MTV.com News — 'I know he's down for me, and we'll get it poppin' soon,' Rae says of reuniting with Nas.By Shaheem Reid Raekwon Photo: Graham Denholm/ Getty Images Raekwon the Chef saw Nas' comments from earlier this week about not answering the bell for ... more info

MTV.com News — 'I definitely wish I was on that piece,' Nas tells Mixtape Daily of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ... Pt. 2. By Shaheem Reid Nas Photo: MTV News The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Message to Green Lantern: Homie, make it happen! One of the gr... more info

MTV.com News — 'It was something in the vault, but we made it brand-new,' Nore says of 'With Me.'By Shaheem Reid N.O.R.E. Photo: Gregg Delman Nas is with it, Capone-N-Noreaga are obviously with it, so all that's left is for the public to hear it. Nas app... more info

411 Mania — Life on Shuffle returns with a look at songs from Miley Cyrus, Jay-Z and Foo Fighters. Plus tons of reader feedback, thoughts on Katy Perry being named the hottest woman in the world and The Top Ten Female MC's ever! more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The man had an astounding 2009 with the return to form Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Pt. II, and now Wu-Tang Clan lifer Raekwon is getting ready to drop a mixtape following last month's release of his collaborative full-length with Method Man and Ghostfa... more info

Pitchfork — This year's Øya Festival crashes down in Oslo, Norway August 10-14. And here's another list of bands that'll make you want to book a flight to Europe ASAP: M.I.A., Pavement, LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, the Stooges, Big Boi, the xx, Air, Jón... more info

XLR8R — Oslo's Øya Festival might not only be the greenest of its kind, but quite possibly also the largest. read more more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop heavyweight recording follow-up to seminal solo album. Fingers crossed it won't include Devendra BanhartOne of the most legendary albums in hip-hop is about to get a sequel. Wu-Tang Clan's GZA has announced that he is working on Liquid Swords... more info

Totally Fuzzy — a r n e l said... Jazzanova (7 albums) The Temptations John Legend Monty Alexander Alela Diane Charles Bukowski http://bestfbothworlds.blogspot.com ...and: V.A. - The Very Best of Jazz Funk [2CD] music499 said... Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank the C... more info

Pitchfork — Last year, Raekwon roared back into relevance with Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II, an instant-classic piece of tangled, bloody-minded throwback rap and the best long-player in years from the extended Wu-Tang Clan family. And it looks like Rae's Wu... more info