Styles P’s latest hits October 4th, tracklist below. 1. How We Fly Ft. Avery Storm 2. We Don’t Play Ft. Lloyd Banks 3. I’m A Gee Ft. Rell 4. Ryde On Da Regular 5. Keep The Faith Ft. Aja 6. Children Ft. Pharoahe Monch 7. Street Shit Ft. Sheek Louch 8. Feelings Gone 9. Harsh [cont.]

On November 15th, Eligh of the Living Legends and Amp Live of Zion I team up to present a collaborative album titled “Therapy at 3.” With Amp Live handling all production duties, Eligh was able to focus solely on his lyrical content, which he often viewed as ‘therapy sessions’ discussing his various personal struggles with [cont.]

Ya’ll know we love Thank Me Later, despite it’s terrible non-3D cover art, but this cover is something else. We swear from a distance it looks like he’s holding a golden drumstick. Don’t judge a book by it’s cover, huh? We’ll see.

DJ Drama serves up the tracklist for his next LP. Take a look…. 01. Oh My (feat. Fabolous, Wiz Khalifa & Roscoe Dash) 02. Rough (feat. Young Jeezy & Freddie Gibbs) 03. Hand Of God (feat. Maino) 04. Oh Baby (feat. Cam’ron, Vado & Jaz) 05. Never See You Again (feat. Talia Coles & Wale) [cont.]

Customers that pre-order J-Live’s S.P.T.A. (Said Person Of That Ability) CD directly from J-Live (hitting Sept 27th), will not only receive an autographed copy, but also the Undivided Attention EP on CD. Not a bad deal….. TRACKLIST: 1 As I Start 2 From Scratch 3 The Authentic 4 Watch Sun Watch (feat. YC The Cynic) [cont.]

While on the subject of Quannum/Solesides, Lateef (1/2 of Latyrx) will return with his debut solo LP on November 8th with Firewire. Check out the cover art, tracklist, and single. Nice line up here. TRACKLIST: 1. Let’s Get Up (prod. by Chief Xcel) 2. Firewire interlude 3. Oakland (feat. Del the Funky Homosapien) 4. Only [cont.]

….Soundtrack To Chaos. No features.

Buy the book, since you pirated his last three albums. From Amazon: Common has earned a reputation in the hip hop world as a conscious artist by embracing themes of love and struggle in his songs, and by sharing his own search for knowledge with his listeners. His journey toward understanding—expressed in his music and [cont.]

What’s Tip been doing during all of his (lock) down time? Writing a fictional novel with David Ritz. Due via Harper-Collins this October.

Drops November 1st on Pooh’s For Members Only imprint.

According to a report from the Associated Press, Nas will team with Simon and Shuster imprint Atria Books for a memoir entitled It Ain’t Too Hard To Tell (too?) and will be co-written by veteran scribe Toure. The project is due Fall 2012.

Due September 27th, with guest shots from Posdnous, Talib Kweli, Tom Vek, and Little Dragon. Check out “Warning Call” below. 01 Back to Front (Circular Logic) 02 Border Crossing 03 Stay the Course [ft. Posdnuos and Talib Kweli] 04 I’ve Been Trying 05 Sad and Lonely 06 Warning Call [ft. Tom Vek] 07 Tedium 08 [cont.]

1. Intro (produced by Scott Stallone) 2. Burning the Mirror (produced by C-Lance) 3. When Crows Descend Upon You featuring Demoz (produced by Hypnotist Beats) 4. Fuck Ya Life featuring Blacastan (produced by Junior Makhno) 5. Imperial Tyranny featuring King Magnetic (produced by C-Lance) 6. Design in Malice featuring Young Zee & Pacewon (produced by [cont.]

October 25th on Duck Down records. Statik spoke on this in our exclusive interview a few weeks back. 01- Population Control (feat. Sean Price & Termanology) 02- Play the Game (feat. Big K.R.I.T. & Freddie Gibbs) 03- Groupie Love (feat. Mac Miller & Josh Xantus) 04- New York, New York (feat. Styles P, Saigon & [cont.]

From StonesThrow.Com: A quick glance at MED’s discography shows many classic releases from years past: Madvillain’s Madvillainy, Madlib’s Shades of Blue, J Dilla’s The Shining, Lootpack’s Soundpieces, Quasimoto’s Unseen. Each appearance showcases his well-rounded knack for lyricism, ranging from vivid street imagery to nostalgia to everything. On November 1st we have MED adding a new [cont.]

Despite a poor critical response and a lousy MTV VMA performance, Lil’ Wayne’s Tha Carter IV is just shy of platinum in it’s first week, selling 964,000 copies. This is the biggest first week sales for any hip-hop album since Tha Carter III, which started with 1.01 million in it’s first week. Source: Billboard

Full press release reads as follows: Legendary multi-platinum rap duo Mobb Deep inked a label deal today with national distribution company RED Distribution (a division of Sony Music Entertainment) for their imprint Infamous Records. The New York based label will be run and managed by Mobb Deep, which has appeared on records totaling more than [cont.]

“When you’re done Watching The Throne, turn around and watch me, when you’re done with the Carter 4 come back to me for more, when you’re done with that Drake, no, I ain’t trying to hate but I’m back up on my grind and I’m about to skaaaaate on these n****s…Put it on your blog [cont.]

Hip-hop recording artist Torae announces his upcoming debut offering; For The Record, on his Internal Affairs Entertainment imprint. Slated for release on November 1, 2011 the album is an ample fifteen tracks worth of high-caliber production and impeccable rhyme. For The Record is sure to transcend the expectations of new listeners and staunch supporters alike, [cont.]

Pusha T spoke with Karen Civil this week, revealing his G.O.O.D. Music debut will come via Def Jam: “Solidifying my first solo venture, G.O.O.D Music/DefJam is my home. That machine with my creativity is gonna make for satisfied hip-hop fans,” said Pusha.