The Chef and The Wardrobe King take a break from the Rock The Bells tour to appear at the Magic Clothing Convention in Las Vegas.

From Sugar Tongue Slim’s The Illustrious, available now for free download. HHS review coming soon.

Following the success of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Thone, many other rappers are following suit. Drake and Lil’ Wayne have announced that they will collaborate on an LP together, as have Cam’Ron and Jim Jones. Busta Rhymes is the latest to join the fray, as he recently revealed an interview with XXLMag.Com. But [cont.]

New electro-dutch house infused single from Will, utilizing a Public Enemy sample. DJ Pizzo will be be spinning at the above party as well this coming weekend. LISTEN: Will.I.Am – “On & On”

Being cool has its pros and its cons but taking three years to put out your debut LP is the definition of not playing by anyone’s rules. The Cool Kids laid back style may have some questioning their work ethic but there is an obvious method to the madness. Even without an album, Mikey Rocks [cont.]

Illusive Media and KarmaloopTV catch a glimpse into the deep and enigmatic minds of visionary Kevin Rudolf and cosmonaut from the Neptunes, Chad Hugo.

LISTEN: Sonnie Carson – “Hood” (feat. Billy Danze of M.O.P.) VIA: MP3Waxx

From Fear of God 2: Let Us Pray EP, due September 27th.

*D.O.A.*

This video was shot in two different continents. Jay Billion and Sadat X (Brand Nubian) shot their parts in BKNY, while Eeva recorded and filmed her parts in Belgrade, Serbia. This song is blending what many call real hip hop with the future incarnation of where the music is headed.

LISTEN: Timeless Truth – “Irene” (feat. Roc Marciano) Timeless Truth – “Irene” (feat. Roc Marciano)

Watch the official music video for the Yelawolf song “No Hands” off of his upcoming album, Radioactive. Inspired by Ubisoft’s Driver San Francisco video game, the music video was shot at several of San Francisco’s landmark locations and features Yelawolf driving the real-life Driver car throughout the City by the Bay. Driver San Francisco is [cont.]

Elzhi on the Elmatic tour is interviewed by Jeff Baraka in Chicago at Double Door. A Camovement by Cam Be. Presented by Go Where Hip-Hop. Backed by the band Verzatile.

Estelle just tweeted out this allstar remix to her single. LISTEN: Estelle – “Break My Heart (Remix)” (Feat. Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss)

Due October 11th on Dame Dash’s DD172/BLUROC Records. TRACKLIST: 01 Epic Salutations 02 Remember 2 Forget 03 67 Cutlass 04 Eazy-E 05 Hip Hop and Love f. tabi Bonney 06 International 07 S-k-i-b-e-a-t-z f. Locksmith 08 Westside Love 09 Life and Time f. AB-Soul & O.C 10 Reach Hire 11 Dream on feat. Dee-1 12 [cont.]

Here’s a little something meant for the Verde Terrace mixtape, but wasn’t done in time. LISTEN: Curren$y – “Smoke Sumthin’” (feat. Lil Wayne) Curren$y – “Smoke Sumthin’” (feat. Lil Wayne)

Jay-Z and Kanye West peform “Otis”, amidst pyrotechnics. Beyonce shows off her baby-bump to the audience after performing “Love On Top”, Jay and Kanye geek out. Wayne performs “How To Love”, then follows up with a mash-up of “John” and, wait for it, Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man”.

Cole released the tracklist to his Roc Nation debut via Twitter on Sunday. 1. Intro 2. Dollar and a Dream III 3. Can’t Get Enough ft. Trey Songz 4. Lights Please 5. Interlude 6. Sideline Story 7. Mr. Nice Watch ft. Jay-Z 8. Cole World 9. In The Morning ft. Drake 10. Lost Ones 11. [cont.]

Afro with a chin strap, Nicki?