Brooklyn Vegan — Rakim at Rock the Bells 2010 (more by Brook Bobbins) The "invincible microphone fiend" Rakim will team with Wu-Tang staple Raekwon just in time for the holidays, blessing Studio 48 on December 20th. Tickets are on sale. Still no hard... more info

Prefix — Earlier this morning, producer extraordinaire Pharrell Williams somehow managed to defuse the beef between Miley Cyrus and Tyler, ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/is-pharrell-now-in-the-studio-with-rakim/71286/ more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonIn the late 1980s, effusive music journalists were in the habit of eulogising spectacularly ornate or baroque pieces of arthouse music – particularly on the 4AD label – as cathedrals of sound. Understandably, the phrase ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — BET Networks announced today that legendary MC, Rakim will be the recipient of the “I AM HIP HOP ICON” Award at this year’s BET HIP HOP AWARDS. Rakim will be acknowledged and honoured for his contribution to the music industry as being one of t... more info

Prefix — Given the scale of leaks and premature releases in this digital age, it begs the question as to how catalogs ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-to-an-unreleased-rakim-and-biz-markie-track/68714/ more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Ooh this is a gem. Gudtyme and DJ Rob Swift get together to amp up this recording from Rakim and Biz Markie performing at Wyndance High School in 1985. Take a listen to the recording below. This will appear on Gudtyme’s upcoming Lunchroom Battles c... more info

Guardian Music — The Californian hip-hop artist and record-digger extraordinaire on his love of James Brown, his thirst for new music, and why Dr Dre sounds like homeDuring his most intense period of collecting, Josh Davis, alias DJ Shadow, would spend several hours ... more info

Prefix — Before we begin listing things, a few notes about the list you are about to read. 1. If we've already ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/features/bad-religion-buffalo-tom-eric-b-rakim-luna-lush-polvo-stereolab-the-goats/quarantini... more info

Guardian Music — Writing lyrics is an art and Ice-T's documentary gets inside the minds of some of the biggest names in his contact book, finds rapper TyMost people think rap is just a hobby some street dudes have – that we just improvise. What I liked most about t... more info

ContactMusic — Rap newcomer AAp Rocky has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted robbery following a showdown with a pair of photographers in New York City last week begs16Jul12 The hip-hop star real name Rakim Mayers was arrested on Thursday 19Jul12 followi..... more info