Italian duo of Bot and Phra, better known as Crookers, have taken over the electronic music / club scene pretty heavily over the last couple of years. After releasing a few independent EP’s, the Crookers sound began to take off with an over-the-top remix of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”, that demanded club-goers to “shake it” before exploding [cont.]

Well, there’s also T.I.’s comeback LP, Drake’s Thank Me Later, Kanye’s Good Ass Job, Eminem’s Relapse 2, and Dr. Dre’s Detox to consider, but we’ll still be listening…..

More Weezy treats released from beyond the slammer. Wayne’s verse sounds ancient – when was the last time Jessica Simpson had money? Either way. This one comes from D-Rich, who has also worked Grafh in the past. D-Rich + Lil’ Wayne – “We Gon Get Paid” (MP3)

Resident music-nerd / food connoisseur / weirdo Nardwuar interviews both Killer Mike and Mistah F.A.B. Seriously, this cat is the best interviewer in the business. Both taken at SXSW.

Wha..huh? The Roots cover Dilla classics… Leaked by ?uestlove via Twitter a month ago, then re-released into the blogosphere by KNOWxONE. 01. Donuts Outro 02. Hot Shit (I’m Back!) 03. World Full Of Sadness 04. Upper Egypt 05. Stereolab 06. The Stars 07. Antiquity (feat. The Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Dillchestra) 08. She Said 09. Hall & [cont.]

Kellz certainly has a way with ladies, even his second runner up gets a special song written for her. Filmed at his crib, which is decorated with wall to wall vagine.

Nas, with his unfazable, laid back attitude answers “…Nah.” Taken from the Digiwaxx Distant Relatives listening session that went down last night. Album in stores May 18th.

Filmed outside the XXL Freshman 10 concert in NYC last night. Probably a good thing that Millz had to put money in his meter and missed the show last night. Them’s fightin’ words.

BEP frontman returns with a new electro-house single produced by Crookers, who you might now from their famous uptempo remix of Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘N Nite”. Will’s got some fuckin’ gun talk on this one, wow. Speaking of which, Crookers’ Tons of Friends album review just around the corner…. LISTEN: Will.i.am + Crookers – “Fly [cont.]

That’s life in suburbia, kid.

Oooo, this is rich. Jae Millz released a huge barrage of insults towards XXL’s Freshmen 10 List on True Stories Radio on Monday, suggesting that many of the artists picked for the list were “wack”, among other disparaging remarks. His main beef centered around the fact that his friend Vado was not selected for the [cont.]

On one hand, Greg Nice should definitely be using his trademark high-pitched flow to animate party break records, and on the other hand, Disco Fries are good at making electro-hop beats. Putting the two together though didn’t yield the hottest results, mojitos and cheese-filled burritos considered. Ah well…. Greg Nice + Disco Fries – “Motherf#ck@” [cont.]

Second cover record of the day… Taken from Rahsaan’s upcoming mixtape, Popular Demand and Georgetown LP dropping May 4th on SoFlo Entertainment. Go in sun, go in! Sim-E + Rahsaan + Ruste Juxx – “Straight Outta Brooklyn” (MP3)

Yes, this is exactly what it sounds like it is. This would have been cutting edge two years ago. Lumidee + Chase Manhattan – “Show Me Love” (MP3)

It’s been kind of a rough few years for Usher Raymond. His last album, 2007′s Here I Stand, while possessing a huge hit single with “In This Club”, only managed to sell 1.2 million copies in the U.S. This was a pale effort in comparison to his previous 2004 LP, Confessions, which hit a whopping [cont.]

Is this karma coming full circle? In 2009, Suge Knight slapped gangster rapper Kanye West with a lawsuit for performing at The Shore Club in Miami in 2005; an event that found Suge Knight shot in the thigh, and robbed for for a $135,000 diamond earring. In the suit, Suge also includes in the damages [cont.]

Hmm, yeah…. This track might be evidence that maybe we shouldn’t put so much faith into who XXL picks for their Freshman Fantasies lists or whatever. Just saying. All jokes aside, we think “Nothin’ On You” is great….Charles Hamilton’s wardrobe is entertaining, too. Charles Hamilton + B.O.B. – “Paperboy” (MP3)

Damn, Luda’s been mentioning Conjure so much in his lyrics lately, you’d think he owns a stake in the company. Oh wait, he does. Ludacris has his own brand of cognac called Conjure. From cooking with Conjure on Martha Stewart to releasing a mixtape around the liquor to name dropping it in every other verse, [cont.]

This track is a good example of why we don’t post unfinished or reference tracks on HipHopSite. Not to dis other blogs, do your thing guys, but it interrupts the creative process. The original version of “Talk That” leaked a year ago and it sucked. This is a vast improvement. Enjoy the track as it [cont.]

Yeah, Africa didn’t end up making the album cover for Distant Relatives. Walmart can’t give good shelf placement for Africa. Plus that would imply that this is not an album you could drink Rozay to. The spear stayed, so that’s something. We’ve confirmed with Universal that the official street date is May 18th. UPDATE: Africa [cont.]