J. Dilla Fest, courtesy. Talib Kweli, Imani from The Pharcyde and other artists will perform a memorial show in honor of the late Detroit rapper J. Dilla in February, with some of the proceeds going to the James Dewitt Yancey Foundation which is dedicated to Arts & Music Education. Dilla…

Nineties hip-hop icon Busta Rhymes has returned with a bold statement on Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God—the long-gestating follow-up to his 1998 critically acclaimed album, Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front. He hasn’t released a body of work since 2012. That year’s Year of the Dragon lacked focus and…