The second of two vocal tracks on Blu’s Open instrumental LP, hitting Sept. 27th. LISTEN: Blu – “Avenge Of The Cheap” (feat. Sene)

OX FT. PRODIGY “KILLA SQUAD” DIR BY SHATEK from SHATEK THE PRODUCER on Vimeo. Directed by Shatek.

Hilarious. Directed by Andre Ward, from Maffew’s just released Rhyme Pays LP, right under this post.

Includes collaborations with Action Bronson, DJ Clark Kent, Digga, Qwan, Frank Dukes, and more.

New shit has come to light. While the jabs at Vanilla Ice on Del’s 1991 classic, “Pissin’ On Your Steps” from the I Wish My Brother George Was Here were obvious, he also took some shots at De La Soul, which we didn’t pick up on before. Read: “Me & Myself and I ain’t with [cont.]

From The Hierophat, available now.

One of Wale’s upcoming MMG debut, Ambition, hitting November 1. LISTEN: Wale – “Best Night Ever” (feat. Rick Ross & Kevin Cossom)

Talib speaks with MTV’s The Check-In. These are also the cats behind The Real.

Cool ass J. Cole doesn’t seem to care if his album leaks, which it has. Do the right thing and pick it up in stores September 27th.

Mac Miller hits 900k twitter followers. You know what that means. LISTEN: Mac Miller – “Willie Dynamite” Mac Miller – “Willie Dynamite”

Heh, this would have never happened 20 years ago.

Thurz has been drumming up some buzz with this project, with phrases like “indie album of the year” being thrown around. DJBooth.Net teamed up with Thurz to release the previously Itunes-only LP for free. 1. Molotov Cocktail 2. Rodney King 3. F**k The Police 4. Colors f. Strong Arm Steady 5. Hell’s Angel f. BJ [cont.]

From Amp’s You Are Not Human: The Love EP, which you can download for free, here.

DMV representatives, DTMD (Dunc & Toine) has officially released their debut album, “Makin’ Dollas” on iTunes today. The official CD release is next week, September 27th, and the album features various neighborhood heroes including Kev Brown, Oddisee, yU, Quartermaine and others. The one MC / one Producer combo is reminiscent of legendary groups such as [cont.]

Karmaloop interviews G.O.O.D. recording artist CyHi The Prynce. Kanye’s protege talks about the freshest member of the G.O.O.D. music camp, how Nas influenced his lyricism, his upcoming album The Hard Way Musical, and more.

As part of Coalmine Records five-year anniversary campaign, the Brooklyn indie label is pleased to release a remix of their sophomore vinyl 12-inch “Altitude”, featuring reknown freestyle king Supernatural. The remix is produced by the burgeoning French producer, GMJ. Be sure to check out the o.g. version, produced by Marco Polo.

Customers that pre-order J-Live’s S.P.T.A. (Said Person Of That Ability) CD directly from J-Live (hitting Sept 27th), will not only receive an autographed copy, but also the Undivided Attention EP on CD. Not a bad deal….. TRACKLIST: 1 As I Start 2 From Scratch 3 The Authentic 4 Watch Sun Watch (feat. YC The Cynic) [cont.]

Below you can hear this white rap posse cut in it’s entirety. Also, check out yet another piece of the Cats & Dogs puzzle above, as Ev speaks on “James Hendrix (Stepbrothers)”.

From StonesThrow.Com: This was Mehdi’s homage to J Dilla, created back in 2006, pressed up on about 200 CDs by Ed Banger Records for friends. Busy P posted it this morning for even more friends. DJ Mehdi rest in peace. Loukoums: non-produced and un-mixed by DJ Mehdi. “Based on the DONUTS album concept, these are [cont.]

DD172/BluRoc label head Damon Dash appears alongside his roster – Tabi Bonney, McKenzie Eddy, Ski Beatz, Da$h and Sean O’Connell – in the fifth installment of the exclusive behind-the-scenes peek at the making of Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation, Murs’ new album dropping October 11. The Hip Hop & Love Tour kicks off [cont.]