Soul Sides — Jay-Z: Never Change (Dilla Remix)From Jimmy Green's What if J Dilla Produced The Blueprint? (2009) It's a bit odd that in 2009, someone would mash-up Jay-Z's 2001 album, Blueprint with a series of J-Dilla beats. Furthermore, let's just answer the que... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Maino raves about friend and colleague Swizz Beatz, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Maino Photo: Atlantic Celebrity Favorites Maxwell, you made us wait a little too long for your set during the Essence Music Festival last week,... more info

AllHipHop — Lil Kim and Faith had a face-to-face encounter towards the close of Sean "Diddy" Combs' coveted White Party in California, sources have reported.   Faith and Kim, whom both shared a relationship with The Notorious B.I.G., crossed paths at the White... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Trey Songz tells Mixtape Daily that Anticipation has a 'sexy feel.'By Shaheem Reid 50 Cent Photo: MTV News Happy birthday to all the cancers out there — including MTV's own Shaheem Reid, Sway and Mixtape Daily go-to girl Whitney, n... more info

Guardian Music — Pitched as a Rolling Stone for hip-hop, Vibe magazine was dazzling, irresistable, sometimes too slick, but always compelling – which makes its demise all the more aggravatingVibe magazine, the demise of which has just ended a pretty shitty wee... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jorodolfo said...Frank Zappa - 1988.04.27 - Norwegian Rhapsody (Skedsmohallen, Oslo, Norway) Frank Zappa - 1988.05.01 - Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden Studio Zappahttp://zappanalata.blogspot.comObscure Reference said...Live Mudhoney - 3/20/89 - Manches... more info

Rollo & Grady — The Daily Swarm is running wall to wall coverage of Michael Jackson’s death and legacy. Worth a read. MP3: Biggie Smalls - Billie Jean (Michael Jackson Remix) Bookmark It Hide Sites more info

MTV.com News — 'Michael was the man; he broke so many barriers,' writes one fan on MTVNews.com.By Jocelyn Vena Fans mourn Michael Jackson outside the UCLA Medical Center Photo: Ebet Roberts/ Redferns/ Getty Images It seems like everyone is mourning the ... more info