KRS-One has joined the Duck Down family, where he hopes to release a collaborative album with Buckshot. Duck Down really had no choice in this situation. After all, it’s hard to turn down the guy who inspired the name of your label.

From the Press Release:

Three tracks have already been recorded and the chemistry between the two artists is very natural. Buckshot described the work as “CONFLOSATION, even when KRS ONE is flowing he’s having a conversation with his audience. This collaboration with KRS-ONE is going to be an album full of Hip-Hop conversation, ranging from New World Order, to socially conscious topics such as unemployment, poverty, and politics.

What’s that, his 25th album? Well, it looks like the Teacha will be rapping way into his 60s. Between him and Chuck D, we’ll have plenty of grumpiness to go around in the next decade and beyond.

::Kanye West and John Mayer performing with The Police at Live Earth

-More Live Earth performances: Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg

-Rumor: KRS-One’s son’s commits suicide. [Prohiphop]

-Trent talks about stalking Jill Scott in the frozen food aisle at Super Fresh supermarket in Philadelphia. [Beats & Rants]

-Eskay lashes out at 50’s bosses for shooting him in the foot. [NahRight]

-After winning her fourth Wimbledon title, Venus Williams decided to celebrate by poppin’ out a nip at a party. [Pic, nsfw]

-Jumpoff.TV’s Hip-Hop Newscast for July 9. [Jumpoff.tv]

-Pulp Factions: Magazines starting record labels. [East Bay Express]

-H-town: Home of the Trill. Haters, you may now start your engines. [Boo Goo Doo Boom]

-Shots Fired: Gucci Mane vs. T.I.[P.] - [Writers Block]

Like he usually does to music journalists every couple of months, KRS-One took some shots at Jeff Chang. Jeff responds like the educated scholar he is. Reading the Teacha’s rant constantly reminded me of his feud with Adisa Banjoko.

Seriously though, someone needs to put that KRS/Adisa soundbite on a rap record (as an intro): “What I wanna do is jump over this table and whip your f***in ass, that’s what I wanna do.” Classic.

• KRS-One gripes about Can’t Stop Won’t Stop. [mp3.com]
• Jeff Chang responds to KRS-One [CSWS]

(Thanks, Q)