Within hours of each other, brothers-from-another-mother, Jay-Z and Kanye West, announced separate tours to promote their new albums, Magna Carta Holy Grail and Yeezus. Kanye announced the Yeezus tour, which will also feature Kendrick Lamar, which will begin Oct. 19th in Seattle, and will stop in 23 other U.S. cities. Jay will embark on the [cont.]

We guess Pap is still feeling the burn of “Control”, and decided to go the extra mile and fire off at Big Sean for even letting Kendrick speak such blasphemy. All in all, this verse is pretty hilarious. From his upcoming mixtape, Blackballed. Meanwhile, Big Sean breaks down his original verses for “First Chain” for [cont.]

“No Games” comes from Rick Ross’ Mastermind LP, while “Bout That Life” comes from Self Made Vol. 3, hitting September 17th. Ric Flair sample idea stolen from Killer Mike. Both premiered by Flex.

Legendary producer DJ Premier sits down with Mass Appeal to explain the mindset behind their Gang Starr-inspired collaboration and how the original Gang Starr logo first came to be. Created by Guru and Big Shug, Premier explains, “the chain is the bond of the artists and the star is the talent inside the chain”. See [cont.]

Brother Ali tells us: “As we embark on the War And Peace Tour with my brother, Immortal Technique, I’m excited to release a new musical project. “Left In The Deck” is a collection of 10 raw, grimy recordings made in basements and hotel rooms around the world. This demo-tape style release was produced entirely by [cont.]

Stay tuned for the official video directed by @Elevator_, coming soon.

Heather B holds it down at Sway In The Morning, as Pete Rock and Camp Lo sit in to talk about their new project, 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s Pt. 2, and perform a few classics.

Detroit native Boldy James is joining Mobb Deep and Alchemist on the Mobb Deep 20th Anniversary Tour, which is happening now. His upcoming debut, My 1st Chemistry Set, produced entirely by Alchemist, will be released on October 15th via Decon/Mass Appeal.

From Homeboy Sandman’s latest Stones Throw project, All That I Hold Dear.

Directed by Brandon Lee Stratton and Dom Kennedy. Produced by The Futuristiks. Additional vocals by Jazzy. From the album, Get Home Safely.

Look for Dreamchasers 3 hitting September 20th.

From The Proposal, out Oct 1st.

Drake’s Nothing Was The Same will arrive September 24th. Here is a look at the official tracklist, which will feature Jay-Z and Detail. Check out the album trailer below, as well.

D. Brown reveals the cover artwork to his September 30th Fool’s Gold release, OLD, which will feature production from A-Trak, Darq E Freaker, Frank Dukes, Oh No, Paul White, Rustie, SKYWLKR.

Directed by Tabi Bonney. On their day off from shooting an upcoming feature film Tabi Bonney, Murs and Dee-1 decided to knock out a quick video for this song. From Tabi’s Endless Summer mixtape.

Frequent Kid Cudi collaborator delivers his 44108 mixtape, featuring new collaborations with Travi$ Scott, Scarface, Kid Cudi, Pusha T, Fat Trel, GLC, and Chevy Woods. Cardo, Lex Luger, WZRD, Big Duke, and Trakksounds. You can bet that Kid Cudi + Pusha T cut was a Cruel Winter leftover.

Live performance video from Big Boi’s Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors LP.

Let’s face it, gospel rap has pretty much always sucked. We’ve seen numerous attempts at this type of thing in the past, from the entire catalog of Kirk Franklin albums to KRS-One’s strange turn with Spiritual Minded, a few years back. We won’t even bring up niche acts like Gospel Gangstaz that have never penetrated [cont.]

Kanye West performed “Bound 2″ on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon the other night, backed by the legendary Roots crew and Charlie Wilson. He opened the song with a different first line, clearly taking a shot at Ray J, in response to his “I Hit It First” record, which references Ray J’s previous relationship with [cont.]

Excuse My French in stores now.