New project from Ernest Gonzales aka Mexicans With Guns, who remixes his “Highway To Hell” single for a special 7″ from Stones Throw. Here’s a free MP3 of the mix, courtesy of Pitchfork. LISTEN: Mexicans With Guns – “Highway To Hell” (feat. Freddie Gibbs + Bun B) Mexicans with Guns: “Highway to Hell (Ridin Dirty [cont.]

Crooked I goes in over Wiz’s “Roll Up” instrumental. Look out for Million Dollar Story, hitting March 22nd. LISTEN: Crooked I – “Roll Up (Freestyle)” Crooked I – “Roll Up (Freestyle)”

DJ Deadeye’s debut, “Substance Abuse,” will be released on 3-22-2011 in conjunction with Brick/ST. Records and you can catch him at SxSW and on tour worldwide all throughout 2011 with Brick label mates 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) and REKS. Here is a new track DJ Premier premiered on his radio show this past weekend [cont.]

Apollo Brown’s critically acclaimed album Clouds is in stores now. Today, enjoy the free mp3 download for the song “Shadows of Grief”, another stand out track from the album Clouds. In other news, be on the lookout for Clouds vinyl hitting stores soon.

New material from Ash, produced by Chicago’s Blended Babies duo. Word to Bruce Dickinson. LISTEN: Asher Roth – “More Cowbell” via: FSD

Big Bang Records & EMS Productions connect to bring you a powerhouse posse cut featuring the best independent emcees out today. This thunderous display of lyricism connects recent Boston Music Award winner M-Dot with underground hip-hop legend Virtuoso, Army of the Pharoahs member King Magnetic, cult favorite Singapore Kane, hugely popular true-school duo N.B.S. (E’Flash [cont.]

Another freestyle from Pusha’s Fear Of God mixtape due March 21st. This one is over Bun B’s “Put It Down”. LISTEN: Pusha T – “Cook It Down” Pusha T – “Cook It Down” (MP3)

REKS now sets out to take the next step in his progression with what promises to be an instant classic, with his third LP, R.E.K.S (Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme), which is scheduled to be released on March 8th, 2011 on Showoff/Brick Records. The LP lists such notable legends as DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Hi Tek, [cont.]

Another Optiks produced banger, from Flint, Michigan’s contribution to hip-hop. New remix with added support from Scram Jones and Styles P. All due respect to the guests, but Connor ain’t letting nobody murder him on his own shit. LISTEN: Jon Connor – “Epic (Remix)” (ft. Scram Jones & Styles P; Prod. By Optiks) Jon Connor [cont.]

Pusha hops on top of Ye’s closing track from MBDTF. LISTEN: Pusha T – “Lost In The World” Pusha T – “Lost In The World (Freestyle)”

“Black Hand Side” is produced by Mike Loe & is from Pharoahe Monch’s upcoming album W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) in stores March 22nd on W.A.R. Media/Duck Down Music.

Another one off of RubyHornet’s Closed Sessions: ATX compilation, presented by Decon, due March 15th. Produced by Tony Baines. LISTEN: Freddie Gibbs – “Heads of The Heads” (feat. GLC) Freddie Gibbs – “Heads of The Heads” (feat. GLC)

New solo material from 1/2 of Mobb Deep… Looks like that’s going to change, as the single artwork above states “Prodigy will be home March 7th”. Can we expect an M-O-B-B reunion album in 2011? LISTEN: Havoc of Mobb Deep – “Back On My Bullshit” Havoc of Mobb Deep – “Back On My Bullshit”

First single leak from Big K.R.I.T.’s forthcoming Returnof4eva, produced and rhymed by the King Remembered In Time himself. Hella mellow, extra fresh. Grab it from K.R.I.T.’s own site. LISTEN: Big K.R.I.T. – “Dreamin’” via: RO4E

The new Shady Records makes it’s musical debut with this super-posse cut. LISTEN: Eminem, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf – “2.0 Boys”

Volume five in the Kidz’ Brain Candy series. LISTEN: Kidz In The Hall – “Dream On” (feat. Curt@!ns + Smoke DZA) Kidz In The Hall – “Dream On” (feat. Curt@!ns + Smoke DZA)

Bout time these started coming out – Joell hops atop the Afrojack / Diplo beat, as made famous by Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, and Lil’ Wayne. LISTEN: Joell Ortiz – “Look At Me Now (Freestyle)” (feat. Sebastian Rios) Joell Ortiz – “Look At Me Now (Freestyle)” (feat. Sebastian Rios)

One of the staple forces behind Termanology’s ST. Da Squad, DJ Deadeye has been waiting patiently for his turn in the spotlight. Many already know the Puerto Rican-born, Massachusetts-raised Deadeye (born Dustin Hernandez) as Termanolgy’s DJ, but he’s spent the last six-years quietly building an impressive resume that goes far beyond just his inner circle. [cont.]

“On My Way” is taken from an exclusive bonus disc only available at FYE locations with the purchase of Saigon’s new album “The Greatest Story Never Told”. Shouts to Kerosene Media for passing this along to us.

CunninLynguists team with Freddie Gibbs for this single from their Oneirology LP, hitting March 13th. LISTEN: CunninLynguists – “Hard As They Come (Act I)” (feat. Freddie Gibbs) CunninLynguists – “Hard As They Come (Act I)” (feat. Freddie Gibbs)