Weezy F. was caught with what is described as “contraband” in his cell. The illegal materials found were earphones and a charger. Nothing else was found in the cell, so officers searched the cells of the other inmates and then found an mp3 player. Turns out that Wayne hid the charger and headphones in a [cont.]

Jada drops a couple verses on this new track by crooner Corte Ellis. LISTEN: Corte Ellis – “Hangover” (feat. Jadakiss)

Single from Ruslan’s “The Prequel EP”. Produced by Exile.

In anticipation of his debut album; The Reset, producer Apollo Brown presents the re-issue of the beat mixtape Skilled Trade.Check out the first track “Migrate” and download the mixtape below. The Reset drops May 25th and features appearances by Oddisee, Rapper Big Pooh, yU,Black Milk, Declaime, Prince Po and more. LISTEN: Apollo Brown – “Skilled [cont.]

Laws hits the radio circuit and brings us another freesteez. The mixtape 4:57 (Overtime) drops May 18th.

The co-stars of Just Wright come together for a nice collabo with The Queen singing over the hook. Just Wright hits theaters this Friday, May 14. Also available on Go! Common Classics, in stores May 25th. LISTEN: Common + Queen Latifah – “Next Time (Just Right) [prod. Kanye West]“

Shout-out to the Village Voice on this one. Solar is being exposed on the daily now. An excerpt from the story is as follows: This weekend, someone hacked into Solar’s AOL email account and posted a selection of messages via his also-hacked Twitter account. The anonymous hacker made public emails sent between Solar and various [cont.]

New ish from the Hall of Justus, presented by Khrysis and Sean Boog. LISTEN: The Away Team – “Nobody” LISTEN: The Away Team – “Hip-Hop Raw” – The Away Team – “Nobody” (MP3) – The Away Team – “Hip Hop Raw” (MP3)

Dope dope track and video from emcee JFK of Grayskul. Produced by Jake One.

Over the course of the last four seasons Producer/emcee Oddisee has dropped season-themed releases known as “Odd”. All four seasons are now complete and available for free download. Check them out.

The Black Sheep brings us some new hotness with this one.

8Ball and MJG are high on the list of southern hip-hop pioneers, up there with The Geto Boys and UGK, to mention a few. The duo from Memphis has consistently laid it down with dope releases. 8Ball and MJG bring us their eighth studio album; Ten Toes Down, which refers to commitment and total devotion.The [cont.]

The King is set to appear  Thursday May 13th to discuss the nine months he spent in prison, in addition to other topics. Tip’s forthcoming LP King Uncaged is due out in August.

San Francisco’s DaVinci brings us a dope video for his single “What You Finna Do” and another single from The Day The Turf Stood Still LP. Vinci’s debut album The Day The Turf Stood Still is available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon. DaVinci – “Guys Wanna” (MP3)

Very dope video and track from Detroit emcee Paradime. Check it out.

TruthLive performing “Distortion 2 Static” w/ Moe Green. Truth’s album Patience out now.

Tanya Morgan’s new video for “Bang ‘N Boogie”. Enjoy.

Tanya Morgan discusses upcoming solo projects and drops a freestyle session.

New M-Phazes remix of the BBAS track.The track will be part of the Brown Bagger’s  12 inch digital release, The Down Under Remixes.Check it out below. What It’s All About (M-Phazes Remix) by CoalmineRecords

Drake is apparently hoping to return to his acting roots. However, the  Oscar winning, emmy winning former actor has not received offers up to his standards. According to Drake, he’s “been getting the typical projects that they’d offer to a new rapper, and it’s like, ‘Ehh, that’s not really what I want to do or [cont.]