>>Bow Wow and Jazmine Sullivan want you to rock the vote [Rock the Vote]

>>An interesting look at Snoop’s role in the emergence of Urban Desi [NPR]

>>Congrats to my favorite rapper Lil Wayne on his newborn son [MTV]

>>And how about some semi-positive 50 Cent news for a change? [Yahoo!]

>>Unlike 90% of my friends, will.i.am will stay in the US if McCain wins [Starpulse]

>>A day in the life of The Game and Harlem [5 Star Hip-Hop]

>>Releasing an album before an album is the new black [MTV]

>>Kid Sister graces the cover of URB magazine [Prohiphop]

>>Cypress Hill Named In 29 Million Dollar Suit Over Sample [HipHopDX]

>> Kanye West visits Big Boy’s Neighborhood [Boo Goo Doo Boom]

>> The way he is: Eminem tells all in his new memoir [Yahoo News]

>>If Mos Def were president [GOOD Magazine]

>>Timeline of that robot effect thing that’s ruining music [Yep Yep]

>>Lil Wayne is everywhere (No, really) [Rogue Republic]

>>DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop [Prohiphop]

>> Radiohead reveal how successful ‘In Rainbows’ download really was [NME]

>>Statik Selektah f/Skyzoo, Joell Ortiz & Talib Kweli - “Talkin’ Bout You” [BGDB]

>>I think he meant “What does Daddy Yankee think of McCain now?” [Young Turks]

>>DJ AM is back in full force, deejaying for Jay-Z [It's Another One]

>>Some oldie goodies for the battle rap enthusiast [Wake Your Daughter Up]

>>Anyone still bumping this album after 12 weeks? [Smoking Section]

The road to Detox and 10 songs that explain where Dre’s been [Prefix]

>>George Bush does not care about the Internets [Billboard.biz]

>>Beat Street dumbs down hip hop [Metro Life UK]

>>Jim Jones: “Nas Was Never On My Level,” Talks Cam Ron, T.I. [Def Sounds]

>>It may be wise to invest in companies that manufacture hearing aids [Arstechnica]

>>Ludacris tried to “join” a secret society and got turned down [Rap Weekly]

>>Socialized banking has arrived [Different Kitchen]

>>This is possibly the best story I’ve read all week [Leisha Camden]

>>T.I. now has 6 kids, wants “have as many as the Lord blesses me with” [CNN]

>>He’s no Too $hort but he’s doing something special in Oakland [Inside Bay Area]

>>Sign of the times: Even big spenders like Shawn Carter are forced to deal with the wrath of economic decline [Digital Spy]

>>Mini Bill O’Reilly talks about important issues [Live a Good Life]

>>Ticketmaster is an evil monopoly and must be destroyed forever! [Consumerist]

>>Seriously, this is nuckin’ futs…and not in a good way [Stuff]

>>Could this weak economy do for music what it seems to be doing for the movie industry? [Frolab]

>>KRS-One: “You cannot be rich and continue to produce raw records” [Ill Community]

>>Up for sale: 35 year collection of Top 100 45 rpm records [Noise Addicts]

>>GLC’s “I Ain’t Even on Yet” music video [Fake Shore Drive]

>>Devin the Dude hops inside the DJ Booth [DJBooth.net]

>>Naughty By Nature Reunite For New Album [Starpulse]

>>Surprise! Scarface is not voting for John McCain [Beats and Bombs]

>>Shots Fired: Uncle Murder & Jay-Z vs. Fat Joe & DJ Khaled [On Smash]

>>Rap fan sentenced to 20 hours of Beethoven [Gigwise]

>>Congrats to Andrew Barber on the 1st anniversary of FSD [Fake Shore Drive ]

>>New class combines yoga and hip-hop [Calgary Herald]

>>YouTube To Sell Music, Games In Revenue Push [Billboard]

>>BET Hip-Hop Awards lineup of performers revealed [Eurweb]

>>Lil Jon signs multi-faceted deal with Universal Republic [Prohiphop]

>>Lil’ Wayne & The Roots perform “A Milli” live [Boo Goo Doo Boom]

>>”Day n’ Nite (Remix)” ft. Jim Jones (MP3) [Prefixmag.com]

>>The Top 15 songs about being broke [L.A. Times]

>>How hip-hop failed 1520 Sedwick Ave [Smoking Section]

>>Beyonce’s new jawn is called “Put a Ring on It.” Go figure [zshare]

>>John McCain refuses to shake Obama’s hand after debate [YouTube]

>>Paper Trail is #1 due, in part, to T.I. being as omnipresent as possible [Prohiphop]

>> PSL: Politics As A Second Language [Smoking Section]

>>Officer Ross tells us what we already knew about his past [The Boombox]

>>10 hip-hop albums worth checking for in October [About.com]

>>Oh great, another New York hip-hop magazine [Birthplacemag]

>>Wordsmith “Park & Ride: The Sunset Edition” [Rock the Dub]

>>Hip-Hop artists respond to Johnny J’s death [Thug Life Army]