Famed rapper and urban activist Immortal Technique shares his thoughts on the Trayvon Martin case, explaining that people will quickly forget about the impact of the case due to all the distraction in the media. He also speaks about racial profiling, and how things might be different if Trayvon was the same age as George [cont.]

Boston’s legendary MC Edo. G teams up with producer duo Red & Spinache for this new, limited 7″ vinyl single. ‘The Great Divide’, pressed on a beautiful, purple vinyl is a soulful hip hop anthem. Side B, remixed by Bodziers adds a gritty, boom bap flavor to the whole package. 500 copies available. Order your [cont.]

Original version appears on Keith’s Love & Danger LP, available now via Fat Beats.

VladTV caught up with Schoolboy Q and got him to share his opinion on the albums that just came out from J. Cole, Jay Z, Kanye West, and Mac Miller. When asked which album he thought was better between Cole, Jay, and Kanye, Schoolboy’s response was “Mac Miller”. However he did throw J. Cole’s name [cont.]

Produced by Tekst of THC.

Mike Will Made It gives a first hand account of his work for Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail, on the track “Beach Is Better”.

Producer Terrace Martin – best known for his work on Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid M.A.A.D. City LP, will release his new project, 3ChordFold on August 13th, which will include collaborations with Kendrick, Ab-Soul, Problem, Musiq, Snoop, Wiz Khalifa, and more. Here’s a look at the cover and tracklist. 1. Ab Soul’s Intro (feat. Ab-Soul) 2. [cont.]

Mello Music Group tells us: When we heard Hus Kingpin (co-starring Roc Marciano) “The Cognac Tape,” we knew it needed an official Mello Music release. Hus & MMG worked out the details and the official release was set for 9/17. The tape is hosted by and features fellow Hempstead legend Roc Marciano along with Hus’ [cont.]

In this interview with Flex, Nicki Minaj responds to DJ Khaled’s marriage proposal, saying the whole thing was a publicity stunt. Flex also digs in about Drake’s status with Young Money, to which Nicki offers little insight, suggesting that things aren’t on the up-and-up between them.

Pete Rock and Camp Lo deliver the follow-up to their 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s mixtape, with the second volume in the series, combining 26 tracks of Camp Lo vocals over Pete Rock beats. Guest verses from Ab-Soul, Talib Kweli, M.O.P., Uncle Murda, Mac Miller, Tyler Woods, and Pete Rock himself. Download Mixtape

From the album, Apex Predator, available now on iTunes. Produced by Mr. Porter. Directed by Postas. You can also stream the entire Apex Predator LP below, courtesy of DJ Booth.

A$AP Ferg delivers another track from his upcoming Trap Lord LP, hitting August 20th.

Second single from Fat Boy Fresh Vol. 3: Happy Birthday Thomas. Produced by The Mighty DR.

Here’s your first look at Jay-Z’s “Picasso Baby” short film, which will debut on Friday, August 2nd.

Does anyone want to state the obvious here? Suffering From Success hits Sept. 24th.

2 Chainz appears on Whoo Kid’s show and speaks on wanting to finally do a record with Jay-Z and Andre 3000, Kanye’s “Black Skinhead” video, Justin Bieber, working with Diplo, his cook book, the new R. Kelly record, fashion, G.O.O.D. Music, 50 Cent and Rick Ross.

Tech Nina joins Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg on The Juan Epstein Show for an in-depth interview.

Directed by @davidxparks. Produced by King Thelonius. From #keepyacool.

Redman vents frustrations of having his lighters stolen. Maybe he’s been hanging out with Evidence.

1/2 of the Clipse will deliver his solo debut, Hear Ye Him, on August 18th.