KRS-One opens up about comments he made soon after 9/11 to The New Yorker magazine, when he was asked “Is there anything hip-hop can do to help fight the war on terror?” He reveals that while the magazine quoted him as saying “We cheered when 9/11 happened,” his words were taken out of context. KRS-One [cont.]

Raekwon shares his thoughts on the friction between Wu Tang group members before they dropped their last album “8 Diagrams,” revealing that personalities were just clashing, despite talent. Raekwon also details his new project “Lost Jewlry,” which is a compilation of past projects he’s resurrected and remastered, which features artists like Maino, Faith Evans, Freddie [cont.]

Will recruits Diddy, Flocka, and Weezy for this remix to his hit collabo with Britney Spears.

Detroit’s (newly formatted) Slum Village releases another track off the upcoming “Dirty Slums 2″, set to drop January 29th and hosted by Mick Boogie. Illa J, T3 and Young RJ (who also produced the joint) bless their fans with “No Mas”: “driven by a infectiously smooth set of strings that gets backed up by some [cont.]

In a sequel to 2011′s epic jam session, LargeUp brought some surefire dancehall legends for a history-making session at last month’s Okayplayer Holiday Jam. Fresh off his appearance in Major Lazer’s “Jah No Partial” video, the Dancehall Godfather, Johnny Osbourne, joined The Roots for a performance of his signature tune “Budy Bye,” while the all-star [cont.]

Directed by Bernz & Anthony “Bolonia” Uribe.

RiFF RAFF’s latest video “Rap Game Patrick Ewing” is an ode to the savior of the New York Knicks. RiFF is also on the campaign trail for the XXL Freshman 10 Spot and will follow and retweet anyone that votes for him. His debut album is out later this year on Mad Decent.

Produced by 808 Mafia.

A half-nude woman, diamonds, and dancing in the jungle. Released on Bromance records.

From the American Psycho mixtape.

Los Angeles-based rapper/producer Alexander Spit will debut his first commercial full length, A Breathtaking Trip To That Other Side with Decon on 1/29/13. As the name suggests, the album is an exercise in psychedelia from a consummate Californian, characterized by tales of women, weed, and whips seemingly scrawled on blotter paper.

Oh, Hello, meet Havoc, an America rapper, record producer and one half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep. Havoc sits down with us to share the early years of his career and being in the studio as a young musician.

Smoke DZA and Joey Bada$$ create a bleak black-and-white portrait of New York City. Directed By A.V. Rockwell.

Man Bites Dog Records are proud to present the new Vast Aire “Royal Purple Bag” collage music video done by H. Rockwell. The song is produced by Bill Cosmiq.

01. Uncle Murda – Black & Yellow (Feat. Cooch From Tuneheadz) [Prod. By Grandriggity & Tuneheadz] (3:53) 02. Uncle Murda – Money Work (Feat. French Montana) [Prod. By Clyde Stokes For Tuneheadz] (3:45) 03. Uncle Murda – No Cake [Prod. By Tuneheadz] (2:31) 04. Uncle Murda – Fuck Ya Friend (Feat. Wale & French Montana) [cont.]

2012 welcomed a new niche in the live show category. From making beats for Dipset and a host of East Coast hip-hop rappers to the release of crossover hip-hop electro album Electronic Dream, araabMUZIK took the art of beat-making on MPC controllers to the stage by ingeniously mixing precision drums with a host of samples [cont.]

A$AP Rocky sits down with Google Play.

On 3-5-2013, the Demigodz (Apathy, Celph Titled, Ryu of Styles Of Beyond, Esoteric, Motive, Blacastan) will release there first official full-length LP, KILLMatic, and it will feature appearances from RA The Rugged Man, Termanology, Panchi (of NYG’z), Planetary (of Outerspace), Scoop Deville & Eternia with production from DJ Premier, Marco Polo, The Snowgoons, Apathy, Teddy [cont.]

Official video off of Kyle Rapps upcoming mixtape “SUB”. Directed by Robbie Barclay.

Joey Bada$$ appears on Sway In The Morning and freestyles, plus speaks on the loss of Capital Steez.