The Black Opera have quickly proven to be beacons of light in the game, emerging at a time when the landscape is fragmented. Their EnterMission. project presented them as faceless champions for change and forward-motion. Now partnering with Mello Music Group, they are releasing the physical manifestation of EnterMission. on CD this week. They’ve enlists [cont.]

Statik Selektah sent over this new collabo with Flint, Michigan’s finest, and said “JC X STATIK project on the way at some point sooner than later…”

It’s been an exciting summer for Dark Time Sunshine. The duo, comprised of rapper Onry Ozzborn and producer Zavala, released their sophomore album, ANX, in late July, and since, praise has poured in from the likes of MTV Hive, OkayPlayer, AOL Spinner, and more. The guys have been on tour with Aesop Rock all summer, [cont.]

Closing London’s Paralympics this week, Jay-Z and Rihanna join Coldplay for a live performance, which not only included their hit single, “Run This Town”, but also a new rendition of Coldplay’s “Paradise”, with a new verse from Jay-Z, before an audience of 8000 fans. Jay spoke on the verse on his own Life + Times [cont.]

The footage in this video is taken from a two-week tour of Iraq, with Xzibit alongside the U.S. Armed Forces. Napalm is due Oct. 9th.

While some would argue that Public Enemy’s greatest years are behind them, the U.K. defeats that theory, as the band has scored the biggest single of their career in the region, which has landed at the #4 single in the nation at last count. Originally released on 2007′s How To Sell Soul To A Souless [cont.]

Coffee Music Hub recently brought Ab-Soul to Dallas To Perform in front of a very electric audience. Fly Times Daily were on hand to catch Ab-Soul perform “Terrorist Threats” live, as well as get Ab-Soul Kissing a fan on camera just before performing “Black Lip Bastard”, and rounded out the night with an exclusive interview.

Directed by Franck Trebillac. Produced by Soupfactory.co.uk. From Reconstructed : The Best Of DJ Shadow due September 24th. Definitive DJ Shadow, the boxset is also available to pre order now from DJ Shadow.Com and will be shipped November 12th.

Kevlaar 7 & Woodenchainz bring us this dope single from their forthcoming album Sophisticated Movement featuring Styles P & Bronze Nazareth. This collaboration album dropped yesterday and also features guest appearances from Rain the Quiet Storm, The Wisemen, Shake C & more. Woodenchainz has been providing Kevlaar with great productions for a few years now [cont.]

Produced by The Produce Section & Consequence. From Movies On Demand 4, hitting soon.

For the most part, he holds it together, but when asked about Nate Dogg’s death at his recent press conference for his new film, Reincarnated, his voice cracks and his face glistens.

Oklahoma City’s Jabee was an opener for several dates on El-P’s “Into The Wild” tour, and the experience resulted in this collaboration presented today. Brooklyn producer/rapper El-P provided the production behind Jabee’s latest release, “Stephanie,” which also features vocals from North Carolina darling Carlitta Durand. “Stephanie” will appear as the A-side single on a 7-inch [cont.]

Boston underground crew Blak Madeen and Queensbridge rhymesayer Tragedy Khadafi have come together with The DJBooth and Leedz Edutainment to bring listeners their new collaborative EP, Militant Minds. Al-J and Yusuf’s second project released via the DJBooth (The acclaimed Divine Power Culture hit our front page back in March), the project finds the two trading [cont.]

Uptown XO (of Diamond District) is preparing to drop his latest mixtape The Color Grey October 1st. In anticipation Secret Society & MMG have the new video for the standout track “Good Vibes”. The song sounds exactly like the title: AB The Pro builds the beat around a soothing vibe chord change that XO compliments [cont.]

You might remember Jay Love from his album with Louis Logic as The Odd Couple. He returns with this new track that celebrates classic hip-hop. Video by 9Five Creative.

“Comfy In The Truck” is the latest single and documentary from Closed Sessions Vol. 2, released by Chicago indie label Closed Sessions. The song features Blu, who visited Chicago in February of 2011, and hit SoundScape Studio on the cusp of releasing No York!, his major label debut. The song is produced by DJ Babu, [cont.]

Ex-A$AP rapper/producer/designer Dominic Lord got Pusha-T for the remix of his lead single “Pierce” and tweaked the Hudson Mohawke beat by sampling Grimes. This one might break the internet.

The official video for “Jansport Strings,” the lead single off Skyzoo’s upcoming album, A Dream Deferred, out Oct. 2nd on The Faculty/Duck Down Music Inc. Directed by Anthony Sylvester In Skyzoo’s Words: The theme was to show the parallels between me as a 9-year old aspiring emcee and me now as an accomplished emcee and [cont.]

Freddie Gibbs dropped a gem from his forthcoming Baby Face Killa mixtape. “The Hard” is classic Midwest riding music, roll up and bump accordingly. Produced by Feb.9.

Blu & Exile’s official follow up to their critically acclaimed 2007 album, Below the Heavens, is out now. Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them was officially released September 4th, via Fat Beats / Dirty Science. The album is fully mixed and mastered and features exclusive tracks not on the previous leak, [cont.]