Andre’s not coming out of the shadows quite yet, but you can still hear his vocals on the track. Bonus, Wayne Brady appearance and tons of hot models.

Yours truly speaks with The Andy Derer Show about the creation of HipHopSite.Com and the indie hip-hop movement of the late 90′s and early 2000′s. “The Independent hip-hop story of the late 90s was completely intense and brought from it many changes and trends that are still viable in hiphop music today. Hiphopsite.com was one [cont.]

Latest part of Ev’s Cats & Dogs in-depth track reveal series.

“The Most Efficient” is track number 3 off the album A Moment To Reflect II now available for download at http://www.venomous2000.bandcamp.com/. Track produced by Sci Fi Stu, video by V2G Photography.

Vlad.TV speaks with Freddie Gibbs about the potential of an album release from the CTE artist.

Bonus track from the I Am Lock album. Meanwhile, Ski Beatz and Lock are dropping a collaborative LP, Embedded, on Dame Dash’s DD172/BluRoc on Nov. 15th.

From Big Bad 40′s (aka 40 Glocc) New World Agenda, hitting October 25th. LISTEN: Big Bad 40 – “Electric Lady” (feat. Cee-Lo Green)

In part one, DJ Babu speaks with HipHopSite.Com’s DJ Pizzo about spinning in Las Vegas at Saville Row, and how he selects his programming when putting a set together. In part two, Babu talks about future plans, including his next solo record, Duck Season 4, as well as the Dilated Peoples reunion LP, tentatively titled [cont.]

Ev previews track #3 from his Cats & Dogs LP, hitting Sept. 27th.

Fool’s Gold, the Brooklyn-based label and record store, has been bridging the gap between hip-hop and electronic music since 2007. Over Labor Day, 2011, NYC’s Fool’s Gold crew put on a free hip-hop and DJ event in Soho. Last year’s Day Off brought in Yelawolf and other MCs; this year’s Day Off celebration features performances [cont.]

From The Make Believe Album, produced by David Banner co-produced by Swiff D.

The legendary B-Real of Cypress Hill talks about what he loves about Rock The Bells, paying respect to great music, tradition, and more.

Nottz presents DMP “Ball Game” Official Music Video from Raw Koncept on Vimeo. After releasing two stellar projects off the Raw Koncept imprint, “You Need This Music” and “Rawth EP”, Nottz is back in the lab hard at work, this time cooking up new material with his group D.M.P. (Durte Muzik Prahdukshun). The group is [cont.]

….Soundtrack To Chaos. No features.

Buy the book, since you pirated his last three albums. From Amazon: Common has earned a reputation in the hip hop world as a conscious artist by embracing themes of love and struggle in his songs, and by sharing his own search for knowledge with his listeners. His journey toward understanding—expressed in his music and [cont.]

Murs on bad breakups, with a new haircut. From Love & Rockets Vol. One, coming soon on BluRoc/DD172. Murs – “Remember To Forget”

Aloe speaks with Karmaloop to talk about musical influence, where his fashion sense came from, and what he’d do with a dollar.

Scroobius Pip’s “Let Em Come” takes a more somber tone in this SFR REDUX where he is joined on the mic by 3 Strange Famous affiliates: Sage Francis, Metermaids & Cecil Otter. Fresh off the heels of his Wugazi project, Cecil Otter also produced the beat. The video for the original version of “Let Em [cont.]