For the past two years, Blueprint has steadily been touring and working on brand new material. To celebrate the release of his new self-released project, Deleted Scenes, he’s heading out on the road starting once again. The Deleted Scenes Tour, with special guest Mad Dukez, starts November 1. Check out the dates below and don’t [cont.]

In this Interview with Montreality, Consequence speaks about his upcoming tape Movies On Demand 4, and announces his sophomore album title, Start Your Own Business. He also speaks on wanting to work with Prince, Co-signing certain YMCMB artists like Lil’ Chuckee, plus Consequence spits an exclusive verse.

Here are the covers for Kendrick Lamar’s hotly anticipated Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City: A Short Film, due October 22nd on Aftermath. Above is the retail version, below is the deluxe. UPDATE: Here is the tracklist, now with production credits. Damn, not one beat from Dre? 1. Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter’s Daughter (Prod. by Tha Bizness) [cont.]

Joe Budden released a brief Instagram update this weekend, with the caption “#ALQ Black Friday”. The translation is A Loose Quarter, that being his new mixtape, is being released on Black Friday, which lands on November 23rd, 2012.

We’re going to refrain from making any comments like “the guy’s name is Gunplay, what did you expect?”. MMG signee Gunplay turned himself in to Miami-Dade county police department this weekend, on a warrent for a May incident that involved him, uh, allegedly, robbing and assaulting an accountant. Footage was released by TMZ, not surprisingly, [cont.]

Styles P will drop The Worlds Most Hardest MC Project on November 13th via eOne. Here is a look at the cover art.

In an interview with Angie Martinez yesterday, Joe Budden revealed that he and his girlfriend, Kaylin Garcia, have joined the cast of VH-1′s Love & Hip-Hop, to begin next season. “People hear Love & Hip Hop and they think ‘buffoonery’… I’m not gonna let VH1 depict in a way that I’m unsatisfied,” Budden told Angie. [cont.]

Freeway will finally release his long-awaited follow-up to The Stimulus Package, with the long-awaited Diamond In The Ruff LP, due November 13th on Babygrande. Freeway will also tour in support of the album, dates are below.

Iggy Azalea – “Trap Gold” Cover Artwork + Tracklist

Uh-oh, take note, it’s one of those times when the industry is going to go into uproar on some, “how could we let this happen?!?!” shit. That is, when an indie act blows up “from out of nowhere”. Seattle’s Macklemore has been putting it down for sometime now, and it looks like his grind is [cont.]

E-40 and Too $hort’s landmark answer to Watch The Throne, will hit on November 6th. Guests include Wiz Khalifa, Ice Cube, Tyga, Travis Porter, Kurupt and more. Mob Music 1. We Are Pioneers 2. Sheesh 3. Fire Fighter (feat. Knotch) 4. Whip Out 5. Money Motivated 6. Ballin’ Is Fun (feat. B-Legit) 7. Ride With [cont.]

In a recent interview with AlLindstrom.Com, Lupe Fiasco revealed that he will in fact follow-up Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Part 1, with Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Part 2, which he abbreviates plainly in the interview as Food & Liquor 2: Part 2. Confused? Good. Lupe [cont.]

Here’s what tomorrow’s Live From Brooklyn EP looks like, which you can grab on Itunes in just 12 hours. Audio 1. Empire State of Mind 2. Run This Town 3. On to the Next One 4. Give It To Me/Big Pimpin 5. 03′ Bonnie & Clyde 6. Crazy in Love (feat. Beyonce) 7. Public Service [cont.]

It’s been a while since we’ve seen John Legend work with an electronic artist, the last instance we can remember is 2009′s “Heartbreaker” with MSTRKRFT. But fans who have been clamoring to hear Legend over some house beats can rejoice, as Avicii Tweeted this evening, “Spent day in the studio with @johnlegend. A true talent [cont.]

In a recent interview with Sway In The Morning, RZA revealed that he has completed a song with Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt. “I actually just did a song with Earl Sweatshit,” RZA revealed, when asked about what current artists he was into at the moment. “For them, coming from the West Coast, the lyricism is [cont.]

Pusha T spoke with MTV recently about his forthcoming solo LP, from which he debuted his track “Pain”, last night. He gave no solid date, but suggested the album will hit stores “early 2012″. As far as the rumored G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Winter project, Pusha remained tight-lipped on the subject, revealing no further information.

RZA sat down with The Breakfast Club to speak on his new film, The Man With The Iron Fists. During the interview, he spoke on the prospect of next year’s 20th anniversary of the Wu-Tang Clan, suggesting that they may do one more album and/or world tour to “close the book” on the Wu-Tang dynasty. [cont.]

Entertainment Weekly has a nice little feature today, featuring 16 movie posters for The Man With The Iron Fists, commissioned by the studio, from artists around the world. Each of these posters will be available for fans to “tear off and take home”, in theaters with outdoor locations throughout the U.S., including New York, Los [cont.]

This is what we in the industry refer to as a “publicity stunt”. On October 6th, Jay-z was spotted at the Canal Street Station catching the R Train To Brooklyn. He exited at the Atlantic Ave/Barclays Center stop and walked into the Barclays Center before performing his eighth and final show. Chaos ensues.

Select moments from Jay-Z’s historic eight-show run at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, which wrapped tonight, will be captured on a special October 9th release called Live In Brooklyn, in both audio and video form.