LargeHeartedBoy — Michael Chabon talked to the Guardian about collaborating on mark Ronson's new album. For Chabon, a self-confessed music junkie with favourites ranging from Joni Mitchell and Elvis Costello to Mos Def and Rakim, Ronson's request was a "bolt from the.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The LOX at Best Buy Theater in 2011 (more by Brook Bobbins) Cypress Hill are playing their mostly annual NYC Halloween show this year on October 30 at Best Buy Theater, and they've got La Coka Nostra, Immortal Technique and... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Rakim, the legend that he is, can get away with a lot, maybe even a love for Linkin Park. He... ain't no joke:Rakim's work with Linkin Park on the group's "Guilty All The Same" track may come as a... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper A$Ap Rocky is engaged to marry model Chanel Iman, according to a U.S. report.The hip-hop star - real name Rakim Mayers - has been dating the... more info

NME — US band team up with rapper on first taste of new album more info

MTV.com News — LP team with Rakim on their hard-riffing, long-playing new single. By James Montgomery more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Juicy J at Irving Plaza in 2013 (more by Samantha Marble) Rick Ross is releasing a new album, Mastermind, this year, and he'll celebrate with an album release show in NYC on March 3 at Best Buy Theater. Tickets for... more info

411 Mania — In Central Park... more info

Impose Magazine — We love to note that YC The Cynic is raised in the Bronx, the birthplace of hip hop, as though it is a birthright to realness in a blood line deeper than Rakim's life source. I've never been to the Bronx, but I have a hard time believing it&#... more info

Metalsucks — Featuring everything from Celtic Frost to Aphex Twin to Eric B. & Rakim.The post This is Justin K. Broadrick’s Spotify Playlist appeared first on MetalSucks. more info