The Hip Hop Chronicle — In an interview with Montreality, Sway Calloway of MTV News / Shade45, speaks about his long friendship with Eminem, his interview with Biggie a few days before he passed away & having conducted one of Tupac Shakur’s very last interviews.   more info

411 Mania — From Eminem fantasy-killing his wife in "Kim" and Marilyn Manson allegedly inspiring Columbine with "The Reflecting God" to Prince's sexually explicit "Darling Nikki" and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down the 8 most controversial songs of all-tim... more info

Guardian Music — Hammersmith Apollo, LondonIce-T was always among the most charismatic of hip-hop's early stars, but who knew he was also such an assiduous historian? The former gangster rapper has interviewed almost 50 of his peers to chronicle the history of the ge... more info

Guardian Music — The performances in Ice-T's documentary on the composition of rap are often mesmerisingWith a very simple premise, rapper Ice-T – this film's presenter and co-director with Andy Baybutt – has created a very enjoyable and often fascinating movie. ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Nas’ brand new album “Life Is Good” is out today. In an interview with VIBE magazine, the God MC spoke about the collaborations on the project and revealed that he wanted Eminem on the remix of “Daughters”, AZ on a record as well as Jay-Z. ... more info

Guardian Music — Livin' Proof, LondonLondon hip-hop crew Livin' Proof pulled off a bit of a coup when they hosted the first ever UK performance by A$AP Rocky at Cargo in March. Now they've done it again, securing the first ever live show on British soil by the second... more info

Guardian Music — From Ocean's frank confession to Stone Roses in Heaton Park – catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis weekThere's been two big stories in the world of music over the past seven days – the first being the Stone Roses' gigs at H... more info

Guardian Music — Frank Ocean opens his heart about his first love and we take a look at the new Spiritualized video. Plus, would you be tempted to answer this strikingly honest ad for a band member?Guardianmusic.tumblr.com is the place where our writers post songs, v... more info

411 Mania — The first to hit this milestone since Eminem in 2002… more info

ContactMusic — Coldplay Eminem and Beyonce are among the chart-topping acts whose tracks have been reworked by African musicians for a new charity compilation Mumford Sons Red Hot Chili Peppers R E M Cee Lo Green and Bruno Mars have also had their songs fused wit..... more info