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.]

Although pushed until Feb. 5th, Joe Budden’s No Love Lost looks to pack plenty of heat, with guest shots from Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana, Slaughterhouse, Kirko Bangz, Juicy J, Lloyd Banks, Fabolous, Twista, and more. 1. Our First Again (Intro) 2. Top of the World (feat. Kirko Bangz) 3. She Don’t Put It [cont.]

Watch as Big Krit and Mike Will Made It speak on present and future collaborations. Big Krit also speaks on tapping other producers for his next album, as well as speaks on and reveals the name of his next mixtape “K.R.I.T.”.

Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records has signed another standout member from the A$AP Mob collective – A$AP Worldwide artist A$AP Ferg. With his energetic single “Work,” Ferg is currently taking mixshow radio airwaves by storm, including New York City’s Hot 97.1 and Power 105.1 stations, and is further solidifying the depth of talent being honed by [cont.]

Talib Kweli recently spoke with Rolling Stone about the delays of his next solo LP, Prisoner Of Conscious, which has been moved to April 23rd, 2013. Delayed due to sample clearance issues, Kwel used the downtime to record two new songs for the album in December. “I tried to focus more on the musicality of [cont.]

Never one to bite his tongue for anyone REKS is starting this new year off with select words for those who extend one hand while holding the dagger in the other. Brought to you by garglegrenades.com, Revolution Cocktail is a warm up for what promises to be another productive year for REKS . Tracklisting & [cont.]

Fresh off the success of God Forgives, I Don’t, Rick will follow-up this summer with his next LP, Mastermind. Hugh!

Meek Mill will team with DJ Drama once again for his Dreamchasers 3 mixtape, to be released this year. Here’s a look at the cover art, which features some his favorite things, such as $100 bills, riding motorcycles, and airplanes.

N.O.R.E. discusses his new name with MTV News, explaining that he will know be known as “P.A.P.I.”, which stands for “Power Always Proves Intelligence”. Looks like his next album may not be called “S.U.P.E.R.T.H.U.G.”, as it stands.

Joe Budden revises the cover art for No Love Lost, now slated for a February 5th release date. Guests will include Juicy J, Lloyd Banks, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana, Kirko Bangz, Omarion and more.

Common speaks on his 2013 plans, which include two films, Luv and Magic Men, as well as plans to drop each an EP, his first mixtape, and his next album all within the year. Big shout out to Hyde Bellagio, who gets some national love at the beginning of the clip.

J. Cole speaks with PopStopTV at Tao in Las Vegas, and speaks on his next LP, Born Sinner, suggesting that is it coming later this year, pushed back from it’s original January 28th release date.

Listed simply as “Step Brothers – Lord Steppington – 2013″, RSE gives fans a taste of what to expect from the long-awaited Evidence / Alchemist collaboration album on this 30 second clip. At this time, we are unsure if the album title is actually Lord Steppington, but we definitely can expect it this year. Check [cont.]

As promised, Raekwon delivers the title to his next LP today, revealed in a Tweet. “My next Lp comin out in the 2nd quarter and is titled F.I.L.A acronym for “FLY.INTERNATIONAL. LUXURIOUS ART”,” Raekwon said today on Twitter. Look out for the Lost Jewelry EP, due January 8th.

Rae gives us a look at his jewelz on the cover to his January 8th EP release, Lost Jewelry. In other news, he plans to reveal the title of his next album on January 1st, 2013. Could it be Only Built For Cuban Links 3?

HipHopSite.Com’s 2012 Year End Wrap Up is on the way, but not before we tie up a few loose-end album reviews still on deck. Also look out for Blog So Hard 2, which will be presented on January 11th, as a special edition of our Hellafine Fridays podcast, mixed by yours truly. You might remember [cont.]

Sir French Montana has thrown out a new release date for his Bad Boy debut, Excuse My French. The new date, as Tweeted this week, is slated for March 12th, 2013, with the message “#excusemyfrench march 12 juuhearddd haannnn.” Guests slated to appear on the album include Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, The Weeknd, Big Sean, [cont.]

Fat Joe pled guilty in an NJ court on Thursday, for failing to pay taxes on nearly $3 million in income, earned over a period of two years from royalties and performances in 2007 and 2008. The initial allegation covered 2007-2010, with $718,038 in taxes owed. When asked by the court if he understood the [cont.]

The charismatic rapper, T.I., sits in with The Breakfast Club, speaking on his new album, Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head, his problems with the law, jail time, and much more.

In this hour long clip, Murs reveals the line-up for the 2013 Paid Dues Line Up and also answers questions from the fans. Scheduled to perform at the March 30th event are The Black Hippy crew, (Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock), plus De La Soul, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Dom Kennedy, Tech [cont.]