MTV.com News — We defend our So Far Gone pick in Off the Dome. By Shaheem Reid Let the debate begin, or continue. You may have noticed that we spark conversation around these parts. On Thursday (July 16), the Mixtape Daily family declared that Drake's So Far Go... more info

MTV.com News — Harlem rappers put aside a decade of fighting to record Mase's comeback track.By Shaheem Reid Cam'ron Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage Put this in the "came out of nowhere" files. Cam'ron and Mase have not only reunited after years of bicker... more info

Pasta Primavera — Thanks to Dave Wrangler for officially turning my day into an old school hip hop party.  He recently dropped his remix of Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize” into my inbox the other day and I’ve just started cranking it.  Wrangler takes the ... more info

Soul Sides — Jay-Z: Never Change (Dilla Remix)From Jimmy Green's What if J Dilla Produced The Blueprint? (2009) It's a bit odd that in 2009, someone would mash-up Jay-Z's 2001 album, Blueprint with a series of J-Dilla beats. Furthermore, let's just answer the que... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Maino raves about friend and colleague Swizz Beatz, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Maino Photo: Atlantic Celebrity Favorites Maxwell, you made us wait a little too long for your set during the Essence Music Festival last week,... more info

AllHipHop — Lil Kim and Faith had a face-to-face encounter towards the close of Sean "Diddy" Combs' coveted White Party in California, sources have reported.   Faith and Kim, whom both shared a relationship with The Notorious B.I.G., crossed paths at the White... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Trey Songz tells Mixtape Daily that Anticipation has a 'sexy feel.'By Shaheem Reid 50 Cent Photo: MTV News Happy birthday to all the cancers out there — including MTV's own Shaheem Reid, Sway and Mixtape Daily go-to girl Whitney, n... more info

Guardian Music — Pitched as a Rolling Stone for hip-hop, Vibe magazine was dazzling, irresistable, sometimes too slick, but always compelling – which makes its demise all the more aggravatingVibe magazine, the demise of which has just ended a pretty shitty wee... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jorodolfo said...Frank Zappa - 1988.04.27 - Norwegian Rhapsody (Skedsmohallen, Oslo, Norway) Frank Zappa - 1988.05.01 - Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden Studio Zappahttp://zappanalata.blogspot.comObscure Reference said...Live Mudhoney - 3/20/89 - Manches... more info

Rollo & Grady — The Daily Swarm is running wall to wall coverage of Michael Jackson’s death and legacy. Worth a read. MP3: Biggie Smalls - Billie Jean (Michael Jackson Remix) Bookmark It Hide Sites more info