Stereogum — The Roots Picnic — the once Philly-centric Black music festival, which over 16 years has become a perennial soft launch for the summer concert season here in the Northeast — can now safely be thought of as a national event. Atlanta’s Gunna ... more info

Stereogum — Hot 97 Summer Jam, the annual mega-concert thrown by NYC hip-hop radio station Hot 97, took place Sunday at UBS Arena in Elmont, just outside the city limits. The lineup was topped by Doja Cat and Sexyy Red, with names like French Montana, Cash Co... more info

New York Post — Other major headliners on the bill include Method Man, Redman and, yes, The Roots. more info

JamBase — Saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman delivered songs from his 2023 album, ‘Where Are We,’ for NPR Music's 'Tiny Desk Concert.' more info

Totally Fuzzy — "Drunk Tunes (ft. Noreaga & Joe Young)" music video by Method ManAdded: 08-05-2019Genre : Hip-HopDescription : Method Man Feat. Noreaga & Joe Young "Drunk Tunes" (Official Music Video)Watch the official music video for “Drunk Tunes” by Me... more info

Consequence of Sound — Kevin Smith's self-proclaimed "single best first take I ever shot in 25 years" features the two Wu-Tang rappers. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Discogs, the online music database and marketplace that catalogs just about every record ever released, are throwing events in cities around the world called Crate Diggers, which they call 'the world's largest international series of music festi... more info

TMZ — DC Young Fly has nothing but high praise for Method Man and Redman -- and says he was highly disappointed when the OG stars didn't pop up on set of the latest "How High" sequel. We got DC Monday in the Big Apple,… more info

TMZ — Method Man and Redman are passing the blunt and leaving the rotation ... 'cause we're told the rappers won't be appearing in the "How High" sequel.  Sources close to "How High 2" tell TMZ ... the hip-hop duo wasn't cast in the made-for-TV movie… ... more info

TMZ — Chuck Deezy is best known for playing the spiritual friend-turned-spirit, Ivory -- who helps Method Man and Redman through Harvard by smoking his ashes -- in the 2001 intellectual film 'How High.' Guess what he looks like now! more info