JamBase — By: Jim Welte K'naan by James Minchin Hip-hop has always been built on sonic autobiography. Whether it's 50 Cent boasting about getting shot nine times as a pre-stardom gangster, Jay-Z's chronicles of hustlin' his way out of Brooklyn's Marcy Pr... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Redtelephone66 said...Various Artists "CTV's After Four" (1968 Lp)http://redtelephone66.blogspot.comThe Grumpy Philosopher said...URL: http://jeastoonlife.blogspot.comThe Mix:1. "Pied Piper," Run-DMC, Raising Hell2. "Raising the Flag," X Clan, To the... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's a celebration that means a lot to me,' MC says of star-studded show.By Shaheem Reid Big Daddy Kane at B.B. King's Bar and Grill in New York on November 14 Photo: Dmitriy Goldin "Rap soloist, you don't want none of this." What if Raki... more info

VH1 News — Big Daddy Kane celebrated his 20th year in rap in New York on November 14. Guests included Busta Rhymes, Ice-T and Biz Markie, among many others. more info

JamBase — By: Dennis Cook Asheville, NC's GFE ("Granola Funk Express" or any of a number of lively variations including "Geniuses Formulating Equations" and "Grassroots Foundation Employment") reclaim hip-hop's fundamentals - massive smarts and irreverent h... more info

Idolator — Our look at the closing lines of the biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Everything Is Borrowed, the new album from the newly contemplative UK MC Mike Skinner's proejct The Streets: • "The Streets might have a happier... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's like the all-star game of hip-hop,' says Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, who pay tribute to Cypress Hill on Monday's show.By Steven Roberts De La Soul's Dave Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images NEW YORK — It's that time of year again... more info

Idolator — A group of Broadway producers is apparently all gung-ho about bringing Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho to Broadway, because nothing says "fun for the whole family" like a musical that chronicles the adventures of a murderous, sex-obsessed, status-... more info