MTV.com News — 'We knocked down the door,' Phife Dawg tells MTV News at Rock the Bells stop.By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Sway Calloway and Shaheem Reid Q-Tip and Phife Dawg perform at Rock the Bells Sunday Photo: Getty Images Making The Moment:... more info

MTV.com News — 'This time I have a lot to say. I'm more mature,' Swizz says of his forthcoming album.By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by James Lacsina Swizz Beats Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage Swizz Beatz has a lot to talk about, from his f... more info

MTV.com News — 'When he made that announcement, we didn't have what we had,' Swizz reveals of 'Ye's on-air promise.By Jayson Rodriguez Swizz Beatz Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage Kanye West's "Power" remix had just as much manpower on the record — 'Ye, Ja... more info

MTV.com News — Sets by Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim and KRS-One also make for an epic tour kickoff.By Shaheem Reid Lauryn Hill performs at the 2010 Rock the Bells hip-hop festival in San Bernardino, CA Aug. 21 Photo: James Lacsina SAN BERNARD... more info

Stereogum — Norah Jones has collaborated with a surprising range of artists: Ryan Adams and Will Sheff, Sean Bones, the Lonely Island, Q-Tip, etc. Her next album, …Featuring is a compilation of many of Jones’s guest spots and collaborations, alongside track... more info

Powerpopulist — Magnapop - Bring It To Me mp3Magnapop - Q-Tip mp3both from 2009 release,Chase Parkon The Kraft RecordsI previously told the exhilarating story of my first listen to these noble Athenians, so shan't repeat it. (You're welcome [to click the link, if yo... more info

MTV.com News — 'Ye also reveals during Hot 97 chat that Jay-Z-featuring 'Power' remix is due Friday.By Shaheem Reid Kanye West Photo: Dominique Charriau/WireImage In an interview Wednesday (August 11) with New York hip-hop station Hot 97, Kanye West play... more info

Guardian Music — And not just that, it's also competing with Alexander McQueen's designs, Michelangelo's sculptures and the Egyptian pyramidsKanye West's comeback media blitz continues apace, with the rapper announcing an album that aspires to the standard of James C... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Mark Ronson graces the cover of the new issue. Here, Leonie Cooper has an exclusive first listen to his remarkably non-cheesy third album, 'Record Collection', which features contributions from The Drums and Boy George Bang Bang Bang With a co-wri... more info

The Culture Of Me — Coming in at number six this week on the UK’s Top 75 Singles chart, the Mark Ronson-helmed collaboration with MNDR and Q-Tip (The Business Intl., as noted) “Bang Bang Bang” is seeking heat and apparently getting it. Let’s hope that translates... more info