This mixtape is the first installment of “The Live Trilogy”. The Live Identity is a collection of J-Live songs, old, new, rare, hot and classic. The tracks range from the first singles of the mid 90s to the new single for the upcoming album “S.P.T.A. Said Person Of that Ability”. S.P.T.A. hits the web and [cont.]

Talib spoke briefly with us last week about a Black Star reunion LP, now Mos has released a 2-minute snippet via Facebook/Soundcloud, produced by Madlib.

August 23rd for Game’s long-awaited LP. Some Dre beats, word. Not a bad guest list…. 1. Intro 2. The City (ft Kendrick Lamar) [Prod By Cool & Dre] 3. Interlude/Basic Bitch [Prod By Dirk Pate] 4. Drug Test/80 Cal (ft Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg & Sly) [Prod By DJ Khalil] 5. Martians Vs Goblin (ft [cont.]

Fellow Juice Crew member and Hip-Hop icon, Tragedy Khadafi is set to release a new mixtape on September 20th, 2011. Thug Matrix 3 features Killa Sha with production by: AraabMUZIK, Shroom, Audible Doctor, Now & Laterz, and Ayatollah. LISTEN: Tragedy Khadafi – “Narcotic Lines”

BlowHipHop.TV tells us: While the TDE camp was in NYC to celebrate the release of Jay Rock’s new album we chopped it up with Black Hippy member Ab-Soul to get the latest on his new project Long Term Mentality and how he felt the BH Top Dawg crew was progressing.

Itunes bonus tracks will be announced later. Hits September 27th. 1. Make It Big ft. Khrysis 2. Band Practice Pt. 2 ft. Phonte & Median 3. Enjoy ft. Warren G, Murs & Kendrick Lamar 4. Streets of Music ft. Tanya Morgan & Enigma of Actual Proof 5. Hearing The Melody ft. Skyzoo, Fashawn & King [cont.]

Longtime Wu-Tang affiliate and former Royal Fam frontman delivers this gem off of From Babylon To Timbuk2, hitting August 30th on Nature Sounds.

One from Guetta’s Nothing But The Beat, due August 29th. Hip-house is back, son! LISTEN: David Guetta – “I Can Only Imagine” (feat. Chris Brown & Lil Wayne)

In the first installment of our sit down with one of the hottest rising actors in Hollywood and a member of People magazine’s “Most Beautiful People In The Word” list, Idris Elba talks about making it onto the intro for Jay-Z’s “American Gangster” album. Although Idris was already featured in the movie he wasn’t sure [cont.]

Statik speaks with Ski Beatz up at Shade45. 24 Hr. Karate School Pt 2 is in stores tomorrow.

This will be the bonus track on 5’9′s Success Is Certain, which drops in the A.M. Bootleg Watch The Throne, buy Success Is Certain. LISTEN: Royce Da 5’9 – “Writer’s Block (DJ Premier Remix)” (feat. Eminem)

Freeway spitting on Uncle Murda “Warning” beat on This Is 50 Radio.

Here is what your resident HHS founder does at night. Filmed at Spark 101 in Taipei and Filter Members Club in Singapore. I played some hip-hop too, heh.

Here is Ye’s entire 6 and a half minute rant at the Big Chill festival on Saturday, in which he compares himself to Hitler. And Michael Jordan. And gets booed. Imagine what he’ll be like when he’s old and crazy.

From The Doggumentary. Produced by Battle Cat, Directed by Dah Dah.

Hilarious. Get ‘em Urkel.

Meek Mill’s Dreamchasers mixtape will hit on August 11th.

Round two of Cole’s free music series. J. Cole tells us: 1. Bring Em’ In- Made this in ATL during the “single hunt” phase. Even though it wasn’t a single and won’t make the album, I love this shit! 2. Roll Call- Just some real shit. Venting 3. Be Freestyle- “Put on for my city [cont.]

Taken from Ski’s 24 Hour Karate School Part 2, in stores August 9th. LISTEN: Ski Beatz – “Illegal” (feat. Freddie Gibbs)

One from Jay’s recently reviewed Follow Me Home LP, directed by APlus.