Guardian Music — One of the founding fathers of UK hip-hop has died of a heart attack aged just 44Derek B, one of the UK's first hip-hop stars and the first British rapper to appear on Top of the Pops, has died of a heart attack. The London-born rapper scored top 20 ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It's been a long decade since Rakim's last album, a period in which the New York native's hometown lost its role as hip-hop's locus to the South, the Midwest and the decentralizing tendencies of the Internet. It's been an even... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Idle Warship - Party Robot (Usershare link to ZIP) Talib Kweli and his Blacksmith Music imprint are scheduled to celebrate the holidays the right way, with two turntables and a microphone! "The Night Before The Night Before... more info

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AllHipHop — Grammy award winning artist Rhymefest will be accompanying the legendary Rakim as he promotes his upcoming album The Seventh Seal on the aptly titled Seventh Seal Tour.   Rather than staying at hotels on the various stops of the tour the Chicago ra... more info

Rock Sellout — It’s funny how much can change in a year. It was around this time last year when I started DJ’n again(after a five year hiatus) with my buddy Darren and it went better than either of us could have hoped for. For awhile we played every and any gi... more info

MTV.com News — Stars perform tracks by LL Cool J, Beastie Boys and other acts from the legendary imprint. Eminem performs at the VH1's "Hip Hop Honors" Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images BROOKLYN, New York — Usually when hip-hop heads new and old gat... more info

AllHipHop — Fresh off completing a headlining set at Atlanta’s annual A3C festival, Hip-Hop legend Rakim Allah is ready for a big comeback with his latest album The Seventh Seal.   With a new track featuring Maino recently leaked (“Walk These Stree... more info

Rock Sellout — While we are waiting for some news to come through. Here is a a mix tape of Hip Hop tracks I keep coming back to on my Zune. I hope you all enjoy it, thought it would be a great way to kick off the weekend. One thing you will find out about the site... more info

MTV.com News — 'They have carried on the tradition of great MCs,' music mogul says of the Carters.By Shaheem Reid Diddy Photo: MTV News Diddy said it had to be Jay-Z or Lil Wayne. The superstar mogul gave us his take on our Hottest MCs in the Game list a... more info