On 3-5-2013, the Demigodz (Apathy, Celph Titled, Ryu of Styles Of Beyond, Esoteric, Motive, Blacastan) will release there first official full-length LP, KILLmatic, and it will feature appearances from RA The Rugged Man, Termanology, Panchi (of NYG’z), Planetary (of Outerspace), Scoop Deville & Eternia with production from DJ Premier, Marco Polo, The Snowgoons, Apathy, Teddy [cont.]

DJ Green Lantern presents “Jigga Man Bootleg”. After appearing as the intro to Altitude, “Jigga Man Bootleg” is released in it’s full song form due to heavy request from fans and DJ’s alike.

Ghost serves up the first single from his collaborative LP with producer Adrian Younge, 12 Reasons To Die, which is described as “crime/horror concept album” which will be released alongside a six-issue comic book series and subsequent graphic novel. Look for the album release on April 16th. In other news, Ghost is reissuing his debut [cont.]

New London, Connecticut, might not be the first city that comes to mind as a breeding ground for talented lyricists, but Hayze, still in his late-teens and hailing from the northeast city, is looking to change that. Discovered by Apathy, the Demigodz rapper known in his own right as one of hip-hop’s premier wordsmiths, Hayze [cont.]

Another one from Fif’s Street King Immortal, coming soon.

From The Explanation, hitting this Monday.

Portishead sample in effect. Featuring snowboarder Trouble Andrew.

Another one from Jordan Brand’s XX8 Days of Flight promotion.

The Chef cooks up something over Mary J. Blige’s “Be Happy” instrumental. Milk this shit.

From Naledge’s upcoming Brain Power, LP. Produced by Thelonius Martin.

J. Cole’s Born Sinner is coming. Here is the first single.

French taps Nicki Minaj (heh) for this flip on Chaka Demus and Pliers’ “Murder She Wrote” riddim. Excuse My French due May 21st.

Bill pens a tale about “Paul Baloff”, the lead singer of legendary thrash group Exodus. From The Grimy Awards CD/DVD, hitting Feb. 26th.

Produced by Blended Babies. Roth writes: So I’m headed to Europe for a couple weeks and in preparation I’ve realized that it’s ASH WEDNESDAY. What would Ash Wednesday be if I didn’t release a tune? I wanted to drop you a track I did with my fellow happiness enthusiast Curren$y. I don’t know if you’ll [cont.]

From Kevin McCall’s Definition mixtape, hosted by DJ Holiday.

For the second episode of Noisey Raps, they spent 48 hours with Action Bronson on the London leg of his European tour. They ate jerk chicken, partied at the Vice Magazine-owned Old Blue Last pub, got high with renowned Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood, and chatted about ladies in lycra. This episode is guest-hosted by [cont.]

For Season 3 of VH1′s “Love & Hip Hop” addiction has become a hotly contested topic. It doesn’t matter whether you’re HOOKED on Pills or P*$$Y, the hardest thing for an addict is “Going Thru Withdrawal”.

In week 3 of the critically acclaimed weekly freestyle series “Band Practice”, we present part 3: ‘Floor Seats With Young’, by Skyzoo. The track is another freestyle over Jazz production, in honor of the upcoming live concert “The Writings of Skyzoo”, orchestrated by a full 7 piece Jazz band. ‘The Writings of Skyzoo’ will occur [cont.]

Los Angeles homies M.E.D. & Blu are announcing a collaboration, doing their thing over the sweet sound of Madlib beats. The first release is The Burgundy EP: nine tracks on burgundy color vinyl, half vocal, half a cappella and instrumental. One produced by Georgia Anne Muldrow.

Produced by Nottz. From the In The Grind We Trust hitting February 19th.