Guardian Music — On Monday, the royal rappers launched their new album, Watch the Throne, at New York's Museum of Natural History. Read our first impressions as they jostle for hip-hop's crownIs it possible for a listening party to be too opulent? Not for hip-hop's t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Brook Bobbins Ali-Shaheed Mohammed will return to the tables this weekend at Dekalb Market after spinning at Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest last weekend, along with (former?) bandmate Q-Tip and tons of suprise guests (like Busta Rhymes & Kanye... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop heavyweights Jay Z, Swizz Beatz, Russell Simmons and Q-Tip helped superproducer Pharrell Williams celebrate the release of his new liquor by joining him for the launch party in New York. The N. E. R. D. star teamed up with drinks company Diag... more info

Stereogum — This past weekend, Q-Tip’s headlining set at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival became a cameo-heavy stage party, with everyone from Bustah Rhymes to Monie Love to, most bloggably, Kanye West grabbing mics and giving the crowd moments hold on to. Ye did... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Q-Tip wowed fans at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival on Saturday (16Jul11) when he welcomed Busta Rhymes and Kanye West onstage to join him on classic A Tribe Called Quest tunes. Revellers attending the New York event felt sure the Q-Tip & Friend... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kanye rhymes from the crowd When New York rhymer Q-Tip and his A Tribe Called Quest dropped their classic hip-hop set Midnight Marauders in 1993, Kanye West-an avid fan of the trio-was 19. So you can imagine the joy he... more info

VH1 Blog — Brooklyn rap fans were abuzz before Q-Tip‘s headlining set at the 2011 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival on Saturday. After all, “Q-Tip + Friends” couldn’t just refer to the supporting sets by Random Axe, M.O.P. and others, right? Rumor had it that A... more info

Nialler9 — From Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Q-Tip plays Button Factory, Dublin on Wednesday Aug 24th. Tickets €30 plus fees. That is all… more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — On the weekend, the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival went down. Q-Tip performed and brought out Kanye West to perform “Award Tour”. More video after the jump. a2a_linkname="Q-Tip Brings Out Kanye At Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival (Video)"; a2a_linkurl="http:... more info

VH1 Blog — Another Side To The Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest Story A main source of the tension on A Tribe Called Quest‘s 2008 tour, as documented in the new film Beats, Rhymes, & Life (directed by Michael Rappaport, pictured above... more info