SEX MONEY POWER DEMO from Mind Control Films on Vimeo. Executive produced by NORE, Akinyele finds new life as an (online) reality TV star. Him and his three wives, that is. Huh, didn’t know he was Mormon. – DJ Pizzo

Distant Relatives – Trailer What started off to be a collaborative EP “about Africa” between Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley has matured into a full-length magnum opus, to be titled Distant Relatives. The duo have been performing tracks from the project at this year’s Rock The Bells festival, and have recently released an EPK [cont.]

As we reported last week, The Game offered an apology to 50 Cent and G-Unit about the old beefs, and proceeded to Sarah Palin it into some kind of weird vacation metaphor. Whoo-Kid recently interviewed G-Unit’s Tony Yayo, asking him about what he thought of the apology. “Honestly, it was bugged out to me when [cont.]

He said he’s not talking about you, Game. – DJ Pizzo

Well, despite all of the strange “Jay-Z’s a biter” accusations surrounding this album (more on that in a second), the seminal team-up of KRS-One and Buckshot, Survival Skills, should produce good results when it’s released September 15th on Duck Down Recordings. The album boasts a long list guest stars, including Mary J. Blige, Slug Of [cont.]

By now you know the work of Shepard Fairey, graf-artist-turned-Obama-poster-designer, who truly is best known for his massive OBEY! campaign over the years. His mainstream success contines, as he has been tapped to design a Kobe Bryant poster for 2kSports upcoming “NBA2k10: 10the Anniversary Edition” package. This is not to be confused with the *other* [cont.]

Longtime DJ Spinna collaborator (check any of those old Beyond Real compilations), Dynas, will finally make his full-length debut on BBE Music, this September 28th. The album is a culminaton of music he has been recording since 2004 (!), including collaborations with J. Dilla, 9th Wonder, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and of course, DJ Spinna. Slick [cont.]

Stones Throw head Peanut Butter Wolf will continue to nurture his numerology obsession with the upcoming “999″ event, starting around September 9th, 2009. The event will see Wolf spinning 9 nights in a row, in 9 different California area codes, playing all 90′s music, from 9 different genres, ’til the meter reads “999″, as Canibus [cont.]

Dope video, dope track. Nice to see these guys are still pushing the boooundaaariieees. Taken from Ab-Rude’s new Rhymesayers LP, Rejuvenation. – DJ Pizzo

Been giving this track a few spins in the club over the last month or two. Ciara’s looking very fly right here – Men At Work, eat your hearts out. – DJ Pizzo

Taken from Tame’s Acid Tab Vocab LP. –

It’s a new day when mixtapes are getting videos…This comes off the upcoming “Inside A Change” mixtape from Three/21. – DJ Pizzo

Black Milk chronicles his tour in Europe in this new web documentary series. Check the last half as it erupts into a street freestyle cypher with some of the locals. Or not. – DJ Pizzo

50 Cent drops his new street-album, Curtis Jackson & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull …er… Forever King, making this his second street release in the last month, following War Angel and it’s totally awesome cover art. Curtis plans one more release before the summer is over, then it’s on to Before I Self Destruct. [cont.]

Not really feeling this one, but I’m sure different parts of this song will be used to death for various “It’s Your Birthday” party breaks. There may be no escape. – DJ Pizzo

You gotta love the balloons. Definitive Jux celebrates the 4th of July (or not) by teaming up with AmazonMP3 for a free sampler album, featuring new and classic tracks from Cage, El-P, Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif, Chin Chin, Company Flow, Del, Rob Sonic, Hangar 18, Dizzee Rascal, and Murs. Cop that shit. – DJ Pizzo

The Beastie Boys performed their new collaboration with Nas, “Too Many Rappers” during a live performance at this year’s Bonnaroo festival. This is the first song released from the group’s forthcoming release, Hot Sauce Committee Part One, dropping September 15th.

Thriller’s 25th Anniversary (and a certain prank call) sort of hinted who Michael Jackson was collaborating with before his death, as the release featured new remixes of classics from the album Akon and Will.I.Am. In a recent Billboard report, it was revealed by former Sony Music CEO Tommy Matolla that there is a wealth of [cont.]

….aaaaaand here’s the full-length. – DJ Pizzo

I was waiting for some sexual innuendo to creep in there, but no, he’s serious. – DJ Pizzo