AB releases his first single featuring Rick Ross off his debut mixtape “About Billions”.

After somewhat of a Neptunes dry-spell, Pharrell surprisingly took the industry by storm last year, appearing on three of the year’s biggest hits, Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”, Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines”, and “Happy”, from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. The first two placed him front and center back in the spotlight, while “Happy” was like [cont.]

In this episode of Fuse’s Crate Diggers, DJ Q-Bert shows off his diverse record collection, which spans everything from Devo to Marley Marl.

Taken from the forthcoming release, Strange Journey Volume Three. Produced by Thomax. Photography by Sol Exposure.

In this Interview with Montreality, DJ Yella of N.W.A speaks about: – The type of student he was at school (0:31) – Jobs he had as a teenager growing up (0:46) – His 1st big paycheck (1:16) – Writing a book (1:49) – His favorite cartoon character (2:08) – Directing porn films (2:50) – His [cont.]

Method Man and B-Real sit in the whip with the windows up and smoke a lot of weed. In regards to upcoming projects, Method Man says “(Redman’s) going to drop a mix joint, then he’s going to drop (Muddy Waters 2). I’m going to drop with this Wu-Tang shit (A Better Tomorrow), then my last [cont.]

Chicago emcee Verbal Kent (of Ugly Heroes) rolls through Chicago’s winter narrating a tale of violence, struggle, and perseverance. The video, directed by Chip Beasley, is shot from Chicago’s snowy sidewalks, rail underpasses, penthouse apartments, and from cross-field skyline perspectives, giving viewers a clean take on the blustery city. Grammy Award winning producer 9th Wonder [cont.]

Murs talks with the cats at CrazyHood about his new deal with Strange Music, working with Tech N9ne, indies vs majors, and more.

Andre 3000′s long-awaited Jimi Hendrix biopic, All Is By My Side, will finally hit theaters this August, according to IMDB. Take a look at the John Ridley directed clip below, which shows the first reveal of Mr. Benjamin playing Mr. Hendrix.

Curren$y drops off a video from his recent mixtape, The Drive-In Theatre, which is available now.

Big Boi releases an original track for the upcoming, official Game Of Thrones mixtape (?), Catch The Throne. Check out the trailer for the project down below, as well.

‘Burial’ is the new single from OWSLA signed act YOGI. Premiered on Wednesday 5th March by BBC Radio 1Xtra’s MistaJam, the track is due for release on their debut EP in May.

Maffew Ragazino delivers “Water Pressure” for #WorldWideWednesdays, featuring Fev.

Big Sean’s verse on Rick Ross’s “Sanctified” was cut from the Mastermind album, so Sean decides take “control” and to release the vaulted verse himself.

Listen and download Stalley’s latest, “Midwest Blues”, produced by Blue Collar Gang’s own Black Diamond.

This comes from the CNN documentary series on Chicago gang violence, Chicagoland, which begins Thursday night. The trailer features a brief clip of Common’s “The City”, another No I.D. produced track from his upcoming album, Nobody Smiling, which is a concept album about the city’s violent epidemic.

From The DZA’s Dream.ZONE.Achieve LP, hitting April 1st. Directed by Dame Dash.

Hot 97 is getting its own VH1 “reality” show starting March 31st at 10:30/9:30c, which will star Angie Martinez, Cipha Sounds, Rosenberg, Ebro, Funkmaster Flex, and other people you watch on the blogs on a daily basis. Makes sense…

Mobb Deep’s new album The Infamous Mobb Deep drops 4/1/14. Directed By Jonathan Andrade.

First video from That’s My Work Vol. 3, hosted by DJ Drama, available now.