Lenny S – aka KodakLens on Instagram – posted this photo of Jay and Rae together, with the caption “We workin on Real Rap shit over here. JAY x RAE #RocNation #Wu”. We’re not sure what this is all leading to, but it’s pretty dope regardless. Hopefully, it’s not album called “J-Kwon”.

Prodigy of Mobb Deep will release his second “Infamous Novel” on July 16th, with H.N.I.C.”, a collaboration with writer Steve Savile. The title is taken from his 2000 debut solo LP of the same name, and is a follow-up to his first book, My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy.

Mike Will Made It is set to release beat tape EP entitled Fuck Verses, which will be made up of all instrumentals. While the project may have some small contributions from some of his usual collaborators, they will only lend hooks. You can expect your favorite emcees to take these beats and tear them to [cont.]

Legendary, Grammy award-winning singer/emcee, and Fugees founder, Lauryn Hill, has been sentenced to three months in a federal prison, along with three months on house arrest and an order to pay a $60,000 fine, in addition to taxes on over $2 million in earnings. The famed singer and South Orange, NJ resident pleaded guilty in [cont.]

After Reebok’s recent decision to drop Rick Ross over controversial lyrics endorsing date rape on Rocko’s “U.O.E.N.O”, PepsiCo has followed suit dropping Lil Wayne, after he came under fire from the family of Emmett Till – a black teenager beaten to death in 1955 for flirting with a white woman – whom he used as [cont.]

On May 4th, the one year passing of Adam “MCA” Yauch, Palmetto Playground, a small Brooklyn Park located close to his childhood home, was renamed Adam Yauch Park. Below is a transcript of Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz speech, given just before the unveiling of the park’s new, renamed plaque. “Seeing Marty Markowitz rap – it was [cont.]

Caught in “the wrong place at the wrong time,” according to a statement given to Billboard, AraabMuzik was shot in what is being called an “attempted robbery”. He is currently in the hospital recovering, with the photo below posted on Instagram by his manager, Duke Da God. “Rumors have begun to circulate and first and [cont.]

Happening June 2nd at Met Life Stadium, Hot 97 revealed their line-up for this year’s Summer Jam stage. Wale, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar, Wu-Tang Clan, Fabolous, Joe Budden, Miguel, A$AP Rocky, Chris Brown, and French Montana will each grace the stage at this year’s fest.

We assume that June 18th will be either a release announcement – or an actual release – of his new, as-of-yet untitled album.

Rapper Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly (left), one-half of the 90′s teenage rap duo Kris Kross, has been found dead in his Atlanta home at 34, Billboard reports. Sources say Kelly died of an apparent drug-overdose, as he was found unresponsive, and was pronounced dead-on-arrival at Atlanta Medical Center. An autopsy is scheduled for this afternoon [cont.]

Lil Wayne had two big stories hit today, the first being that he penned an “apology” letter of sorts to the family of Emmett Till, after using the slain teenager as a punchline on the remix of Future’s “Karate Chop”. The letter reads as follows: Dear Till Family: As a recording artist, I have always [cont.]

In a recent string of corporate companies lifting endorsement deals from rappers, PepsiCo has pulled the third in a series of Tyler The Creator directed ads for Mountain Dew, as the latest has been deemed “racist” and “violent against women” by the company. “We understand how this video could be perceived by some as offensive, [cont.]

The New York Times reports that the two remaining Beastie Boys, Mike D and Ad-Rock, are planning on penning a memoir of the group’s story, in collaboration with hip-hop scribe Sasha Jenkins, due 2015. The as-of-yet untitled project (No Sleep Til Brooklyn? Rhymin’ & Stealin’?) will not be a straight-forward autobiography, but will instead be [cont.]

According to Hot 97′s Peter Rosenberg, Kanye West’s as-of-yet-untitled LP, is finished, and has been previewed to select members of the industry at Def Jam last week. Rosenberg has elaborated, saying that the album is “dark, but really good”. Lisen to the whole clip of Rosenberg’s report, below.

What is largely considered The Roots best LP, 1999′s Things Fall Apart, has finally been certified platinum by the RIAA, selling over 1 million copies. ?uestlove took to Twitter to make the announcement, stating: “It took 14 years…..don’t let it be said that dreams don’t come true. #platinum,” and then Instagramming the pic below. Congrats [cont.]

Joey Bada$$ has announced via Twitter that his debut album will drop this Fall, and will be entitled, B4.DA.$$. We’re not sure if that’s pronounced “Badass” or “Before Da Money”. He also stated that his Pro Era crew will deliver a mixtape dedicated to their deceased friend and crew member, Capital Steez, entitled King Capital, [cont.]

King of rap music, Jay-Z, makes the cover of TIME Magazine, for their “100 Most Influential People In The World” issue. This is cover 1 of 7, which will also feature names like Rand Paul, Jennifer Lawrence, Li Na, and more.

4/15/13: Here is the final, revised tracklist for Prisoner of Conscious, which hits May 7th: 1. Intro 2. Human Mic 3. Turnt Up 4. Come Here (ft. Miguel) 5. High Life (ft. Rubix and Bajah) 6. Ready Set Go (ft. Melanie Fiona) 7. Hold It Now 8. Push Thru (ft. Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar and Glen [cont.]

For fans of our house/EDM sister site, WeAllHitPlay.Com, Daft Punk news exploded over the weekend, including a new preview of their track with Pharrell, “Get Lucky”. But there’s something more interesting worth reporting over here for the hip-hop heads, that being that Kanye has reportedly recorded at least two tracks with the Daft duo, which [cont.]

P and Al’s joint effort hits June 11th. Here’s a look at the cover and tracklist. 1. Intro 2. LMDKV 3. Give Em Hell 4. Stay Dope 5. Curb Ya Dog 6. Death Sentence (Feat. Roc Marciano) 7. Bear Meat 8. Y.N.T. (Feat Domo Genesis) 9. R.I.P. (Feat Havoc & Raekwon) 10. Dough Pildin 11. [cont.]