Guardian Music — Other artists in contention for induction next April include Beastie Boys, Eric B & Rakim and, er, DonovanGuns N' Roses, the Cure and Eric B & Rakim are among those nominated to be inducted next year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The long list... more info

VH1 Blog — The nominees for the 2012 Class of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame were announced earlier today. The group is, as it has been for the last few years, an eclectic bunch made up of artists from a wide variety of musical genres: New nominees this year in... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Guns N' Roses, the Beastie Boys, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eric B. & Rakim and the Cure are among the 15 nominees for induction as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2012.Guns N' Roses, the Beastie Boys and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among... more info

Stereogum — This morning, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced its nominees for 2012 induction. This year, we’ve got some intriguing new names on the list, including Guns N’ Roses, the Cure, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eric B. & Rakim, and Joan Jett And T... more info

Pop Crunch — Joan Jett, Heart, Guns ‘N Roses, Donna Summer, Eric B. & Rakim, War, and The Cure are among the musical acts who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll [...] more info

Detroit Free Press — Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Heart, The Cure, Guns 'N Roses, Eric B. & Rakim, Freddie King and The Spinners and The Small Faces/The Faces are among the latest Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Rakim @ Rock the Bells 2010 (more by Andrew St. Clair) Pentagram @ Power of the Riff in LA (photos by Adam Murray) today in NYC * ASSSSCAT 3000 @ UCB * Dayna Kurtz @ Barbes * Emily Wells @... more info

Guardian Music — Legendary New York rapper Rakim and Wretch 32, the rising star from London, meet The Guide to talk all things hip-hopGuide Thanks for joining us today. Let's start with a broad question: what would you call the "Golden Age" of rap?Rakim The golden ag... more info

Guardian Music — This cosmic Connecticut trio are spiritual heirs to an era when funk was far-out and soul went psychedelicHometown: Connecticut.The lineup: Jeff Gitelman (guitar), Dan Edinberg (bass), Tim Walsh (drums).The background: We're not making this up. We we... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Last night in New York, Paul Rosenberg had a birthday party and had some special guests perform. Rakim, Nas and EPMD were just some of the performers. Rap Radar were on hand to capture footage from the night. More video under the cut. a2a_linkname="R... more info