Brand new record from trap producer Jimmy Dalton, coming soon on my label, Hellafine. In other news, our recent release, Hot Damage + Jason Perez “TwerkYourEnthusiasm”, will debut on Diplo & Friends Radio this weekend, courtesy of TWRK. Thanks for the support everyone.

Cane has been on a serious tear since his appearance on MTV’s RapFix Live. Not only did he manage to impress Pro Era and Sway for his “Grassroots Tangent” visual, but he caught the ear of Statik Selektah as well. After performing alongside the likes of Twista, Skyzoo, and Boldy James during his debut at [cont.]

In part 1, Chuck talks writing process, bomb squad, artists leaving major record labels + more. Nick Huff Barili of Hard Knock TV, in collaboration with www.GRAMMY.com sits down with the legendary Chuck D for in-depth interview. In part 2, Chuck talks about the death of Hip Hop groups, influence on N.W.A, working with Ice [cont.]

Rick Rubin and Kanye West produced this experimental video for the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, to pay tribute to the Roland TR-808 drum machine, which paved the way for the earliest Def Jam recordings, as well as Kanye’s more recent productions. The TR-808 is coooomiiiiing….

This happened. That Aaliyah line is going to rub some folks the wrong way.

Watch this in-depth mini-doc on 70′s French soul outfit, Cortex, whom now makes much of their income via sample clearances. From Gasface: “Amsterdam.. Diced Pinneapples… Oyster Perpetual. All these MMG joints have one thing in common: they sample Cortex. Cortex is a french Jazz group created in the 70′s by Alain Mion. At 67 yo, [cont.]

From Slum Village’s forthcoming Vintage LP.

Produced by Jneal.

Produced by Shortfyuz, directed by The Profitt. Goya and Mas Goya are available on iTunes and on TermanologyMusic.com.

Here is the full artwork and tracklist for June 3rd’s Animal Ambition, much of which has previously released thus far.

New music from Maino’s King Of Brooklyn EP.

New music from the grand Wiz, which may or may not appear on his upcoming Blacc Hollywood LP. Produced by Idlabs.

Future sits with the Hot 97 Morning Show to talk about their differences, chopping it up with Ebro, Cipha Sounds, and Rosenberg. Check out his CRWN interview with Elliott Wilson down below, as well.

Canibus preps the June 10th release of Fait Accompli, with guest shots from Ras Kass, Killah Priest, Kurupt, Crooked I & Tragedy Khadafi. Hear snippets from the project below.

2 Chainz will release a mid-length EP for free download in the very near future. Guests will include Lil Boosie, Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky, Ty Dolla $ign, Mike Will Made It, Young Chop, Metro Boomin and others.

Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose are joined by Drake to talk about his Raptors’ improvement after the Rudy Gay trade, the great fans of Toronto, and when Jalen used to bump into Drake at the club in Toronto. In the second clip, watch Drake lint-roll his pants courtside at the game.

Brooklyn spitter Mic Handz teams with 1/2 of M.O.P. in this Monstar Films directed piece. Available on iTunes now.

Gangsta Gibbs and producer The World’s Freshest, deliver the first single from their upcoming collaborative project, The Tonite Show, hitting May 13th.

From Skyzoo and Torae’s upcoming Barrel Brothers LP due May 27th.

On this episode of Rhythm Roulette we have the legendary Ski Beatz. From legendary tracks like Jay-Z’s “Dead President” to modern day classics like Curren$y’s Pilot Talk, Ski has been laying legendary production down for more than 20 plus years. Watch as he creates a beat from three randomly selected pieces of vinyl.