Nialler9 — As tweeted by Choice Cuts a few minutes ago, Raekwon will perform 1995′s Only Built for Cuban Linx in full in The Button Factory, Dublin on March 16th, the eve of St. Patrick’s Day. Nice! Update: Tickets are €20 and are on sale Wednesday Januar... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Gyan Riley @ Barbes * Chicha Libre @ Barbes * Mike Birbiglia @ Union Hall * Lauryn Hill @ Highline Ballroom * The Disco Biscuits, Raekwon @ Terminal 5 * Doris Cellar of Freelance Whales,... more info

Guardian Music — In the last RR top appear in the paper, we return to the subject of the first column – changeSo here we are: the last ever Readers Recommend newspaper column. In tribute to the move over RR's new home at Guardian.co.uk/music, this week we have revi... more info

melophobe — Courtesy of 2DopeBoyz, you can download all of the G.O.O.D. Friday releases at once. They’ve kindly grouped all thirteen tracks into one .zip file, except for the recent holiday release of “Christmas in Harlem,” though I’m not sure if that co... more info

Pop Crunch — Bieber Fever has officially gone country. After releasing a Top 10 hit single with Ludacris, getting remixed by Kanye West and Raekwon, and rubbing elbows with Drake, Grammy-nominated pop sensation Justin Bieber is briefly setting aside his hip-hop t... more info

Impose Magazine — Word is Raekwon's fifth studio album Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang is completed, which is definitely the good word of the day. The first glimpse into the project is a Bronze Nazareth production that hones a classic Wu-Forever era sound of symphony samples over... more info

Guardian Music — This nice Jewish lad has created an album of futuristic dancehall and sci-fi soul with the help of the Major Lazer massiveHometown: London.The lineup: Alex Clare (vocals, music).The background: Who or what is Alex Clare? We don't mean necessarily tha... more info

Culture Bully — New music from Raekwon's forthcoming Mixtape Of The Year mixtape. more info

Unreality Music — Back in the 90s, you couldn't move in the charts for rock/rap cross-overs. You had your Aerosmith/Run DMC hookups, Anthrax teaming up with Public Enemy (yeeaaaahhhhh, boy!) and all manner of l... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Carry It" by Travis Barker, directed by Petro Papahadjopoulos. more info