AllHipHop — Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA is planning to release a new conceptual art project that will be unveiled to the public on January 1, 2010.   The rapper’s 20-year-career will be commemorated by WAIL (When Art Imitates Life) when the rapper unveils... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Diplo plans an eclectic reworking of Gucci Mane's Cold War tapes, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Kelly Marino Drake Photo: Young Money The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Drake, you keep making Tor... more info

Guardian Music — (V2)Rap-rock has become a reviled genre, synonymous with white rockers with bad shorts pretending to be straight outta Compton. However, this should restore some of the lustre lost since the likes of Run-DMC and Aerosmith collaborated to produce thei... more info

MTV.com News — MC tells Mixtape Daily the album will be 'more playful and fun' than his debut.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Steven Roberts Kid Cudi Photo: MTV News The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Kid Cudi, we see you, homie. Get th... more info

AllHipHop — Cable network Fuse continues its “Hip-Hop Invasion” block of programming tonight (December 2), with a special presentation of the movie Hustler and Flow.   Prior to "Hip-Hop Invasion’s" showing of Hustle and Flow as the highlight... more info

MTV.com News — Thanks to guitarist John Frusciante, the Wu-Tang mastermind tells Mixtape Daily he's 'past' worrying about profit or critics.By Shaheem Reid RZA Photo: MTV News Celebrity Favorites Beats by RZA for free? What's the catch? The super-prod... more info

VH1 News — RZA was inspired by Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante to make music for free, in Mixtape Daily. more info

Rollo & Grady — Mos Def and Dan Auerbach The Black Keys along with Damon Dash are set to release their debut album entitled BlakRoc featuring MC’s such as RZA, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch & Raekwon on Black Friday. I’m not sure what to make of... more info

MTV.com News — Mos Def, RZA, the Black Keys can be found collaborating at the hip-hop mogul's new art gallery/ music studio.By Steven Roberts The Black Keys Photo: Nonesuch Damon Dash recently took MTV News on a tour of his new Lower Manhattan art galler... more info

Nialler9 — Blakroc is The Black Keys along with rappers Mos Def, Jimmy Jones, Raekwon, RZA, Q-Tip, M.O.P, Pharoahe Monch and a posthumous contribution from Ol’ Dirty Bastard. They have teamed up thanks to Damon Dash, to release a modern “blues”... more info