Nas Performs “One Mic” With Jack White For ‘American Epic Sessions’
THE RAPPER & THE ROCKER TEAM UP FOR A LIVE STUDIO VERSION OF THE CLASSIC RECORD

Nas Teams With Jack White To Cover Blues Song For ‘American Epic’ Documentary (VIDEO)
WATCH THE RAPPER & THE ROCKER RECORD “ON THE ROAD AGAIN”

Watch Jack White Perform With Q-Tip At Madison Garden
THE ABSTRACT CAME OUT TO PERFORM WITH THE LEGENDARY ROCK ARTIST

Vinyl Sales Hit All-Time High In 2014
VINYL SALES CONTINUE TO RISE MORE THAN ALBUM SALES

Busta Rhymes Performs "Scenario" At Last A Tribe Called Quest Show In Brooklyn (VIDEO)
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST AND BUSTA RHYMES PERFORM “SCENARIO” FOR THE FINAL TIME IN BROOKLYN (VIDEO)

The Great Gatsby Tracklisting Revealed, Andre 3000, Beyonce + New Jay-Z Song Included
The Great Gatsby Tracklisting Revealed, Andre 3000, Beyonce + New Jay-Z Song Included

Nas And Santigold Tapped For October’s “Virgin Mobile FreeFest” In Maryland
(AllHipHop News) For 2012, Virgin Mobile has tapped headliners Nas and Santigold among others, for their October 6th free concert that is set to take place at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. In addition Nas and Santigold, acts like Skrillex, Das Racist, ZZ Top, Alabama Shakes, Ben Folds Five, Jack White and more will also hit the stage. According the website, donations from last year’s event “built the Virgin Mobile RE*Generation House, a homeless youth shelter in Washington, DC.” In an effort to keep the concert going for many years to come, attendees are asked to make a $10 donation to the RE*Generation initiative to address youth homelessness. “Your donations will go towards opening the doors of a fully operational RE*Generation House, providing a community of homeless youth with access to not just housing but programming around social entrepreneurship and urban agriculture. All donations will be collected and presented by Virgin Unite, the philanthropic arm of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.” Last years lineup included The Black Keys, Cee-Lo, Big Sean and Deadmau5 while previous years have seen acts like Ludacris, Blink-182, Public Enemy, Weezer and Wale take the stage. Those interested in “pre-sale” tickets can follow the concert on their Twitter page. Tickets for the 2012 Virgin Mobile FreeFest will become available on August 24th at 12 pm EST at VirginMobileLive.com.

VIDEO: Jack White’s Hype Williams-Directed “Freedom at 21”
Jack White’s drops the trailer for his “Freedom at 21” video, directed by legendary video and filmaker Hype Williams. Watch the full video premiere Monday July 16 through VEVO, but until then, enjoy watching the fast paced thriller of a trailer. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypE0ZsijAII?rel=0]

Austin City Limits’ 2012 Music Festival Adds The Roots, Big K.R.I.T. and Childish Gambino to Lineup
(AllHipHop News) Not to be outdone by all of the recent festival news from Soundset, Rock the Bells, Lollapalooza and Made In America, the Austin City Limits 2012 Music Festival (ACL) has revealed its lineup for the city’s 11th annual, three-day concert event, to take place October 12-14 at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. ACL 2012, which expects to attract over 70,000 attendees each day and is headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, and the Black Keys, will also include performances from the legendary Roots crew, Childish Gambino, Big K.R.I.T., A-Trak, Barrington Levy, and 2011 Grammy Award-winner for Best New Artist, Esperanza Spalding, who last played the festival in 2009. Spalding and A-Trak will be performing on Friday, October 12, while Big K.R.I.T. and The Roots are slated to appear on Saturday, October 13. Childish Gambino and Barrington Levy will help close out ACL 2012 on the festival’s last day, Sunday, October 14. Other acts that will play at ACL 2012 include Jack White, Florence + the Machine, The Avett Brothers, Weezer, Bassnectar, Dev, M83, and over 70 other performers from around the world. View the entire lineup over at ACLFestival.com. Past ACL performers have included Jay-Z, Gnarls Barkley, Mos Def, Kanye West, K’Naan, Nas, Theophilus London, and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley. All three-day passes for this year’s ACL have already sold out. Individual day tickets can still be purchased for $99 at ACLFestival.com.

Jay-Z and Rihanna Set to Headline “Hackney Weekend” As Part of 2012 London Olympics
JAY-Z AND RIHANNA SET TO PERFORM ACROSS THE POND AT THE 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS