Guardian Music — This London 'mini-army' look set to conquer the airwaves next year with their euphoric rave-grime popHometown: Mitcham.The lineup: Clement (raps), Kojo (vocals), Stacey (keyboards), Johnny (bass), Rich (guitar), Dan (guitar), Dion (drums).The backgro... more info

Guardian Music — It used to be an embarrassment for the record industry. Now British rap is riding high with Dizzee, Tinchy, Tinie, Professor Green and Rizzle Kicks topping the charts. Even Simon Cowell is getting in on the act. Alexis Petridis reportsIt's mid-afte... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The legendary group that is De La Soul will be performing in London next month. On December 4th, the trio will grace the indig02 stage for a one-off show. Tickets are now on sale here more info

Impose Magazine — Ohio producer extraordinaire J. Rawls drops his Liquid Crystal Project, a jazz-hip hop fusion band, record today along with a 7" that pays honors to the legendary Native Tongues group De La Soul on both sides. The group's 7" features the track "A... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — We've settled into another era of the mash-up, one (thankfully) less widely hyped. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Enter De La Soulviet, a remix project that attempts the impossible. Ostensibly, there's no point in remixing De La Soul's early beats, many of which were handled by J Dilla and Prince Paul, two of the greatest producers of all time. But credit Miami-... more info

Nialler9 — We’ve had the Ghostface Killah vs African Highlife mashup album. Now, it’s De La’s turn as they are paired up with Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti by Gummy Soul’s Amerigo Gazaway. Fela Soul is a very listenable 33 minute mix of mashups over 8-trac... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The latest album from the left-field hip-hop shaman features more gritty, mystic tales of the everyday, plus collaborations with members of Little Dragon and De La Soul. DJ Shadow's new album, The Less You Know, The Better, comes out Oct. 4. Re... more info

Guardian Music — Guardian and Observer writers are picking their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same. Here, Saptarshi Ray gets high on De La Soul's debutMy teenage years were a nightmare: cursed with a sunny disposition, easygoing nature and a... more info

Guardian Music — The man known to his mum as Dante Smith will start calling himself Yasiin next yearMos Def is to retire his long-time performing alias at the end of this year. "It's time to expand and move on," the rapper said, explaining that he will start calling ... more info