Abeano — In 2008, Santigold (then Santogold) told the NME about her forthcoming collaboration with Jay Z. “it’s kind of secret” she said, also mentioning hook ups with David Byrne and the Beastie Boys “it’s not for anything, it’s just ‘ca... more info

Stereogum — “People want my power, and they want my station.” The first listen from Santigold’s Santogold followup is a call to arms and a declaration and its credits read like the aural intersection of worlds and styles that was her last album (and, appar... more info

ContactMusic — Actor Terry Crews and rapper Q-Tip have reached out to express their condolences to legendary hip-hop Dj Kid Capri following his mother's death last week (25Mar11). The beatmaker pulled out of scheduled gigs in St. Louis, Missouri... more info

Guardian Music — Chris Salmon finds some great coverage of this year's SXSW festival, plus a couple of terrific new online music projectsIt's been a while since the BBC's website last offered extensive coverage of Austin's South By South West festival, as interest in... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Q-Tip has revealed that he will be producing Esperanza Spalding’s next album. The Jazz bassist who won Best New Artist at Sunday’s Grammy Awards has been part of a fan backlash after she beat Justin Bieber and Drake to the award. In her defense, ... more info

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The Hip Hop Chronicle — Its finally here. I know I am a little late but that’s because I was chairing my event for Social Media Week yesterday. Consequence along with XXL dropped this  dope mixtape. Features from Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Bun B, Lil’ Fame of M.O.P. and Diggy... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) The J Dilla Foundation has announced the dates for the second annual "One Won't Do 2: J Dilla Tribute and Fundraiser, which will celebrate the life of one of Hip-Hop's most prolific producers, the late James "J Dilla" Yancey. J. Dill... more info

Guardian Music — Childhood cello lessons paid dividends for the late J Dilla when he shook up urban music with his maverick beats. Now the classical world is saluting one of its ownThe classically trained virtuoso Miguel Atwood-Ferguson grew up listening to Mozart, B... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) The majority of rap group A Tribe Called Quest did not attend the highly anticipated Sundance Film Festival premiere of a documentary about the group, titled Beats, Rhymes & Life. Just hours ago, Beats, Rhymes & Life, which chronicle... more info