This week marks the release of DJ/producer superstar RJD2’s iPhone remix app, finally giving fans and tinkerers alike the chance to experience a bit of what it sounded like in RJ’s studio as he worked on upcoming LP The Colossus (due in stores on 1/19 via RJ’s own label, RJ’s Electrical Connections). The application, called [cont.]

RJD2 has addressed the fans directly, touching on numerous subjects surrounding his career, including his upcoming new LP to be released on his new label, and more. We’ll let the man tell it himself…. Hey folks, im writing with some pretty big news in the world of rjd2…. I’ve had a busy year, and have [cont.]

To commemorate the release of Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3, Jiggaman stopped by Hot 97 today to speak with Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg, who are absolutely gassed he is in the studio. Behold. – DJ Pizzo

L.A.’s DJ Rhettmatic (Beat Junkies) has linked up with Michigan’s Buff1 (Atheltic Mic League) to form the collaborative duo, Crown Royal. The group has signed to Bay Area based MYX Music, and is eyeing a 2010 release for their debut album. The label is also home to One Be Lo, Kam Moye (aka Supastition), Jern [cont.]

Q-Tip: Kamaal The Abstract (Out Sept. 15th 2009) from By Any Means T.V. on Vimeo.

Find more videos like this on ThisIs50.com : IF IT’S HOT IT’S HERE! Well, I have to say we never thought this project would see the light of day, but it’s finally – finally – here, people. Author Robert Greene, the man behind such instruction-manuals-for-evil including “The Art Of Seduction”, “33 Strategies of War”, and [cont.]

Andreas Hale has left BET. As many of you may know, the former HipHopSite news editor made the jump to HipHopDX a few years back, and eventually to BET as Executive Editor of Music for the station’s website. Hale has just left the company, offering a glimpse inside the controversial network, which he sums up [cont.]

Beatnik & K-Salaam have announced that they will be releasing a new LP, Where The Streets Have No Name, which will debut on Imeem.Com on July 25th and 26th, and will be available to the public shortly thereafter. The album includes a long list of collaborators, with each Young Buck, Talib Kweli, Bun B, Lil [cont.]

From last year’s, The Huge Hefner Chronicles. – DJ Pizzo

Taken from DJ Paul’s solo debut, Scale-A-Ton. That’s a play on the word, “skelteton”, if you didn’t catch that. – DJ Pizzo

In a recent BlogTV live broadcast, a flip-flopping Joe Budden spoke on Inspectah Deck’s recent attack on him, “House Nigga”. At first he decided that he was going to respond lyrically to Deck. “When I first heard the Inspectah Deck s**t I thought it was weak but I said, ‘Aight I’m going to tear him [cont.]

The era of digital only releases continues, as both Swollen Members members have released solo albums via Battle Axe Records. Prevail dropped his EP, Baseball Bats & Nails, this past February, while Mad Child just delivered his self-titled Mad Child EP on July 1st. What’s great about digital releases, are that if Warner Bros. sends [cont.]

Let me add that Kayvon is the best interviewer in the biz. – DJ Pizzo

You didn’t think that Ghostface Killah would just sit back jollyin’, only relying on music? Nah, Ghost is free falling to a better money, zebrahead inside the rover, son. You read that correctly, Ghostface Killah is co-creating his own comic book with Hachette Book Group. Along with three and a half gators, Chris Walker, Shauna [cont.]

Is he drunk? The bottle in hand suggests so. Because that is the only excuse that Game has for dissing Jay-Z on stage in France this past week. Game continues his Career Suicide Tour with a freestyle aimed at Jay-Z, after Jay-Z name-dropped him in a live freestyle performed this past week in both Vegas [cont.]

The 38th Chamber from The Publics on Vimeo. This isn’t a real video per say, more just El Michels Affair’s rendition of Wu-Tang’s “C.R.E.A.M.” set to Kurasawa visualz, but if you aren’t up this album yet, this should seal the deal for you. – DJ Pizzo

Taken from Chali 2na’s “Fish Outta Water”, in stores now on Decon. – DJ Pizzo

With the group’s long awaited full-length album, A Brand You Can Trust, dropping July 14th, the La Coka Nostra crew entices fans with a free downloadable mixtape to hold them over until it drops. In case you are late to the Coka party, this is a super-group made up of tough white fellas, including Everlast, [cont.]

Taken from the Reebok Classics Remix series, this time covering A Tribe Called Quest’s “Bonita Applebum”. Kind of… – DJ Pizzo