Def Jam Executive Vice President / super-producer, No I.D. speaks with Chicago’s WGCI about the upcoming Common LP, The Dreamer, The Believer, which he produced. Excellent, in-depth interview. LISTEN: No I.D. Spills Details On Common LP

You can shoot your own version of Common’s “Ghetto Dreams” video (as seen above), and win a Canon EOS Rebel T3i Digital SLR Camera with Canon EF-S 18-55MM IS II lens. Deadline for submissions is November 7th. Official rules below – for more information check out TalentHouse.com. • Videos submitted must be compromised of original [cont.]

In case you haven’t heard, RJD2 and vocalist Aaron Livingston have teamed up to form Icebird. Their new LP, The Abandoned Lullaby, is available now. They are offering fans a chance to remix their track “Charmed Life”. Winners will receive a Maschine Mikro 8 and Komplete 8 from Native Instruments, as well as a Soundcloud [cont.]

Kidz In The Hall, the hip-hop duo consisting of emcee Naledge & producer Double-O, took a creative approach to the recording process of their new album ‘Occasion.’ In March of this year, with support from Red Bull & Adidas, Kidz In The Hall laid down the foundation for the project with a core objective in [cont.]

Looks like Drake’s second major label LP, Take Care, will now drop November 15th. Drizzy released the following statement. The new date for Take Care is November 15th, 2011. I managed to create this album in my hometown of Toronto and the thoughts and stories I wanted to get across just became so clear. It [cont.]

Here’s a two page ad giving a glimpse of the Rick Ross album cover, due December 13th. What’s the over/under on the word “God” not being visible on the Wal-Mart clean edition?

Talib Kweli drops a new verse at the Occupy Wall Street and performs a verse from “Thieves In The Night”. The ending is excellent, and might be a perfect interlude for the album.

J-ZONE is a connoisseur of humbling reality checks, lesser-known rap albums from the early ‘90s, self-deprecation, and full-fledged lampoonery. His primary hobby is assailing our daily acts of bullshit. Throughout his decade and change in the music business, he’s worked with the likes of Gnarls Barkley, The Lonely Island, Biz Markie, E-40, and Prince Paul, [cont.]

Hitting November 15th. Conversation B is a complete re-envisioning of ICIDMI. Exile, J-Zone, Oddisee, Kev Brown, Eric Lau, Apollo Brown and more lend their extensive production powers to the project. It is eclectic, melodic, chaotic, bleak and brutal all at once. The journey of a man at the tipping point continues. Tracklist: 01. Reincarnate (prod. [cont.]

In a recent interview with Billboard, J. Cole suggested that he is already hard at work on his sophomore LP, which could be ready by Summer 2012. “I’m trying to do nine months, be back in nine months with the next album,” Cole tells Billboard.com, adding that he’s “already tracking the second album. I’ve got [cont.]

The People Under The Stairs will return with a new album, Highlighter, shipping directly from their website on or before October 15th. Customers will be treated to immediate digital downloads of the LP. Regular and deluxe t-shirt packages. Highlighter, People Under The Stairs’ most ambitious work to date, marks their 8th album release and captures [cont.]

Wu-Tang DJ speaks on his follow-up LP to The Problem, entitled The Answer. Guests will include Method Man, Raekwon, Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah, GZA/Genius, Masta Killa, Redman, Ali Vegas, Bad Luck, Eyeslow, and more.

It’s a little surprising when you learn this is Grap Luva’s debut solo release. For his fans and peers it seems like we’ve been blessed with his vocals and production on too many hip hop classics to remember, so how can this be true. What is true is that it’s well worth the wait! This [cont.]

TMZ reports: A five-minute sex tape showing Tupac receiving oral sex while rapping and dancing has surfaced … and TMZ has seen it. The tape, shot in 1991, begins with a bunch of groupies in a living room during a house party. Tupac walks into the room with his pants down to his ankles, his [cont.]

Meanwhile, Jay-Z will re-release Decoded on November 1st in paperback form, including a new chapter, seven additional illustrations, three decoded songs: ‘I Know’, ‘Young Gz’, ‘Lost One’ and a new afterword.

Hitting November 1st. 1. Sound Check 2. Wake Up 3. Loosie 4. Zap 5. Jordan VIII 6. Dada 7. WTF 8. LOL 9. Dark Sunshine 10. Black And Brown

Hitting November 25th, aka Black Friday. “The cover art for the Black Cocaine EP was an idea I came up with then passed over to the [Sony] RED art department. They brought my thoughts to life,” Prodigy told MTV News. “Havoc and I laughed the other day about how hustlers are gonna try to make [cont.]

Celph Titled tells us: NOVEMBER 8TH is the release of the bonus addendum EP entitled Nineteen Ninety MORE! Hittin’ you with 4 unreleased B-sides featuring Outerspace, Laws, Cella Dwellas, Lord Digga and Kwest. ALSO includes the 3 previously vinyl-only cuts “The Celph Titled Show”, “Nothin’ To Say (feat. Rise)” and “There Will Be Blood [Remix] [cont.]

November 8th, Mac Miller makes his major label debut. 01. English Lane 02. Blue Slide Park 03. Party On Fifth Ave 04. PA Nights 05. Frick Park Market 06. Smile Back 07. Under The Weather 08. Of The Soul 09. My Team 10. Up All Night 11. Loitering Album Only 12. Hole In My Pocket [cont.]

The New Jersey Nets basketball team will relocate to Brooklyn in 2012, and thus forward be known as “The Brooklyn Nets”. “We named the New Jersey Nets the Brooklyn Nets,” Jay-Z, part owner of the team, said in a brief press conference yesterday. . “We think we’ve developed a lot of equity behind brand Nets,” [cont.]