Celebrating it’s 17th anniversary this week, Raekwon spoke on the influence of the original Only Built For Cuban Links. He also hinted about his next project, which may or may not be Part 3 in the series. “I know that, at the end of the day, people are paying attention to The Three, and my [cont.]

Most people never come close to achieving their dreams. Fortunately, perpetually underrated Brooklyn MC Skyzoo isn’t one of those people. A model of consistency in a world of rappers with fleeting popularity, Skyzoo will release his sophomore LP entitled, ‘A Dream Deferred,’ on October 2nd. The album will be released on Skyzoo’s recently established label, [cont.]

Duck Down Visuals Presents… Ice Cube live from Irving Plaza in NYC, who speaks on his new album Everything’s Corrupt, his upcoming movie Last Friday, and the new west coast movement.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Pusha T spoke briefly on G.O.O.D. Music’s upcoming Cruel Summer compilation, but revealed very little….because he literally has no idea what to expect. “I’ve done about 20 verses, but the album’s still a mystery to me because I don’t know what’s made it and what hasn’t,” he told [cont.]

Interview with GZA in Philadelphia for the Step Into The Black Music Series presented by The FADER and Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum. He speaks briefly on his upcoming album Dark Matter, but more about his new graphic novel, Chlorine.

Khaled’s latest is due August 21st. Guest shots from DJ Premier, Rick Ross, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T., Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, Ace Hood, Plies, Lil Wayne, T.I., Future, and more. 1. Shout Out To The Real feat. Meek Mill, Ace Hood & Plies (Prod. by Jahlil Beats) 2. [cont.]

Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz are seen here in the studio recording a new track called “I See Dead People”, which will appear on the On The House Gangsta Grillz mixtape, announced here. “So today is day whatever of the Slaughterhouse mixtape…On the House,” said Joe Budden. “That was pretty clever, naming the mixtape On [cont.]

In this interview with AHH, Curren$y speaks on his Warner Music debut, The Stoned Immaculate, as well as it’s follow-up, which he name checks here, Immaculary. He also speaks on his history with Big K.R.I.T., who dropped Live From The Underground the same day.

Due August 28th on Shady Records. 1. The Slaughter (Intro) 2. Our House feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey 3. Coffin feat. Busta Rhymes 4. Throw That feat. Eminem 5. Hammer Dance 6. Get Up 7. My Life feat. Cee-Lo Green 8. We Did It (Skit) 9. Flip A Bird 10. Throw It Away feat. Swizz [cont.]

In this interview with Thruo Magazine, Freddie Gibbs speaks on his upcoming projects, such as the Gangsta Grillz Baby Face Killa mixtape and his Madgibbs project with Madlib. New to this interview however is the announcement of a collaborative project with Young Jeezy called Nino & G-Money – based off of the classic characters from [cont.]

How dope is this cover art? Slice-Of-Spice will release a special, limited vinyl LP for Lord Finesse and Mike Smooth’s seminal album Funky Technician, in instrumental format. Produced by DJ Premier, Mike Smooth, Showbiz, and Diamond D. Order now via UGHH.

Ms. “Gucci Gucci” will deliver her debut, Prelude To A Gangbang Somethin Bout Kreay on September 18th, which will feature Kid Cudi, 2 Chainz, Diplo, V-Nasty, and more.

There’s an old adage of “packaging sells,” meaning the more elaborate the packaging, the more the consumer automatically assumes the product on the inside is as good as it’s outer layer suggests. Case in point. The G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer project will drop September 4th.

AllHipHop pretty much got the blowout interview with Havoc of Mobb Deep with this piece. In part three, he speaks on Jay-Z’s beef with Mobb Deep.

DJ Drama talks to Lil’ Wayne about Dedication 4, Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash, and more.

Wiz makes a smart move and pushed back O.N.I.F.C. from it’s original August 28th release date. Albums scheduled for that Aug. 28th release date include Meek Mill Dreams & Nightmares and Slaughterhouse Welcome To Our House.

It’s looking like a September release date for Xzibit’s Napalm. Here’s a look at the cover, plus the previously released tracklist. 1. State Of Hip-Hop Vs. Xzibit (Prod. By Beat Butcher) 2. Everything (Prod. By Rick Rock) 3. Dos Equise Feat. RBX 4. Something More Feat. Prodigy 5. Gangsta Gangsta (Prod. By DJ Chill) 6. [cont.]

Keeping with the momentum of the first leg of his North American tour, indie rap cornerstone, Aesop Rock has announced a second string of dates for his Skelethon Tour, starting August 30th in Santa Cruz. Dark Time Sunshine will be opening and Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz will perform alongside Aesop for nearly two [cont.]

The August 14th release cover art appears above, it’s tracklist below…. 1. Yuck! (feat. Lil Wayne) 2. Crack 3. Dope Peddler 4. No Lie (feat. Drake) 5. Birthday Song (feat. Kanye West) 6. I’m Different 7. Extremely Blessed (feat. The-Dream) 8. I Luv Dem Strippers (feat. Nicki Minaj) 9. Stop Me Now (feat. Dolla Boy) [cont.]

Tech N9ne speaks with AllHipHop about what he has planned for his next album, suggesting that he has plenty of ideas and unused beats for the new project. While no new collabos have been nailed down quite yet, he suggests potentail guests for his next album may include Rick Ross, Eminem, Nas, Talib Kweli, Marsha [cont.]