Closed Sessions is proud to announce the release of Club Wiley, the debut mixtape from Chicago emcee and Closed Sessions artist, Alex Wiley. The mixtape serves as a proper introduction to one of Chicago’s most talked about Hip Hop artists. The mixtape also boasts production and appearances by Freddie Gibbs, Action Bronson, Vic Mensa, Chance [cont.]

Directed by Guy Blelloch, from the album Extended Play, hitting June 18th.

From P Reign’s upcoming mixtape, Dear America, which will also include collaborations with Drake, French Montana, and Waka Flocka Flame.

Schoolboy Q makes his first visit to LA’s Power 106 for an interview on Big Boy’s Neighborhood.

From 2Eleven’s No Brakes mixtape, available now.

Update: The song is now available for purchase digitally or on limited 7″ vinyl, courtesy of Soul Temple Music. Check out the full version of the track, sans drops, down below. 6/4/13: EBro, Cipha Sounds, and Rosenberg debut a new track from The Wu-Tang Clan’s upcoming LP, A Better Tomorrow. Sounds unmastered and the drops [cont.]

5 Things You Didn’t Know about J. Cole, presented by The Breakfast Club.

In this episode, former Stones Throw Records general manager and Now-Again Records founder shows off an ultra-rare James Brown test pressing of “Power”, the Detroit Sex Machines record that he shared with J Dilla in his final days, and the Nigerian album that Madlib sampled for “Beat Konducta in Africa”.

New music from T-Dot’s own, produced by Nottz.

DJ and producer Cut Chemist goes shopping at Amoeba Music in Hollywood.

In this interview with SkeeTV, Raekwon in studio interview talks about his new album F.I.L.A.

#WackWednesdays continue, in anticipation for The Wack Album, hitting June 11th.

Green Lantern’s “Splitting Atoms” fuses soul, trap and hip-hop beats. The track appears on Zed’s Dead’s “Altered States” EP promoting the Altered States Tour kicking off Fall, 2013.

Check out the new video from Rick Ross from the Self Made 3 compilation featuring Jadakiss. SM3, in stores August 6th.

ETC! ETC! writes: Big ups TOKIMONSTA & Ultra for letting me remix this and for letting me put it out for free. pretty simple – nothing big – hope yall dig :)

Cadence Weapon’s latest single “When It’s Real” is a summer jam featuring Los Angeles soul star Jarell Perry and production by Muneshine.

Everlast speaks with The Bee Shine about what inspires him, adapting to the latest technology, and more.

“Here at Fool’s Gold, I’ve seen Kid Cudi and Danny Brown go from underground misfits to true cult leaders and trust me, 100s is next up,” says A-Trak of Fool’s Gold’s newest signee, the Bay Area’s 100s. If you’d like to see what the fuss is about, check out 100s new video “1999″ below, as [cont.]

While on his King Remembered In Time tour, Big K.R.I.T. sat down with StrongArm (90.5FM KSJS) for an exclusive interview after his performance at DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Among topics discussed were the new project, K.R.I.T. (King Remembered In Time) and tour, linking with Spike Lee for a short film for the “Praying Man” [cont.]

The White Mandingos are streaming their epic concept album debut The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me, before it’s June 11th release on Fat Beats. The album is a hugely ambitious concept record told from the perspective of Tyrone White, a rock band frontman from Harlem’s Polo Grounds housing project. Jenifer and Jenkins production style is [cont.]