JAY Z’s Life+Times hit the road with the entire TDE crew – Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, and Jay Rock- in preparation for them playing the Budweiser Made In America Festival this Labor Day weekend. The Black Hippy crew speaks on their beginnings, love for their hometown, and their legacies in the rap game.

RZA narrates the trailer for this new film about the life of Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee. Strangely, they use a track from The Man With The Iron Fists soundtrack. The Grandmaster hits theaters August 30th.

Fresh off of winning his very first Grammy with Tedeschi Trucks Band for Best Blues Album of the year in 2012 (Maurice was the horn arranger for the 11-piece ensemble), Maurice “Mobetta” Brown has also appeared on LP’s from Santigold, Ski Beatz, Prodigy, Talib Kweli, Cee-Lo, Diddy, Musiq Soulchild and countless others. Maurice is prepping [cont.]

B. Rhymes and T. Pizzle help out controversial reggae star Vybz Kartel on his latest.

Jose returns with the third volume of Darkside, featuring new music with Action Bronson, Cool & Dre, DJ Premier, Diamond D, 9th Wonder, Streetrunner, Young Hype, and more. Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com

Eminem delivers a second, longer snippet of the Rick Rubin produced lead single to MMLP2, which samples Billy Squire’s “The Stroke”. The Marshall Mathers LP 2, in stores Nov. 5th.

During tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards, Eminem announced that he will release his next album, MMLP2 (Marshall Mathers LP 2), on November 5, 2013, and it will be executive prodcued by Dr. Dre and Rick Rubin. Eminem.Com (which used to be hosted right here, some years ago) shows artwork for the first single, “Berzerk”, which [cont.]

The Juggaknots frontman weighs in on the Kendrick controvery.

Swizz Beatz resurrects the 100 BPM banger for “Hands Up”, a star-studded posse cut with Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, and Lil Wayne.

Cage prepares for his return to the scene with the release of “The Hunt”, the first song from his upcoming album Kill The Architect which will hit stores on October 22nd. The album also marks the return of longtime NYC indy label Eastern Conference Records, the imprint with which Cage worked to release a number [cont.]

“My Name Is My Name is dropping October 8, for sure,” Pusha T told RapFix Live yesterday. “Album’s finished, album’s amazing. “It’s been a lot of the talk of the pushbacks and so on and so forth, but that’s out of my control,” he added. “And it don’t matter ’cause my dope don’t spoil, like [cont.]

Produced by Mr. Lee, from Slim Thug’s upcoming Boss Life LP.

Big Sean discusses his sophomore album, “Hall of Fame,” talks Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Miguel and more in this special interview in Billboard’s studio.

Tity Boy releases the tracklist for his September LP, Based On A T.R.U. Story II: Me Time, via Instagram. The project will feature guest shots from Drake, Lil Wayne, Pusha T, T-Pain, Chrisette Michelle, Fergie, Sunny Patterson, Lloyd, Ma$e, Rich Homie Quan, Dolla Boy and Iam Su. Production handled by Pharrell, Diplo, Mike Will Made [cont.]

From B.o.B.’s forthcoming LP, Underground Luxury. Produced by Detail.

Wale’s track recorded for ESPN’s RGIII: The Will to Win documentary, which will air next Tuesday. Peep the trailer below the track.

Produced by Traxamillion.

Black Milk will release No Poison, No Paradise on October 15th. Here’s a look at the cover art and tracklist. 1. Interpret Sabotage (feat. Mel) 2. Deion’s House 3. Codes & Cab Fare (feat. Black Thought) 4. Ghetto Demf (feat. Quelle Chris) 5. Sonny Jr. (Dreams) (feat. Robert Glasper & Dwele) 6. Sunday’s Best 7. [cont.]

Skillz weighs in on the verse the entire industry is talking about.

D. Brown hops on the remix of SD’s “New World Order”. Here’s the video. Shot By @AZaeProduction.