With appearances by Motor City vets (Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Miz Korona) and youngsters (Mahd, Jahshua Smith) alike, ‘For Namesake’ continues to cement Nametag & Nameless as one of Detroit’s fastest rising talents.

“Panera Bread”? Rappers are running out of metaphors. From #TheBirthdayTape hitting next week.

Havoc of Mobb Deep debuts the latest single off his new album “13″, in stores May 7th. “Life We Chose” features Lloyd Banks and production by Havoc.

Sean and Smith give ‘em Hell on this new Brooklyn baked single.

The latest of Sandman’s traditional “OUT NOW” tracks – this one is for his latest release, titled “Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent”, an 8-track record paying homage to the birth of hip-hop. Produced by Alex ‘Apex’ Gale.

Influenced by Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name”. 40 on the beat, as usual.

“Got two bad bitches with me, Molly and Aquafina.” Anyone know any girls named Aquafina? From Excuse My French, hitting May 21st on Bad Boy. 1. Once In a While (feat. Max B) 2. Trap House (feat. Birdman & Rick Ross) 3. Ain’t Worried About Nothin 4. Paranoid (feat. C.A.S.H.) 5. When I Want 6. [cont.]

From Statik Selektah’s upcoming Extended Play LP, hitting June 18th on Duck Down / Showoff.

Statik Selektah frees up the CDQ of his collabo with Action Bronson from Funk Flex’s upcoming mixtape, Who U Mad At? Me Or Yourself?

TWELVE PERCENTERS touches upon unemployment woes, the blue collar struggle, and basically acts as the mission statement for Prolyphic & Buddy Peace’s “Working Man” LP (www.tinyurl.com/WorkingManSFR). This song is a free offering for the day-to-day survivors living check to check…”because survival’s getting expensive.” The song’s title is in reference to Rhode Island’s 12% unemployment rate [cont.]

“Around The Block” is a feel-good, summertime hip-hop jam and the first single from Pretty Lights new album, A Color Map of the Sun, which will be released July 2, 2013. It’s all about slowing down and enjoying the best moments in life. The track features the talented BKMC Talib Kweli. True to the Pretty [cont.]

First single from DJ Khaled’s Suffering From Success LP, coming this summer.

J. Period organized this freestyle of Common spitting over Jay-Z’s “Open Letter” instrumental.

From The Great Gatsby soundtrack, members of A Tribe Called Quest, Black Eyed Peas, and the Party Rock Crew unite.

Out now on iTunes.

Third drop off of Frank The Butcher’s BAU All Is Fair project produced by Frank The Butcher & Paul Mighty, due this month.

The other Ghost and Raekwon sample Queen’s Flash Gordon theme, a la Grandmaster Flash, for this cut off of Float, hitting tomorrow.

Here is DJ Felli Fel’s brand new single entitled Reason To Hate featuring a lineup consisting of Ne-Yo, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa. The track will hit iTunes on April 23rd.

No I.D. frees up this lost collaboration track with Common, about his homie’s wedding day.

ZERO DEMO is a previously unheard version of “I Was Zero” off of Sage Francis’ LI(F)E album (www.tinyurl.com/SageLife.) As you’ll notice, it ended up being completely re-arranged and reworked by the time it was released in 2010. On this version you will hear the original beat that Buck 65 produced for it as well as [cont.]