How Pearl Jam became Jay-Z's "99 Problems" backing band. [via Spin]
Hip-hop's obsession with the Illuminati. [via HipHopDX]
A review of Lil Wayne's new mixtape, Dedication 4. [via Potholes In My Blog]
The 10 best Riff Raff photos from the 2012 VMAs. [via MTV Hive]
Brother Ali examines the intersection of homophobia and hip-hop. [via Huffington Post]