While Joe Budden plans to release his new mixtape, A Loose Quarter, on November 23rd, he will follow-up with his next solo album, No Love Lost, on January 22nd, according to a Tweet from the rapper today.

Hey look, Chief Keef is “Finally FamousRich”, so rich, in fact, that he can finally afford bedazzled v-necks. Look for this album on December 18th. #idontlike

Remember Lil Wayne’s difficult deposition back in September? Looks like his uncooperativeness did not pay off, as the judge dismissed his case against Quincy Jones III’s handling of The Carter documentary. Wayne not only lost the suit against QDIII, but also lost the countersuit filed by Jones, which forced him to pay a sum of [cont.]

On November 27th, 2012, West Coast rap group Pac Div will release their second full-length album, G.M.B. from The Div Co./RBC Records. Featuring appearances from Mac Miller and Kendrick Lamar as well as production from Scoop DeVille, Swiff D, and DJ Dahi, the album shows not only growth from the group but a slightly harder [cont.]

The latest addition to the Fool’s Gold Records roster is teenage Philly phenom GrandeMarshall. The young MC’s atmospheric, expertly crafted debut mixtape 800 caught the ear of label founders A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs, who quickly brought Grande into their FG crew, introducing him onstage at the label’s five-year anniversary party in Brooklyn as the newest [cont.]

VICIOUS LIES AND DANGEROUS RUMORS is Big Boi’s long-awaited follow-up to Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty, set for a release on December 11th. It’s the follow up to the first stand-alone solo album from the Outkast MC, released July 2010 on Purple Ribbon/Def Jam. The album spun off Big Boi’s first [cont.]

Styles P’s most hardest new project is hitting November 13th. Here is a look at the cover art and tracklist. 1. Intro 2. Araab Styles 3. I Know 4. Like That 5. Empire State High (Feat. Sheek Louch) 6. Pop Out 7. Hoody Season 8. Monopolizing (Feat. Bucky & Large Amount) 9. Shooter (Feat. Snyp [cont.]

13-time GRAMMY winning producer, songwriter and rapper Eminem has signed on as executive producer of the hotly anticipated debut album from five-time GRAMMY-nominated singer songwriter Skylar Grey, it was announced today. The first single, “”C’mon Let Me Ride”” featuring Eminem, which is produced by Alex Da Kid and mixed by both Eminem and Alex, will [cont.]

We’re not sure who had to worst album title this year, (Nicki Minaj Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded: The Re-Up), Saigon (The Greatest Story Never Told Part 2: Bread and Circuses), or Lupe Fiasco (Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Part One). Either way, here is the cover art and tracklist for Ms. [cont.]

A piece of street art in London’s Tower Hamlets has provoked concern among the UK Jewish community by appearing to depict Jewish and Anglo-Saxon bankers exploiting black victims. The crude depiction of “hook-nosed Jewish bankers” – which many have likened to the antisemitic cartoons of the Nazi era – is seen as particularly shocking as [cont.]

As we reported a few months back, Drake just graduated high-school, thanks to his career as a teenage actor on Degrassi, and of course, his insanely successful second-childhood as a rapper. He delivered a graduation speech this weekend at Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto, dedicating his diploma to his mother. Watch the whole thing above.

With The Man With The Iron Fists already in the can, rapper-slash-director RZA is attached to two new projects, says The Hollywood Reporter. RZA will reportedly direct John Milius’ Genghis Khan biopic, with producers Andre Morgan and Peter Lam, in a story told from the perspective of Khan’s son and grandson. RZA is also assigned [cont.]

Eminem recently unveiled a new hat design on his website, to support the Detroit Tigers in his own way. The hat is described as follows: For a limited time only in honor of the big games and the hometown team’s return to The D we are pleased to offer the Eminem Baseball Tribute Hat in [cont.]

Wu-Block – the project spearheaded by Ghostface Killah and Sheek Louch, will officially drop on November 27th, and the official tracklist has finally been revealed. It looks like many of the previously released tracks are not included on the album, with additional appearances from Raekwon, Jadakiss, Cappadonna, Method Man, Styles P, Masta Killa GZA, Erykah [cont.]

Game jumped on Twitter to reveal the official release date for his upcoming LP, Jesus Piece, over the weekend. “Red Cup Love. #JesusPiece is close to completion !!! December 11th here we go……. instagr.am/p/RRfcjxGojP/, Game Tweeted. The album includes collaborations with Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, DJ Premier, Trey Songz, Chris Brown, Scarface, Lil Wayne, Wiz [cont.]

Herald by fans for his lyrical dexterity, coded allusions and poetic storytelling, Sadat X has cemented himself in the history of Hip Hop culture as not only an influential pioneer but an iconic status. Critically acclaimed, respected and recognized as a leading force behind authentic Hip-Hop, Sadat X will be releasing his latest anticipated album: [cont.]

Earlier in the week, Shyne took to Twitter to publicly blast Kendrick Lamar’s new album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, calling it “trash”. While we weren’t going to give him any…uh… shine for this attention getting stunt, Kendrick Lamar has responded, simply brushing the comments off. In the above clip, he basically says that that is [cont.]

Lil Wayne’s interview with MTV yesterday revealed that Kanye West will have a “big hand” in his next LP, I Am Not A Human Being 2. Today, he reveals that he has recorded “like 90″ songs with Dr. Dre, but doesn’t know if or when they will be released.

T.I. recently held a listening party for his long-overdue Trouble Man LP in NYC, which is due December 18th. In the session, he played a track called “Sorry”, produced by Jazze Pha, which features Andre 3000 “He shit on me on my own record,” T.I. told Rolling Stone, “There’s no shame in getting beaten by [cont.]

Despite barbs being thrown back and forth over the last year between the G.O.O.D. Music and YMCMB camps, Lil Wayne revealed today that Kanye West will have a “big hand” on his next LP I’m Not A Human Being 2. He added that he didn’t want to “give too much away”, but Juicy J, Cool [cont.]