Ross shoots a video for his freestyle over Kendrick Lamar’s track. Directed by Jon J.

Mazi O in the director’s chair.

Hot 97′s Peter Rosenberg celebrates the new New York with a mixtape release via Ecko Unlimited. Includes new music from Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$ & Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies, ASAP Rocky & ASAP Ferg, World’s Fair, Troy Ave, Dyme A Duzin, Smoke Dza, The Kid Daytona, and more. Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by [cont.]

“Post dubstep” producer James Blake collaborates with RZA on this gloomy, downtempo track. He speaks about it in the audio clip at the bottom.

Styles P presents the music video for “Hater Love”, the first single off his new album “Float”, in stores 4/16 on High Times Records. “Float” is entirely produced by Scram Jones and features Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, Raekwon, N.O.R.E., and more.

Big Daddy Kane performs alongside Stones Throw funk outfit Connie Price and The Keystones in Japan… Check our man on the horn. This video surfaced almost a year ago, but didn’t catch our attention until it was Tweeted by Chuck D yesterday. There’s some additional footage of Kane and the Keystones from The Root Down [cont.]

In preparation for his album, 13, Havoc has revealed via Twitter that he will be putting out unreleased records that he did with other artists, which will not be included on the album. The first of these is this collabo with Slum Village, “Ca$h Flow”, which you can purchase on iTunes now.

As previously reported, Jay-Z was signed on as music supervisor for Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, and the just revealed tracklist shows an interesting mix of collaborators. The soundtrack will feature a new track by Jay called “100$ Bill”, a remake of Amy Winehouse’s “Back To Black” by Beyonce and Andre 3000, as well as [cont.]

Ill Bill has been putting it down on wax for almost two decades now, first making noise as a part of Non-Phixion, which was birthed officially in 1994. He survived the fall of the indie hip-hop movement by carving out his own niche for himself, and over the years has musically branched out from his [cont.]

Update: Tracklist added: 1. Gone 2. Favorite Rap Stars feat. Styles P & Raekwon 3. Life We Chose feat. Lloyd Banks 4. Colder Days feat. Masspike Miles 5. Get Busy 6. Eyes Open feat. Twista 7. Tell Me To My Face feat. Royce Da 59 8. This World feat. Masspike Miles 9. Already Tomorrow 10. [cont.]

Another track from Peter Rosenberg’s New York Renaissance mixtape, dropping later today.

Produced by Harry Fraud. From Horsepower.

New collabo between DeLorean and Bun B.

Another video from Vegas’ local hero, who just nabbed the XXL Freshmen 10 cover.

Slum Village returns with the street single “Forever” off their forthcoming album Evolutionto be released in June. Stay tuned for World Tour Dates starting later in the month. 2013 marks the 20 year anniversary of Slum Village forming as a group.

In this episode, Detroit’s favorite DJ House Shoes talks about breaking the legendary J Dilla, almost dying in a carjacking on Mother’s Day, and reveals the real story behind Eminem and 8 Mile. Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections.

Kane’s new R&B/soul outfit delivers this dope throwback video, featuring a verse from the Big Daddy himself. From the album, Back To The Future.

At Paid Dues 2013, the reunited Mobb Deep talk about their 20th anniversary tour and give updates on their upcoming solo albums: Havoc’s 13 and Prodigy’s Albert Einstein.

At Paid Dues 2013, Immortal Technique talks about working with DJ Premier, Green Lantern, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad on his highly anticipated album “Middle Passage,” hanging out with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, and being the authority on hip-hop.

Pusha T decodes “Doesn’t Matter” from January’s “Wrath of Caine” mixtape, revealing how he feels about G.O.O.D Music haters and the moment he felt like a “full fledged rapper.” In the second clip, Nardwuar interviews Pusha T at SXSW 2013 in Austin, Texas.