Common, Robert Glasper and drummer/producer Karriem Riggins have teamed up to form August Greene, and they've already released their first song. A cover of Sounds of Blackness' Optimistic, the track features vocals by both Common and Brandy.

Talib Kweli will host a special edition of Bowl Train at the Brooklyn Bowl for his Radio Silence Album Release Extravaganza on Thursday, November 16th.

Following the release of the highly acclaimed Laila's Wisdom, Rapsody has announced the 15-date Wisdom Is Power Tour featuring Jamla labelmate GQ. The tour will kick off in Santa Ana, CA on November 27th and wrap up in Dallas, TX on December 16th.

Panic in L.A. returns Saturday, October 7th with another genre-bending hip-hop lineup. The L'Affaire Musicale & Orlove Entertainment hosted event will take place inside The Globe Theater with Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon headlining.

Sunday, September 3rd in LA, hip-hop heavyweights Talib Kweli and Doug E. Fresh will headline the West Adams Block Party, a free all ages celebration of music, arts and cultural diversity in the city.