LISTEN: Icebird (RJD2 + Aaron Livingston) – “Going and Going. And Going” Rjd2 and Aaron Livingston have formed the duo Icebird, and together, the prolific producer and talented singer are excited to announce their debut album, The Abandoned Lullaby, which will be released October 11th on rjd2′s own label, RJ’s Electrical Connections. For rjd2, Icebird [cont.]

Phonte’s solo effort hits September 27th on FE+ Records. 01. Dance in the Reign 02. The Good Fight 03. Everything Is Falling Down 04. Not Here Anymore 05. Eternally 06. Sendin My Love 07. Ball and Chain 08. To Be Yours 09. Gonna Be A Beautiful Night 10. We Go Off 11. The Life of [cont.]

Got a half an hour to kill? Listen to Jay’s interview today with Angie Martinez, which is largely built around Watch The Throne. He also speaks about his relationships with Obama and Will Smith, the upcoming “Otis” video, and more. It’s worth it…. LISTEN: Angie Martinez vs. Jay-Z – Part 1 LISTEN: Angie Martinez vs. [cont.]

Ms. Breed speaks on Jon Connor’s cover of “Ain’t No Future In Your Frontin’”.

Pusha speaks with Chicago’s WCGI morning show about Consequence’s recent disses, and whether or not a response will take place. LISTEN: Pusha T Speaks Consequence On WCGI

Uh, don’t threaten us, Fif.

Freestyle Fellowship, the legendary L.A.-based Hip Hop quintet of MCs Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter, and DJ Kiilu Grand have announced their new album The Promise, set to drop October 4th on Decon. Nearly a decade since their last album under the Freestyle Fellowship moniker, their impromptu reunion show in Los Angeles in 2009 [cont.]

Lupe Fiasco calls into local Chi-Town radio, to clarify his recent comments calling Obama “the biggest terrorist”. We’re not sure he dug himself out of this one…

Tragedy Khadafi’s “Thug Matrix 3″ will be released on 9-20-211 via 25 To Life Aura /Distrolord Digital. 1. Narcotic Lines (Prod By: araabMUZIK) 2. ILL-LUMINOUS FLOW (Prod By: Now & Laterz) 3. Black Prince (Prod By: Ayatollah) 4. Free Thinkers (Prod By: Shroom) 5. Each One, Teach One (Prod By: Audible Doctor) 6. Gorilla Warefare [cont.]

Jay and Kanye have announced that the duo will be collectively known as “The Throne”. They’ve also confirmed the sequence and tracklist for the Watch The Throne LP, due August 1st 8th. “H.A.M.” is only a bonus track, sweet. Official Tracklist Sequence: 1. No Church In the Wild (feat. Frank Ocean) 2. Lift Off (feat. [cont.]

2011 marks the return of the Compilation like you have never experienced it before, with the birth of The Academy, a bi-coastal merging of the minds that provides an undeniable unity long since forgotten amidst the landscape of popularized feuds, beefs, and unfounded media hypes. “The Academy” will be released on 9-13-2011 courtesy of Terminal [cont.]

Necro recently announced that he will team with Kool G. Rap for a full-length LP called The Godfathers. This is the first time Necro has collaborated with another emcee on a full-length LP, and the project will be produced entirely by Necro, with additional executive production from Domingo. The album is not finished yet, but [cont.]

27-year old UK singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment this morning (June 23rd), according to reports. The cause of death is currently “unexplained”, according to a press release from the Metropolitan police that read: “Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05 [cont.]

Stones Throw offers a sneak peak at the upcoming “Dime Box” set, another jaw-dropping piece in the Operation:Doomsday re-release series. This one will include a picture disc 7″ of Doom’s “Rhymes Like Dimes” and puzzle of the cover image. The cover painting is by Jason Jagel, art direction by Jeff Jank. No release date has [cont.]

It’s called Legitmix… Read on…. For the first time ever, Diplo and Mad Decent can sell works made using copyrighted music without having to go through the often costly and time consuming music clearance process. This breakthrough is made possible by the revolutionary Legitmix platform. With a few mouse clicks, you can recreate an artist’s [cont.]

Oh word?: Erykah Badu has showcased her talents behind the ones and twos in various cities across the U.S. under the moniker “DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown,” and now she is gearing up to release her first ever mixtape. Badu announced during the Los Angeles Film Festival that the mixtape will be released this month. [cont.]

Update: Today, full production credits were released from Jay and Ye’s August 1st release. Check them out below: “No Church in the Wild” feat. Frank Ocean (K. West, S. Carter, C. Njapa, M. Dean, F. Ocean, G. Wright, J. Loudermilk, P. Manzanera. J. Brown, J. Roach) Please Gimme My Publishing|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/EMI April [cont.]

Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV hits August 29th.

A.G. tweeted the announcement of his next LP with longtime producer Showbiz. It’s called Suspended Animation….more news soon….

In the above clip, YMCMB’s Gudda Gudda and Jae Millz speak on Tha Carter IV, as well as other topics. Below, we have a *rumored* tracklist to the album which is less than six weeks away from release (Aug 29th). If this is incorrect, blame LWHQ. 1- It’s Weezy’s… (Intro) 2- 6 Foot 7 Foot [cont.]