Another release for the already packed February 28th release date. 1. Intro 2. Never Gon’ Stop 3. Make That Money 4. Nino Brown 5. Need A Way Out (featuring Mista Raja) 6. Unstoppable 7. Gangstas Aint Dead (featuring Push Montana and Mouse) 8. Cream (featuring T.I and Meek Mill) 9. Let It Fly (featuring Roscoe [cont.]

Cudder and Dot Da Genius have teamed to form WZRD for this offshoot project, dropping on February 28th. The Kid just released the tracklist via Tumblr. 1. The Arrival 2. High Off Life 3. The Dream Time Machine 4. Love Hard 5. Live & Learn 6. Brake 7. Teleport 2 Me, Jamie feat. Desire 8. [cont.]

Thanks to the Freedom Of Information Act, the FBI has released their file on one Russell Tyrone Jones, known to most as The Ol’ Dirty Bastard. This document is chock full of goodies, some of it true, some of it assumption, linking to Wu-Tang Clan to organized crime and gang activity. You can read the [cont.]

Just Blaze and Saigon will follow-up their HHS Indie Hip-Hop Album of The Year (2011) with Warning Shots 3: One Foot In The Grave. dropping January 24th. Here’s a look at the cover art and tracklisting.

Harlem femcee Azealia Banks has had a steady buzz on the internet, getting props from people like Steve Aoki and Kreayshawn via Twitter, thanks to her ode-to-dining-at-the-Y, “212″, which essentially a vocal version of Lazy Jay’s “Float My Boat”. She tweeted last night that she has now signed to Universal Music.

Common speaks with Sirius Hip-Hop Nation about his ongoing feud with Drake, and discusses whether or not Serena Williams had anything to do with it….

Lupe Fiasco made an announcement on his official site that both Food & Liquor 2 and a collaborative LP with Pharrell are n the works. While this may or may not take form as the CRS (Child Rebel Soldiers) project remains to be seen, as Kanye West’s name was not mentioned in the announcement, despite [cont.]

Billboard spoke with Ludacris about his new 2012 LP, Ludaversal, set for release in May. The first single is expected to hit in March. “Usher is one person that I’ve already worked with and in terms of other artists, you can say that there’s going to be a lot of surprises on here,” he told [cont.]

While Big K.R.I.T. will be releasing his Def Jam debut, Live From The Underground, in 2012, he will first release the next mixtape in his “4Eva” series with 4EvaNaDay. He announced today via Facebook that the tape will hit on February 20th, with the first single, “I Got This”, due February 1st.

Above, Kris gives an in-depth interview with The Archivest. Meanwhile, KRS has reunited with Kenny Parker for The BDP Album, which on sale now on Itunes.

Apollo Brown announced that he has completed his full length collaborative album with legendary New York emcee OC (Word…Life, Jewelz). The album, titled Trophies, will be out March 27th on Mello Music Group. Apollo Brown has been locked away the last 6 months working on an amazing emcee/producer collaboration with the legendary OC. After trips [cont.]

In an on the street interview, TMZ discovered that the possibility of an N.W.A. movie could happen, starring the original members’ kids playing their fathers. Given each sons’ uncanny resemblances to their fathers, rumors have swirled that Curtis Young aka The Product would play Dr. Dre, OMG as Ice Cube, and Lil E as Eazy-E. [cont.]

Conspiracy Worldwide Radio spoke with Jonathan Taylor of Yancey Music Group about an upcoming J. Dilla LP, The Rebirth Of Detroit, hitting May 25th, 2012. The first single will be released February 10th. The album will feature Chuck Inglish, Guilty Simpson, Monica Blair, Phat Kat, Amp Fiddler, and more. Eminem and Royce need to be [cont.]

Here’s your first look at the cover image for T.I.’s Fuck Da City Up mixtape, hitting on January 1st, 2012. That is, if the world doesn’t end.

Rick’s next mixtape of “all new original music” is coming soon, hosted by DJ Scream and Shaeem Reid. Here’s a new version of the cover artwork.

The Weeknd revealed via Twitter that his buzzworthy mixtape series will be released as a set, remastered with bonus features sometime in 2012.

With Jedi Mind Tricks recently dropping their new video for “Design In Malice” from the Violence Begets Violence LP, Vinnie Paz announced two new projects to look forward to from the camp in 2012. In February, Vinnie will release the mixtape, The Priest of Bloodshed, while later in the year, The Army Of The Pharoahes [cont.]

While closing his show out at The Gramercy Theatre, Pusha T announced that a new Clipse LP will arrive in 2012 or 2013, as well as new music from the Re-Up Gang as a whole. The G.O.O.D. Music LP is on the way as well, but what about Pusha’s solo LP?

Despite an unfortunate turn of events this year, cousins and former A Tribe Called Quest collaborators Q-Tip and Consequence have put past beefs aside, MTV’s RapFix reports. “After a very intense & extensive meeting, Q-Tip & myself have resolved our public & private issues,” Cons revealed in a statement. “With so many manufactured ‘beefs’ in [cont.]

In a recent interview with XXL, Kendrick Lamar revealed plans for his official solo debut, which may-or-may-not be on Dr. Dre’s Aftermath imprint. He spoke on working with both Pete Rock and Just Blaze for the highly anticipated project. “We got some shit. It’s city-based for sure. It’s classic. It’s history-making shit. It’s Just Blaze, [cont.]