DJ Muggs was notably absent from Cypress Hill’s Rise Up LP, as he suggested in our recent interview that B-Real wanted to take the group in a different direction. Despite this, Muggs has been keeping busy as a producer with a number of offshoot projects, the latest being Kill Devil Hills, a collaborative LP with Non-Phixion frontman Ill Bill. With today’s saturated, formulaic approach to making albums, Bill and Muggs take it back to basics, with the one-producer/one-emcee blueprint that helped carve out many a classic album during hip-hop’s greatest eras. [cont.]

Muggs speaks on his new album with Ill Bill, Kill Devil Hills, and his involvement with the past, present, and future of Cypress Hill. [cont.]

If you are cruising around on that bicycle of yours before the summer ends, Mark Ronson has made the perfect song for you. This is the second single from his anticipated “Record Collection” album, that can become part of your collection on September 27th.

This week, Crook takes over Fat Joe and Trey Songz “If It Ain’t About Money”, and it’s about skills.

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Crooked I – “HHW Reloaded 4: If It Ain’t About Money” (MP3)

!Mayday!’s Wreckonize delivers his long-awaited debut solo album, A Soiree For Skeptics. Download below, or donate to the artist directly via Bandcamp.

Wreckonize (!Mayday!) – “A Soiree For Skeptics”

The Urban Nomad and Common behind the scenes on at Sunset Strip Music Festival 2010. Common reminisces about good times with the Soulquarians, a collective music group formed in the 90’s that made a mark in Hip-Hop and R&B.

Ms. Hill speaks in riddles about her return to the music game.

The countdown continues for the official release of production duo Miami Beat Wave’s upcoming compilation, Slight Modification, due September 14th. Skyzoo and Wrekonize feature on this Miami Beat Wave track , “Virtue of Success,” which does not disappoint.

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Miami Beat Wave – “Virtue Of Success” (feat. Skyzoo + Wreckonize) (MP3) (Right Click & Save)

Fat Joe speaks on his collabo with DJ Premier from The Darkside, in memory of Guru.

MURS & 9TH WONDER – ASIAN GIRL from Pricefilms on Vimeo.

Murs and 9th Wonder return with another single from Fornever. Directed by Kenneth Price, no relation to Sean.

Diplo discovery Das Racist speak on their forthcoming mixtape/album Sit Down, Man, dropping September 14th on Mad Decent. Production from Diplo, El-P, Scoop Deville, Boi 1nda, Dame Grease, and more.

Our favorite guilty pleasure drops another joint from Get Big, which is in stores next week.

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Wiz has a simple, but addictive hook with this one, and it just might work. This is his first Atlantic single.

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MTV.Com gets extra generous with B.o.B. Unplugged clips. Check it the whole show after the drop…. [cont.]

The King and the Teflon Don reunite for the lead single to King Uncaged, hitting September 28th.

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PA’s Mac Miller speaks on comparisons to Wiz Khalifa, Eminem, Asher Roth, and how he got into the rap game.

If Leonardo Di Caprio made music he would be Phonte — performing “Inception” on his love interest, to figure out if she is dreaming of him. Another gorgeous groove from FE.

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“Funeral Fab” plays grim reaper for grim rappers on Hot97 in NYC for Funkmaster.

That kid in the hall, Naledge makes it happen for DJ RTC’s upcoming Columbia College mixtape.

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Naledge – “Make It Happen” (MP3)

Copywrite has released some details on his The Life & Times of Peter Nelson LP, dropping Nov. 2nd on Man Bites Dog Records. Guests will include Dilated Peoples, Crooked I, MF Grimm, Heltah Skeltah, Motion Man, Camu Tao, MhZ, and Rustee Juxx, plus production from RJD2, Camu, Marco Polo, Illmind, Khrysis, and Josh Gabirel. Copy told HipHopSite, “It’s the best body of work I’ve ever done”.

Facebook gets the world premiere of Cee-Lo’s viral smash, “Fuck You”. See it here.

Cee-Lo speaks on his infectious single and the next Gnarls Barkley LP.

The Roots and John Legend get bluesy in their latest video. Wake Up! LP in stores September 21st.

194th entry in the DJBooth.net freestyle series. Rah Digga’s Classic dropping later this month on Raw Koncept Records.

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Rah Digga – “A Few Thoughts” (prod. Nottz) (MP3)

Nastee is confronted by a wanna be rapper in a local convenient store. Meanwhile Dakota is in Brooklyn to pick up Sean Price, bring him to Vermont for a recording session and perform at a show. Nobody knows where A.dog was during this episode… This episode also includes the song “This Is Me” featuring VT Union’s Dakota and Sean Price. Produced by Nastee.

NASA I.S.I.S Program with MosDef & Astronaut Leland Melvin from OpenLineMedia on Vimeo.

“Leland Melvin and myself are working with the Instituting Science in Schools Program, sponsored by NASA and I’m just here to give the young people some inspiration, some positive encouragement and some good information about science, technology, creativity and discovery and how to use math, science and information to make a positive impact and changes on the world around us.” – Mos Def