Guardian Music — Mixtapes reveal bi-coastal Indian American duo as an urgent new voice in rapWith mainstream label hip-hop albums on the wane, it's mixtapes where the state of the art can be found. Hip-hop fans these days find themselves with an even greater glut of ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Autolux @ Outside Lands 2009 (more by Chris Graham) today in NYC * Foreigner @ Wellmont Theater * Bill Frisell @ Village Vanguard * Andy Statman @ Barbes * Biz Markie (DJ Set) @ Brooklyn Bowl * Luke Roberts, Mike... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — tonight in NYC * Reggie Watts @ LPR * Eugene Mirman @ Littlefield * Biz Markie (DJ) @ Brooklyn Bowl * Oblivians, Andre Ethier @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn * Beach Fossils, Woven Bones, The Beets @ Bruar Falls *... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — tonight in NYC * Reggie Watts @ LPR * Eugene Mirman @ Littlefield * Biz Markie (DJ) @ Brooklyn Bowl * Oblivians, Andre Ethier @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn * Beach Fossils, Woven Bones, The Beets @ Bruar Falls *... more info

MTV.com News — 'I was in the same predicament in terms of being a new artist,' he tells Vibe of UGK's beginnings.By Mawuse Ziegbe Bun B Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Few can understand the outsize buzz that has accompanied Drake's hotly anticipated... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Biz Markie, Memba Them In 1989, rapper Biz Markie scored a huge hit with the song " Just a Friend ." Guess what he looks like now ! Read more more info

Altsounds — More news from The Apples in stereo! First off, Robert Schneider (as Robbert Bobbert and the Bubble Machine) will be performing the song "We R Super Heroes" on Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba tomorrow March 11. Other "Super Hero" guests will include M... more info

the fakeRICH weblog!!! — So far our 80s vs 90s parties have been a huge success and This Friday at Detroit Bar we keep the ball rolling with round 3 of our 80s v 90s parties. This week we got. 80′S VS. 90′S ROUND 3! LAST MONTH WE HAD BIZ MARKIE AND THE MONTH BEFORE THA... more info

Rock Sellout — It’s funny how much can change in a year. It was around this time last year when I started DJ’n again(after a five year hiatus) with my buddy Darren and it went better than either of us could have hoped for. For awhile we played every and any gi... more info

Live Daily — Influential hip-hop radio DJ Mr. Magic died Friday (10/2) of a heart attack, according to the New York Daily News. He was 53.The DJ, born John Rivas, is credited with launching and hosting the first all-rap radio show in the US. Titled "Rap Attack," ... more info