Wale jumps on the remix to Iggy’s “Work”.

Over the past year or so, Action Bronson has emerged as one of the most unique characters in hip-hop music, with a level of strangeness to him that rivals that of Kool Keith, but with less flash. Action trades the capes and wigs for a more basic tank top, shorts, and viking beard ensemble, although [cont.]

Looks like Rae’s been going in on the press tip lately. Here’s part two of his interview with the homie Bootleg Kev.

A-Trak Presents “Short Cuts”, now exclusively on POTATO, featuring performance routines from the world’s greatest DJs, musicians, and producers. Episode 4 features ENFERNO.

Asher Roth recently made a visit over to the Skee Lodge to have a one-on-one with DJ Skee and discuss his new beginnings. After being out of the limelight for some time and dealing with the ups and downs of the industry, Asher opens up about having to reinvent himself and his perceived public image. [cont.]

From French emcee (he’s actually French, not like Montana) Roi Heenok’s new LP, Noirs et Professionnels.

In this Interview with Montreality, Raekwon speaks about: – His passion for literature, favorite books (0:13) – His favorite cartoon character (1:26) – His favorite videogame (1:57) – His last meal of choice (2:34) – The true definition of a “G” (2:57) – His upcoming studio album – F.I.L.A. (3:33) – Working with JAY-Z on [cont.]

Chi Ali covers French Montana’s inexplicable hit, “Ain’t Worried Bout Nothing”.

Ice Cube of N.W.A., Boyz In The Hood and Friday fame answers “The Questions” in this Okayplayer TV interview, squashing his beef with Common, the Kings Of The Mic tour with LL Cool J, De La Soul and Public Enemy and more.

Directed by Ian Flanagan & Hodgy Beats.

The first visuals from the upcoming Bend But Don’t Break album, titled “Microwave America,” directed by Blueprint. Bend But Don’t Break is available Tuesday July 9th, pre-ordering right now at http://weightless.net and http://printmatic.net.

Long-time collaborators The Grouch & Eligh, formerly of the Living Legends collective, have teamed up with electronic music sensation Pretty Lights for their new song and video “All These Lights”. Directed by Sean Michael Williams and Gus Winkelman and produced by Hubtuit, the video debuts a new technique called “lyric-lapsing.” Users of Vine may recognize [cont.]

“The Blackest Rose” a new album by Shottie will be released summer 2013.

Exclusive in-depth interview from Hard Knock TV with Brother Ali. In part 1 he talks about Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman and how people are trying to work around the fact that the case demonstrates institutional racism in America and that a lot of people would rather ignore it. Brother Ali says that we are speaking [cont.]

Murs collaborated with Devil’s Due Entertainment to create the comic book ‘Yumiko: Curse of the Merch Girl.’ Accompanying the comic book, Murs recorded a soundtrack. Today they’re leaking the audio for “Love,” the track associated with Chapter 1. Download the track + PDF of Chapter 1 for free here. ‘Yumiko: Curse of the Merch Girl’ [cont.]

From the forthcoming album, The Electric Lady, due September 10th. Directed by Wendy Morgan. This Emotion Picture is an excerpt from a larger short film named The Dance Apocalyptic, which is set in an alternate version of present-day America. In this alternate universe, citizens wear Heart-Hats— birdcages on their heads, complete with colorful chirping birds. [cont.]

Kev writes: I got to sit down w/ Schoolboy Q. We chop it up about his new album Oxymoron (he reveals the theme of the album is taking care of his daughter, and the history of Crips), he reveals Danny Brown, Pharrell, and J.Cole are doing work on the album (J. Cole doing a beat), [cont.]

DJ Premier speaks on his relationship with Black Thought and Questlove.

Lupe Fiasco releases this three-part video from his F.A.L.2.T.G.A.R.A.P.1 LP. Lupe Fiasco – #1234 from Alex Nazari on Vimeo.

Super chill new cut from Curren$y and Sledgren, made for free download via Soundcloud.