♣ Kanye’s 10 Essentials of Style includes *gasp* black Air Yeezys [Style.com]

♣ Mos Def x Malcolm X [Slang Rap]

♣ Some site calls Smoking Section reviews an album titled Think Green [The Smoking Section]

♣ Need some Wordsmith in your life? Grab his latest, “Twilight Of My Arrival” [Rock the Dub]

♣ In case you missed Obama’s Cairo speech, Ian’s got your back [Different Kitchen]

♣ KRS-One Shares His Philosophy In ‘The Gospel Of Hip Hop’ [MTV Newsroom]

♣ Skateboard P has a few things to get off his chest [Nah Right]

♣ Kings of Leon release video for “Notion,” prepare to undersell Target Center [Culture Bully]