MTV.com News — Plus: Chester French get physical with Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Busta Rhymes Photo: Universal It's official, people. Mixtape Daily is here. That's right, d... more info

MVSW — Talib Kweli ~  “Keep It In the Pocket”(Kero One Remix)(mp3) Gliss ~ “Beauty”(mp3) “Morning Light”(mp3) Finale ~ “A Pipe Dream and a Promise”(mp3) Spindrift ~ “The Legend of God’s Gun”(mp3) The Honey Brothers ~ “Demons... more info

Chicago Tribune — Many who listen to and are fans of Talib Kweli aren't always sure how to pronounce his name (he has a great song, "The Blast," that breaks it down). But his style (and lyrics that say "came to rock the party" while giving a philosophical message a... more info

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MTV.com News — 'I like to do things in a very natural process,' Somali-born MC says of recording his first U.S. release.By Kathleen Newman-Bremang K'Naan Photo: MTV News In the post-Rick Ross era, a rapper's biography carries as much weight with his peer... more info

JamBase — CHALI 2NA ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF HIS DEBUT SOLO ALBUM FISH OUTTA WATER ON JUNE 23 Chali 2na set to join the Rock The Bells Tour this Summer Chali 2na Renaissance man Chali 2na, founding member the seminal hip-hop group Jurassic 5, is exc... more info

Undercover, Australia — Students at a university in Minneapolis have chosen to take to the streets after rapper Talib Kweli couldn’t make a show due to flight troubles. more info

AllHipHop — San Francisco rapper/activist Paris has announced the 45-city 2009 Hard Truth Soldiers Tour, which will feature a number of today’s most socially active Hip-Hop artists.   Rappers Paris, Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, Pete Rock, Planet Asi... more info

AllHipHop — Jurassic 5 founding member Chali 2na has announced the release of Fish Outta Water, his first solo outing since founding the revered Hip-Hop group in 1993.   The new release is an introspective look into Chali 2na’s life and contains various... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Check RecordStoreDay.com for a list of participating stores. Check brooklynvegan.com/tag/Record Store Day for all of our past posts on the topic. Leave comments here with your experiences finding limited 7"'s and catching in-stores. PREVIOUSLY * Tali... more info