Thurz follows up his much talked about indie release, L.A. Riot, which dealt with the aftermath of the Rodney King verdict, with something a bit more lighthearted. Featuring the likes of Killer Mike, BJ The Chicago Kid, and more, this is the lead-in to his next project, Blood On The Canvas.

Court-of-law superstar, Lil Wayne, has broken a record held by Elvis Presley, as the artist with the most Billboard Hot 100 hits. He currently holds 109 entries on the list, thanks to his appearance on Game’s “Celebration”, beating out Elvis who held 108 entries between 1958 and 2003. Notably, Wayne is the main artist on [cont.]

All good things must come to an end, which includes producer 9th Wonder and rapper Murs’s collaborative albums. On November 13th the duo will release The Final Adventure, the last installment in their extremely popular series of albums. Whether their efforts have been on a major label or independent, the 9th Wonder & Murs brand [cont.]

Rarely do we get to see Jay-Z do interviews, but Billboard caught up with the man at the NBA 2K13 launch event. He downplayed his “executive producer role” for the new 2K Sports title, “It was more like making a playlist than executive producing. But don’t tell ‘em that,” said Jay. “Executive producing an album, [cont.]

Roc Marciano fills every bar to it’s conceivable brim on this leak from the deluxe version of his upcoming Decon full-length, Reloaded (drops 11/13). It’s a cross-section of the record: cinematic, violent lyrics so dense you’ll rewind repeatedly and dusty loops wrenched from obscurity by Roc himself.

Dope new single from Pharoahe Monch’s upcoming PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) project, which acts as the third chapter in his “bullet trilogy”, first started on Stress: The Extinction Agenda’s “Stray Bullet”. Out on Itunes today.

Fuse spends time with producer !llmind, who discusses his GOOD Music track “The Morning,” his group Smokey Robotic, and producing K-Pop sensations Drunken Tiger and Yoon Mi-Rae.

This is unexpected. Chamillionaire hops on Killer Mike’s “Anywhere But Here” from R.A.P. Music, produced by El-Producto.

New project from the banned album Negroes On Ice new album Oct 2nd. Produced, written and arranged by Prince Paul and P.Forreal.

This really happened! Al Jazeera speaks with Brother Ali about his new album, Mourning In America & Dreaming In Color, and his role in the Occupy movement.

Jake One sits down with HipHopSite.Com to speak on his just released LP with Brother Ali, Mourning In America & Dreaming In Color, working with Dr. Dre on Detox, Freeway’s next album, working with MF Doom, and much more. HipHopSite.Com: First off, what are you using to produce? Jake One: Pretty much, the foundation of [cont.]

In this very pink interview, Perez Hilton speaks with Nicki Minaj about her new perfume. But the interesting part of this interview is Nicki’s reveal that she will be getting a reality television show on E!, in addition to her spot as a judge on American Idol. “I find that the more people see is [cont.]

Music By Awkward. Video directed by Brood Baby Jed. Catch Open Mike Eagle on tour this October. Oct 11 – Oakland – New Parish Oct 12 – Los Angeles – The Bootleg Oct 13 – San Diego – The Griffin Oct 14 – Tucson, AZ – Plush Oct 16 – Austin, TX – Mohawk Jr. [cont.]

In this Interview with Montreality, MEMPHIS BLEEK speaks about: – The type of student he was at school (0:18) – Jobs he’s had as a teenager growing up (0:32) – His involvement in JAY-Z & Bacardi’s new cognac DUSS’É (0:42) – What he spent his 1st big paycheck on (1:58) – The key to success [cont.]

Out Da Box TV brings you a special new interview with Producer/Emcee “Jneiro Jarel” who is also known as Dr. Who Dat? and J.J. of JJ DOOM. They caught up with Jneiro last month for what would be his first TV Interview, coincidentally taking place on the actual day he released his highly anticipated collabo [cont.]

For three years running, Fool’s Gold Records’ epic DAY OFF party has been THE most talked about free music event in New York. The Labor Day extravaganza has featured the likes of Juicy J, A$AP Rocky, Just Blaze, Araabmuzik and the late, great DJ Mehdi. This year’s party was raved about by the New York [cont.]

After ruling the internet yesterday with his leaked video of his deposition in the case against Quincy Jones III over the handling of his Carter documentary, more footage has surfaced. Here, Wayne continues to be difficult with the QDIII’s attorney.

A bonus track from Jean’s upcoming Gotham Down project. Get your pause button ready….

Produced by B. Jones, from Free’s upcoming free mixtape Freedom of Speech, hitting October 16th.

Colin Munroe – “The Fight of My Life” feat. Pusha T (Official Video) from the mixtape, #UnsungHero. Directed by Philip Sportel for Mad Ruk Entertainment. Download #UnsungHero today.