El-P speaks to Jinx at Complex about his upcoming Run The Jewels 2 project with his best friend, Killer Mike, saying that the album will be darker than their earlier material.

Original version appears on Ty Dolla $ign’s Beach House EP. Directed by Ryan Patrick.

Watch A Brons’ performance of “Strictly For My Jeeps” at the 7th Annual Roots Picnic.

From the album, The Phantom And The Ghost. Inspired by the Boyz In The Hood scene down bottom. Directed by E Joox. Produced by Black Saun.

Statik Selektah reveals the cover art to his August 19th Showoff / Duck Down Records release, What Goes Around. I dig my man @StatikSelekt new LP cover, but all I can think about is the tonearm bouncing & the needle breaking ;) pic.twitter.com/4YQa6mI2SH — DJ Pizzo (@djpizzoHHS) June 13, 2014

Taken from the Bug album Angels & Devils released August 25 2014 on Ninja Tune.

Riff Raff’s off-the-wall bars get the spotlight in this lyric video for “Aquaberry Dolphin”. Neon Icon in stores June 24th.

Tory Lanez #FargoFridays continues.

Ab Soul reveals both the title track and the complete tracklist and production credits for These Days…, hitting June 24th. 1. God’s Reign feat. SZA ­ Produced by Purity Ring  additional vocals by: Isaiah Rashad    2. Tree of Life ­ Produced by Curtiss King & DJ Dahi  additional vocals by: Audra the Rapper & Joey Bada$$    3. Hunnid Stax feat. ScHoolboy Q ­ Produced by Kenny Beats  additional vocals by: Mac Miller & Puff Daddy    4. Dub Sac ­ Produced by Dave Free & Tommy Black   additional vocals by: A­Mack & Punch    5. World Runners feat. Lupe Fiasco & Nikki Jean ­ Produced by Tae Beast   additional vocals by: Jade Honesty    6. Nevermind That feat. Rick Ross ­ Produced by The Kathy  additional vocals by: BJ the Chicago Kid    7. Twact feat. Jinx & Short Dawg ­ Produced by Dnyc3  additional vocals by: DoeBurger    8. Just Have Fun ­ Produced by Like & Blended Babies  additional vocals by: Da$H, RetcH & The O’My’s    9. Kendrick Lamar’s Interlude feat. Kendrick Lamar ­ Produced by Terrace Martin  additional vocals by: JaVonte’    10. Closure ­ Produced by Sounwave  additional vocals by: Jhene Aiko    11. Sapiosexual ­ Produced by J Cole  additional vocals by: B­Diddy, Jae Crizz, SZA & Isaiah Rashad    12. Stigmata feat. Action Bronson & Asaad ­ Produced by Rahki    [cont.]

From the album, Copper Gone, available now.

The new Denzel pic, from the same director as Training Day, Antoine Fuqua, lets us hear a glimpse of a new track from Eminem and frequent David Guetta / Zero 7 vocalist, Sia. The track comes in right around the 1:25 mark. Sidenote, Fuqua is also working on an upcoming documentary on Suge Knight.

From the upcoming all new album from Has-Lo & Castle Live Like You’re Dead, due July 29th Digital, August 5th CD, via MelloMusicGroup.

Mayhem Lauren and Buckwild deliver these two freestyles are available along with three original bonus tracks that are exclusive to the vinyl release of Silk Pyramids.

Hot off his 2011 collaboration album with Cunninlynguist producer Kno (“Machetevision”), Philly emcee MarQ Spekt teams up with New York producer Blockhead (Aesop Rock, Illogic, Murs, Atmosphere) for one of the grilchiest Hip Hop albums of 2014; JustPlayWitIt. Representing a certain aggression that is lacking in today’s culture, JustPlayWitIt showcases MarQ Spekt’s bizzarly verbose wordplay [cont.]

Meek Mill is the latest to spit over Drake’s “0 To 100″.

Produced by Mac Miller’s Larry Fisherman alias.

Hip-hop legend Big Daddy Kane and up-and-coming singer Alissa Cavallaro have teamed up for an anti-bullying collaboration they call “Don’t Be Pushed Around” to combat bullying in all forms. Alissa ft. Big Daddy Kane – Journey Isn’t Over from the ghettonerd co. on Vimeo.

Punks jump up to get beat down on this new collab from Bussa Buss, The Chef, and Genasis.

From the forthcoming release on Jamla Records entitled Rated Oakland due 6/24.

Modelled after the classic Street Fighter II artwork, video game giant Capcom will sponsor the upcoming Drake vs. Lil Wayne tour. Who knows if that will extend to character merchandise or add on DLC for Drake and Wayne modelled in the same fashion, but the 30 date tour kicks off September 27th.