Guardian Music — As Carnival comes round again, Radio 1's Benji B reminisces about raving under the Westway with Tim Westwood, Norman Jay and RampageI was seven the first time I went to Carnival; my dad was living in Notting Hill Gate and I remember him putting me on... more info

Perez Hilton — We know not everyone has the money to donate to GLSEN, but you still want to see performances from Gavin DeGraw, Busta Rhymes, The Veronicas and several surprise acts at our party on Saturday at The Wiltern! So….. CLICK HERE for your chance to win ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Busta and the whole Conglomerate team rock over this brand new joint produced by Rocwilder. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The first single off Styles’ Master Of Ceremonies album, which is set to drop next month. OS more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Can you name one of the teams the American football star, and your namesake, “Buster” Rhymes played for? “Confident start. The Minnesota Vikings.” Correct. He also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers [...] Read more! more info

VH1 Blog — This weekend, music’s ultimate outsiders, the Insane Clown Posse, found themselves in the unlikeliest of situations—on the brink of mainstream acceptance—as tens of thousands of fans, plus a surprising uptick of press, flocked to Cave-In-Rock, ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Amazon UK drop the tracklisting for Lil Wayne’s brand new album, which comes out later this month. Drake, Cory Gunz, Nas, Shyne, Busta Rhymes and John Legend are just some of the features. 1. Intro 2. Blunt Blowin 3. MegaMan 4. 6 Foot 7 Foot (Feat.... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Dark Man X hooks up with Busta Rhymes for his first post-jail freestyle. The pair rhyme over Jay and Kanye’s single off “Watch The Throne”. I could have done without X’s barking on some parts of the freestyle. more info

NME — Busta Rhymes and Grizzly Bear also turn out for the first play of Jay-Z and Kanye West's LP more info

Guardian Music — On Monday, the royal rappers launched their new album, Watch the Throne, at New York's Museum of Natural History. Read our first impressions as they jostle for hip-hop's crownIs it possible for a listening party to be too opulent? Not for hip-hop's t... more info