The Hip Hop Chronicle — Check out these 5 videos from AKai’s MPC Minute series with Sean C, as Sean C catches up with DJ Premier & Pete Rock, Marley Marl, Young Guru, Q-Tip & 88-Keys and talks about the new MPC Renaissance. The post [Video]: MPC Minute Catches Up With DJ ... more info

Prefix — Ice-T's Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap documentary hit theatres back in June, but before its release ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-q-tip-recalls-writing-his-first-rhymes-with-/68730/ more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — In this exclusive “Art of Rap” outtake Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest) shares his early experience of learning how to rap.   The post Q-Tip Talks First Raps appeared first on The Hip Hop Chronicle UK. more info

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