Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Dan Auerbach, Jim Jones, Mos Def, Patrick Carney, and Damon Dash Just in time for the holidays and to remind the hip hop listmakers that The Ecstatic was/is the truth, the two-time Grammy nominated Mos Def has scheduled... more info

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Pitchfork - Forkcast — Photo by Rez Avissar Here's a new clip for Mos Def's excellent "Supermagic", the album opener from this year's The Ecstatic. Produced by Oh No and featuring a fearsome sample of Turkish psych legend Selda, the video plays it straight, just Mos in fro... more info

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Silent Uproar — In an interview with the Guardian's Paul Morley, Damon Albarn confirmed the title of the third Gorillaz album will be Plastic Beach (De La Soul hinted at it in the summer). As reported, the album features The Horrors. Albarn added Lou Reed, Snoop Dog... more info

Guardian Music — Forum, LondonTo a certain kind of hip-hop purist, Mos Def's lifts from classic rap songs and apparent abandonment of the art form in favour of a Hollywood acting career mark him out as a chancer, a bandwagon-jumper, almost a class traitor. Yet those ... more info

AllHipHop — Blur front man Damon Albarn has revealed the guest appearances for the Gorillaz upcoming album, which is titled Plastic Beach. Albarn told the UK's The Guardian that the album will feature guest appearances from a variety of acts, including Snoop Dog... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Stereogum has posted that in a recent interview, Damon Albarn has stated that there is a new The Gorillaz album on the way! It will be called Plastic Beach! The album will feature guest stars such as Lou Reed & Mos Def. To get more details, check out... more info

Stereogum — Two years ago Damon Albarn told NME that Gorillaz wouldn't make any more pop records. But you know better than to take Damon's word on the future of his endeavors. In a recent interview with the Guardian he says his cartoon band's next LP has a ... more info