Big Boi Soundclouded this remix for Amy’s “Tears Dry On Their Own”, which never was approved or released by the label.

Here is the original version of “Victory Laps”, following the Madvillain remix that dropped a week or so back. Get this on the official Doomstarks Serato picture disc, which is available for pre-order now. Details are as follows: This limited-edition PICTURE DISC vinyl features the brand new track “Victory Laps” from DOOM and Ghostface, plus [cont.]

Jay and Kanye have announced that the duo will be collectively known as “The Throne”. They’ve also confirmed the sequence and tracklist for the Watch The Throne LP, due August 1st 8th. “H.A.M.” is only a bonus track, sweet. Official Tracklist Sequence: 1. No Church In the Wild (feat. Frank Ocean) 2. Lift Off (feat. [cont.]

Just chasing my dreams… Playing the violin while Kendrick Lamar spits a few bars. As you can tell I was hype! I have every reason to be, this man will be a legend. – Johnathan Rivera.

Meek Mill goes for dolo, with guest rhymes from MMG head, Ricky Rozay. LISTEN: Meek Mill – “Work” (feat. Rick Ross)

Skillz tries on Jay and Kanye’s beat for size. LISTEN: Skillz – “Yeah So What (Otis Freestyle) Skillz – “Yeah So What (Otis Freestyle)”

01. Pill – Intro 02. Pill – Stayin Down 03. Pill – Scottie Pippen, Tim Duncan 04. Pill – Cashin’ 05. Pill – Gotta Have It (Feat. Gucci Mane, Gorilla Zoe & Starlito) 06. Pill – Pill Explains The Diagnosis 07. Pill – I’m On One Freestyle 08. Pill – Pacman (Remix) (Feat. Rick Ross, [cont.]

Big Paul Rosenberg, high profile rap manager to Eminem, celebrated his 40th birthday in New York over the weekend. Showing his age, he invited EPMD, Nas, Rakim, Craig G, Dana Dane, and others to perform. Jon Shecter proceeded to tell me all about it at Surrender on Friday with every jealously-inducing detail.

Did we start a trend late last week? After our 1996 Fatman Scoop / Jay-Z freestyle was uploaded, two more vintage Jigga sessions hit the net. The first features Jay going back and forth with an emcee named Red Handed, who obviously didn’t follow the same career path as Jay. The second is a short [cont.]

Justin Hunte sits down with Legendary recording artist Vast Aire for a one on one about Vast Aire’s new release OX 2010: A Street Odyssey on Man Bites Dog Records.

Necro recently announced that he will team with Kool G. Rap for a full-length LP called The Godfathers. This is the first time Necro has collaborated with another emcee on a full-length LP, and the project will be produced entirely by Necro, with additional executive production from Domingo. The album is not finished yet, but [cont.]

Another one from Cons’ upcoming Movies On Demand 3, going at Pusha T.

Game dropped this scathing dis cut over the weekend, taking shots at some of your his favorite rappers. Many of the pot shots are meant to stir controversy, with indirect lines aimed at Big Sean, Jay-Z, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Kreayshawn, Rick Ross, and others. He does call out Tyler The Creator and Frank Ocean [cont.]

Talib Kweli Speaks On The Passing Of Amy Winehouse from HipHopSite.Com on Vimeo. In part one of our interview with Talib Kweli, he speaks on the tragic death of Amy Winehouse.

27-year old UK singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment this morning (June 23rd), according to reports. The cause of death is currently “unexplained”, according to a press release from the Metropolitan police that read: “Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05 [cont.]

From Wale’s next LP, Ambition, via WB/MMG. LISTEN: Wale – “Bad Girls Club” (feat. J. Cole)

We’ve been digging in the HHS cassette vault for treats….. We think this one has been out of circulation for a while. It finds Young Hova (and we mean young) up at Hot 97 on Fatman Scoop’s show, freestyling over the beat from “Can’t Knock The Hustle”, with a few lines from “Cashmere Thoughts” sprinkled [cont.]

Title track from the album of the same name. Directed by Ian Wolfson.

Black Rob’s new LP, Game Tested, Street Approved hits July 26th on Duck Down.

Uber-producer DJ Danger Mouse has come a long way since his early days as a foward-thinking mixtape DJ. Since his explosion in popularity that began with The Grey Album, DM has made a name for himself by producing for a multitude of A-List talent, including Cee-Lo Green, The Black Keys, Gorillaz, MF Doom, Beck, and [cont.]