @ Beekman Beer Garden in 2011 (more by David Andrako) today in NYC * Northside Fest * Amy Poehler @ 92Y * Q-Tip (DJ) @ Irving Plaza * EDH, Video... more info