No joke, Nas holds Kelis’ wedding dress on the cover of his 10th studio album, Life Is Good, which hits July 17th.

Preem speaks on whether or not classic battle records in this day and age.

What do you guys think?

From Straight No Chaser, available now. HHS review coming soon.

Greg Street and friends celebrate the release of the Nike Air Yeezy, hitting June 9th.

The duo will release a mixtape together called With Or Without A Deal. Jumbo Beatz on boards.

Chances are you have heard the work of rapper-producer Nottz through his solo output or collaborations with the likes of Asher Roth and Rah Digga. Tomorrow, the Norfolk, Va. native will release his latest solo effort, the In My Mind EP. It’s an eight-track affair featuring Pete Rock, Black Milk, The Alchemist, and, in the [cont.]

Animation by Dax Norman. From Adventures In Counter-Culture, available now.

1st official single from M*A*S*K (Money B & Scott Knoxx). Digital release date 7-3-12. “Living In The Sky” is the lead single to M*A*S*K’s full length album “Stuntin’ In A Deficit” which features Dj Premier, Rhymefest, B-Legit, Ras Kass, and more.

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Producer Large Professor discussed collaborating with Nas for the rapper’s debut album, Illmatic. Large described what makes the record special. He even went so far as to say the album still hasn’t been outdone by others of its kind.

Directed by Phil Sedehi and Josh Pearson. Edited by Brian Dohn. From the album The Only Number That Matter is Won.

Grip Grand’s new EP, ESAE, is out on June 5th available wherever fine music is downloaded. Now I’m Going by Grip Grand Enjoy the View by Grip Grand

On Tuesday, Kool Keith will release Love & Danger, the 13th album of his illustriously eccentric career. Already, Kool Keith has released a handful of singles from the album, and now, with a string of European show dates wrapping up, and new video planned to drop on release date, Keith is releasing a new non-album [cont.]

So, this year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam was not without controversy, as usual. When jock Peter Rosenberg introduced Kendrick Lamar, he said “We’re about real hip-hop here, not ‘Starships’,” referring to Nicki Minaj’s crossover single. Lil Wayne that preceded to Tweet “Young Money ain’t doing summer jam,” and pulled all of his labelmates from the [cont.]

N.O.R.E.’s latest from the Crack On Steroids mixtape. Sway Mendez directs.

This is pretty awesome.