Press release reads as follows…. International music sensation, Pitbull, is gearing up for his highly anticipated “MR. WORLDWIDE’S CARNAVAL” tourwith leading promoter, AEG Live. “We are genuinely thrilled and proud to be working with an incredibly talented and global act such as Pitbull. The tour promises to bring to life his numerous hits in an [cont.]

This is kind of cool…. Danger Mouse and James Mercer (The Shins) are Broken Bells, if you don’t know, and have teamed with MySpace Transmissions for a free downloadable EP, featuring “stripped stripped-back renditions of the songs performed and recorded during the session, including ‘The Ghost Inside’, ‘The High Road’, ‘October’ and ‘Vaporize’. These versions [cont.]

This is a couple of months old, but we didn’t have a site up to during that time to tell you about it anyway. If you’ve never checked out The Vice Guide To Travelseries, here’s a good place to start. Vice head Shane Smith ventures out to Liberia in one of the bravest, most shocking [cont.]

Universal Music Group has released solicitations for Game’s The R.E.D. Album, set for a June 15th release date. This looks to be set in stone (finally), as it is now appearing in the retail catalogs. The album is solicited with regular and deluxe 2CD versions. No official cover art is attached to the solicitation, but [cont.]

John Legend has a level of class about him that his buddy Kanye could only wish to attain. In a joint effort with American Express’s “Pairings” series of events, Legend joins up at Craftsteak in New York City with renowned chef Tom Colicchio and winemaker Susan Lueker of Simi Winery for a “special evening”. Captured [cont.]

Legendary hip-hop and punk rock pioneer, Malcolm McLaren, whom worked extensively with the World Famous Supreme Team, responsible for such hits as “Buffalo Gals”, “D’Ya Like Scratchin’”, “Hey DJ”, “World’s Famous”, and other tracks, passed away today at the age of 64. McLaren, who also served as manager to the Sex Pistols, had been battling [cont.]

Here goes artwork to promote Ricky’s first single from his 2010 LP, Teflon Don, dropping this summer. The single is rumored to drop this coming Monday.

Not too much hip-hop on this year’s Lollapalooza music fest, happening in Chicago on August 6-8, but there’s a few performances worth taking note of. Among the headliners are Lady Gaga, Erykah Badu, and Cypress Hill, while B.o.B. and Chromeo help round out the smaller acts. Course we aren’t shaking a stick at Soundgarden, Green [cont.]

After working with Three Six Mafia, Flo-Rida, and Sean Kingston on his latest single “Feel It”, dance music legend Tiesto told MTV he wants to work with Jay-Z, as well. “I have my eye on one really big artist that I would love to work with, and that’s Jay Z,” he said. “Such a legend. [cont.]

In a recent interview with New York Magazine’s Vulture site, Sri Lankan singer M.I.A. had some fighting words for Lady Gaga, and didn’t hold back one bit. I don’t know. Again, there’s Lady Gaga — people say we’re similar, that we both mix all these things in the pot and spit them out differently, but [cont.]

Indaba Music, the top online destination for music creation, and Skullcandy, the leading designers of headphones and lifestyle products, are proud to announce today the Snoop Dogg “That Tree” remix contest. Fans and fellow musicians can now visit indabamusic.com/remixsnoop to remix the rapper’s new single “That Tree,” from his latest album More Malice. The hip-hop [cont.]

As we reported a few weeks ago, Scarface plans to release his first ever mixtape album, now revealed as Scarface Presents Dopeman Music. With over seven million albums sold, this is number twelve for the legendary Houston lyricist who had previously declared 2008’s Emeritus his final album. With a career that started in the 90′s, [cont.]

Gold Coin has teamed with Hieroglyphics to produce the “Hieroman” vinyl figure, as seen above. The toy was designed by Ray “Three” Robinson 3, Hieroman rocks the group’s well-known three-eyed logo on the front and a backpack over his shoulders as a nod to the band’s recognition as one of the key players in the [cont.]

In a interview with MTV News Drake revealed his debut album Thank Me Later will now have a June 15th release date. No reason was given for the push back of the album, originally May 25th. In related news, the album will be offered in standard CD and deluxe CD+DVD editions, as confirmed today by [cont.]

Hitting stores April 28th, here goes the tracklist to B.o.B.’s highly anticipated debut album. 1. “Don’t Let Me Fall” 2. “Nothin’ On You” (featuring Bruno Mars) – 4:30 3. “Past My Shades” (featuring Lupe Fiasco) 4. “Airplanes” (featuring Hayley Williams) 5. “Bet I” (featuring T.I. and Playboy Tre) – 4:14 6. “Satellite” 7. “Ghost in [cont.]

Today, Lil’ Wayne celebrated the launch of his new website, WeezyThanxYou.Com, where he can communicate with fans directly from inside the pen. After being locked up on weapons charges, Wayne delivered his first direct message to his supporters titled “Letter #01, Gone ‘Til November”. No word on exactly how Wayne’s messages are being published, but [cont.]

Erykah Badu’s wonderful “Window Seat” video has apparently ruffled the feathers of local Dallas, Texas residents, as police asked any citizens who witnessed her traveling burlesque show to come forward and report her. Completely ignoring the stop snitchin’ law, reports say a Texas woman filed a complaint against the singer. Police have now charged Badu [cont.]

Let’s be clear, there’s not actually a beef happening here, it’s just two rappers cracking jokes at one another. It’s all fun and games until someone gets bodied.

Erykah Badu sits down with highly influential BBC deejay Giles Peterson to talk about her just released LP, New Amerykah Part 2: Return Of The Ankh. She also previews new music from her man, Jay Electronica, as well as a new track from Edith Funker (Erykah Badu + ?uestlove + Mos Def + James Poysner [cont.]

Biggie’s Life After Death album changed the face of New York rap. The massive double disc collection rewrote all the rules of the city, mainly by outsourcing the production to different houses, expanding upon the sounds and styles associated with the rapper. Songs like “Notorious Thugs” (feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony), “Fuckin You Tonight” (feat. R. Kelly) [cont.]