::Freestyle 101 with Buckshot

>>Nas’ album is looking like a myth again [Def Sounds]

>>Wendy Williams brings the pain to FOX [Prohiphop]

>>Two F-words you never thought you’d see together: Foxy and Faith [UPI]

>>Blockbuster tours show hip-hop has outgrown its bad rap [Detroit Free Press]

>>Top 10 Hip-Hop Honeys [Askmen.com]

>>Hip-hop stands up for Darfur [About.com]

>>Bush must be bored a lot these days. He had time to go receive Pope Benedict at the airport the other day. Now he’s trivializing an unpopular war and the debt that came along with it on Deal or No Deal? [YouTube]

::Hip-Hop Chess Chess Y’all

>>Rock the Dub Radio Episode 19 [Rock the Dub]

>>The Smif-N-Wessun Diaries: Day Three [SmashTube]

>>Foxy is sooo happy to be out of the fox hole [MTV]

>>Method Man returns to CSI [AngryApe]

>>What’s Will Smith (and Bubba Sparxxx for that matter) doing on this list? [Yahoo]

>>RIAA spent $2 million lobbying for tougher IP laws last year [Ars Technica]

>>How Conscious Hip-hop failed us [ThugLifeArmy]

>>Did T.I. snitch his way to freedom? [Def Sounds]

>>Download: Blu - GloryUs [zshare]

=> CL Smooth & Skyzoo - Perfect Timing (Remix by TRU reader Arthur K) [mediafire]

=> Another black music award bites the dust (or so it seems) [Starpulse]

=> New Afro Samurai game with RZA coming this fall [Q's Blog]

=> Wu-Tang squash beef and keep the movement moving [Playlouder]

=> BREAKING News: Most people think for themselves [MSNBC]

=> “Lollipop” is #2 on Billboard Hot 100 [Prohiphop]

=> What happens when Nokia gets in bed with Universal? [Paidcontent]

=> RZA launches Wuchess.com [Billboard]

::Young Turbo & MJB on Tavis Smiley

=> BGDB Presents Detox [Boo Goo Doo Boom]

=> Slim Thug suddenly realizes that he’s Slim Thug and leaves Interscope [MTV]

=> Why is hip-hop wrong for Glastonbury [Independent]

=> We’ve heard Buckshot wax poetic, now see him wax political [Bumphiphop]

=> Good News: New ‘Kast album in 2009 [MTV]

=> Who cares if Akon isn’t as gangsta as he says he is [FoxNews]

=> Give it up, kids. Beefing to sell records is played out [Def Sounds]

=> Never thought I’d see Gnarls Barkley on the cover of The Source [Bloomboxx]

=> Elucid’s “Many Moons” is flames [Rock the Dub]

=> Taking it waaay back to 1983 [Wake Your Daughter Up]

=> White Rap Pass Granted: Ill Bill & Necro [Fat Lace]

=> An open letter to Dave Chappelle [Smoking Section]

=> Hip-Hop Artist Refuses To Stand Against The Pirate Bay [TorrentFreak]

=> Da Drought 5 mixtape review [Michigan Daily]

=> NPR asks if hip-hop help get out the vote [NPR]

=> Virginia Tech: One year later [NY Times]

=> Comedy Central: The Real’s “Soulja Boyz II Men” mashup [mp3, The Real]

=> Frank Meyer and his G4TV crew, who’ve blessed us with freestyle after freestyle over the years, have been nominated for a Webby in the Best Music series category. Go vote for them. They truly deserve it [Webby Awards]

=> More bitchassness over Jay-Z inclusion on the Glastonbury bill [BBC]

=> Clyde points out that there’s more to that Allido/Interscope marriage that gave birth to Wale’s record deal [Prohiphop]

=> My Smoking Section fam smoked with Rich Boy the other day [TSS]

=> Fake Shore Drive interviews Prolyfic [FSD]

=> Lupe, enough with the retirement threat already [MTV]

>>Don’t burn those “Free Foxy” tees just yet [About]

>>Vanilla Ice arrested for wife beating [FoxNews]

>>Words of wisdom from Mr. West [Kanye's Blog]

>>R. Kelly is too funny [Sound Off]

>>Complex previews Kidz in the Hall’s The In Crowd [Complex Blog]

>>Del tha Funky Homosapien rocks The Late Late Show [Nah Right]

>>Sleep on Truth Universal at your own peril [Strivin']

>>Gone But Not Forgotten: Proof [On Smash]

=> Amanda Diva - Windows Over Harlem [Bloombox]

=> Koch Records and their questionable business practices [411Mania]

=> NYOIL’s dedication to Frosty Freeze - Each Morning [NYOil @ Ning]

=> Snoop makes nice with Priority Records [Starpulse]

=> Def Jam and Jermaine Dupri launch new hip-hop label [Tag Records]

=> Luther Campbell’s baby mama drama heats up [Earthlink]

=> Pete Rock @ Guitar Center w/Just Blaze, 9th Wonder, & others [Prohiphop]

=> Real Men Don’t Cry: This Ain’t the 90s [On Smash]

=> R.I.P. to Bob Marley’s mom [Jamaica Gleaner]

Support Darfur Now Tour, with performances by The Cool Kids, Goapele, Zion 1,
Wale, Asheru, DJ Drama and many others. [Darfur Now Tour]

=>Where can I go to get shot at by a famous rapper? [Def Sounds]

=>A wedding is a wedding is a wedding, so stop the hating [NY Daily News]

=>The Definition of Diddyocracy: For Diddy, by Diddy, on Diddy [Female First]

=> Doo Wop vs. Kid Capri [DJ Soul]

=> Kobe Bryant gets a little political [CNBC]

=>Details on Hip-Hop Appreciation Week [Thug Life Army]

=> 50 Cent and Yayo sued for last year’s beatdown on Rosemond’s son [TMZ]

=>Freestyle 101 with Ice T [G4 TV]

=>Billy Danze of M.O.P. talks about his upcoming album and porno movie [Karmaloop]

=>The catch 22 of buying black media [Adage.com]

=>Glastonbury chief says Jay-Z is still on the ticket, despite weak sales [Yahoo]

=>Lyricist Lounge joins Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival [Synthesis]

=>Kanye to co-headline Lollapalooza [Dallas Morning News]

=>L.A. Times officially retracts their fake 2Pac story [Billboard]

=>Olajuwon finally gets called up to Hall of Fame [Chronicle]

=>Eminem’s mom sued over book about his life [AP]