Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Rapper Raekwon is preparing to release his first solo album in six years after signing a new distribution deal with EMI Records. more info

411 Mania — Wu Tang Clan member signs new deal... more info

VH1 News — Raekwon the Chef has found a label home for Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II. "The wait is finally over," the Wu-Tang rapper said of the long-awaited LP, set for summer. more info

MTV.com News — 'The wait is finally over,' the Wu-Tang Clan rapper says of long-awaited LP, which is set for the summer.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Matt Elias Raekwon Photo: MTV News The years-long delay on Raekwon the Chef's Only Buil... more info

AllHipHop — Hip-Hop mogul Steve Rifkind will step into the world of high school athletics, with his recent purchase of Vision Sports.   Vision Sports is a Texas-based company which will open an office in Delray Beach, Florida, where Rifkind will run the compan... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Saigon, Statik Selektah make album in a day; Crooked I gets serious.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Nas and Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley Photo: MTV News Artist: Saigon and Statik Selektah Representing: The Ya... more info

MTV.com News — 'We can't just depend on this rap game,' Red says of the duo's various projectsBy Shaheem Reid Method Man and Redman Photo: MTV News Redman and Method Man are finally putting out a sequel to their 1999 classic, Blackout! "I had obligation... more info

Rolling Stone — Nas, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, OutKast’s Big Boi, Common and the Roots will headline select dates on this year’s Rock the Bells Festival. House of Pain, KRS-One, Wu-Tang’s Raekwon and RZA and more top hip-hop acts and special guests will ta... more info

MTV.com News — Duo will release Distant Relatives in June.By Shaheem Reid Nas Photo: Mark Sullivan/WireImage Nas and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley will be spending plenty of time together this summer. The duo are releasing a joint album called Distant Relativ... more info

Topix — Much has been written about Wu-Tang Clan's infighting, their lasting influence on hip-hop history and whether they will ever rebuild a pyramid now ancient in the modern world of rap music. more info