CyHi teams with Big Sean and cowardly woman beater Chris Brown for this track from Ivy League Club, hitting July 17th.

Check out the video from Stalley’s Songs By Me EP project, directed by Slick Jackson.

Directed by Shomi Patwary, from the upcoming Hear Ye Him LP.

August 2nd will see the release of Mike Rock’s Lap Of Lux on One Off Entertainment.

From There Is No Competition 3. Aristotle directs.

Hav’s latest single – out now on Itunes – gets a video. There was speculation that this cut was aimed at Prodigy when it dropped, but we aren’t buying that….

This bonus cut will appear on the physical CD releases of Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange, due out this Tuesday.

Kid Cudi spoke briefly on Twitter yesterday about his next album, Indicud. So far, he reports that he has recorded with Kanye West, Pusha T, Jaden, Kendrick Lamar, Chip The Ripper, and Cage. He has plans to get with each Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Ratatat, Diplo, and MGMT, but nothing has been confirmed. “Features [cont.]

Def Jam soul singer enlists Nas for her new single.

Presented by The J. Dilla Foundation and designed Phil Young Song, will be a vinyl figure of the late great J. Dilla. No release date has been given, but the photos look amazing.

Lord Finesse has slapped Mac Miller with a $10 million lawsuit over an uncleared sampling of his 90′s single, “Hip 2 Da Game” on the track “Kool Aid & A Frozen Pizza”, from his K.I.D.S. (Kickin’ Incredibly Dope Shit) mixtape. The lawsuit states: “In 2010, Mac Miller recorded himself rapping over Finesse’s music and renamed [cont.]

New version of track #2 off of 2012, now featuring a new verse from Big K.R.I.T.

Hip-hop artist Sean Price opens up a rap clinic, where aspiring rappers go through open-mic training sessions only to be told that they ultimately suck.

Aesop Rock’s Skelethon is in stores today. Listen to the whole thing above, courtesy of Rhymesayers Entertainment.

West coast hip-hop founders Treacherous Records and The DJBooth are proud to present their new compilation album, The Mint Room. Packed with 14 original offerings, including approved singles Back in the Days, Born Go Getta and more, this is independent hip-hop at its rawest and most treacherous. The Mint Room finds Treacherous Records recruiting an [cont.]

Danny Brown and Araabmuzik head to the studio for their first official collaboration presented to you by Yours Truly and adidas Originals. Meeting on a Friday in May, the pair holed up in Burbank’s Encore Studios to write and record “Molly Ringwald” — from scratch. The song will be released next month by Yours Truly [cont.]

From the album KoleXXXion, in stores now. Instrumentals & Acapellas coming 7/10 on vinyl.

Spitta Andretti and producer H. Fraud team for this quick 5 song EP, with guest shots from Styles P and Smoke DZA.

Frank Ocean rides his massive buzz all the way to the bank, releasing his hotly anticipated Channel Orange LP one week early on Itunes. Listen to the whole thing above, right now.

Frank Ocean makes his debut television appearance tonight on Jimmy Fallon, performing “Bad Religion” from Channel: Orange, which is out on Itunes now.