Zion I and The Grouch will unite with Blu for the Healing Of The Nation tour, along with The Shotgun Wedding Quartet, spreading over 27 dates. Blu will appear on all west coast dates.

Is that Dr. Dre giving daps to Jay Rock? It’s possible that the two may collaborate on Detox or Jay’s upcoming LP, according to Twitter…. Killer Mike’s (aka Mike Bigga’s) Pl3dge has been pushed back from it’s original date of February 8th to August 19th. Too bad, we’re anxious to hear what came of those [cont.]

Looks like we’ll have to wait a little longer than next month for Big Sean’s G.O.O.D. Music / Def Jam debut, Finally Famous: The Album. Sean recently told XXL that it’s unlikely this will happen. “That can’t be right, because I’m definitely going to work on it right now,” Sean told XXL “But it is [cont.]

Stones Throw has just announced the release of J. Rocc’s “Some Cold Rock Stuf”, a two disc CD set and triple vinyl package from the famed Beat Junkie and DJ for Madlib & Dilla. They describe the release as “not a “DJ album”.  Not a “beat album”.  Not a mix tape.  This is an original [cont.]

The Chicago Tribune reports that Eminem will join Muse and Foo Fighters as the headlining acts for August’s Lollapalooza festival, happening in Chicago at Grant Park, August 5-7. While the report has not been officially confirmed by Lollapalooza, “reliable industry sources” confirmed the bookings Tuesday. Other guests to appear at the 20th anniversary show will [cont.]

Here’s the official cover art for Snoop’s Doggumentary, hitting March 29th. Tracks released or confirmed so far are as follows, but they may not all make the final cut: * “New Year’s Eve” (featuring Marty James, produced by Scoop DeVille) * “Wet” (produced by The Cataracs) * “Eyes Closed” (featuring Kanye West; produced by Kanye [cont.]

Seemingly frustrated with the artist’s lack of control over music leaks, T-Pain went into a Twitter rant the other night, suggesting he’s just going to leak his own music. Fuck it: Since nobody wants to respect this form of art that you all say we “love” so much, I’m just gonna go ahead and start [cont.]

In preparation for his upcoming European tour, Esoteric teams up with his AOTP affiliates to deliver a unique full-length: MC Esoteric Boston Pharaoh. It’s limited to 500 physical DIY copies and available ONLY on the AOTP Tour AND through www.esoterichiphop.com while supplies last. A true DIY album, each of the 500 copies are signed, numbered, [cont.]

Rick Ross has established his Maybach Music imprint, which will spotlight acts like Meek Mill and Masspyke Miles. Rumors are swirling throughout the industry that he is in talks with several major labels for distribution. Likely candidates include Jay-Z’s Roc Nation imprint, thanks to the Ross and Jigga’s long history together, or even more likely [cont.]

In a recent reveal by XXL, it’s been let out that Scarface (Brad Jordan) has been serving time in Montgomery County Jail in Conroe, Texas, since October of last year, for failing to pay child support. He also faces some as of yet revealed federal charges. Fellow Geto Boy Willie D is also serving time [cont.]

01. Letting Go (Feat. Sarah Green) 02. Words I Never Said (Feat. Skylar Grey) 03. Till I Get There 04. I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now (Feat. MDMA) 05. Out Of My Head (Feat. Trey Songz) 06. The Show Goes On 07. Beautiful Lasers, (Two Ways) (Feat. MDMA) 08. Coming up (Feat. MDMA) 09. State [cont.]

Cory and Peter Gunz chat with DJ Envy about their upcoming MTV reality show entitled “Son Of A Gun”.

Billboard reports that heavy rumors are circulating, suggesting that Eminem will open the Grammy awards with a performance, including a special appearance by Dr. Dre. It seems logical that Em will debut the second Detox single, “I Need A Doctor” with Dre appearing in the third verse, sure to shock the clueless audience. An insider [cont.]

50 Cent’s classic debut (yes, we said it) Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ topped 8 million copies sold this week, since it’s 2003 release. The album is the fourth best selling rap LP ever, following Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP (10,341,000) and The Eminem Show (9,928,000) and Nelly’s Country Grammar (8,489,000). via: Yahoo

Jahcoozi’s Robot Koch meets Scienz of Life’s John Robinson for the Robot Robinson project, hitting March 4th. The cats at Project: Mooncircle refer to it as “two dynamic forces of nature coming together in parallel universes, delivering cosmic opted sonics with science-fiction narrative conventions in a metaphysical tone. Robot Robinson is the FUTURE from Earth [cont.]

Looks like Roc Nation vocalist Daniel Merriweather and Kid Cudi got into a war of words this weekend via Twitter. Who knows what this was over….

With a long history of label hopping, from No Limit to Young Money to DD172/BluRoc, Curren$y has generated enough buzz to land himself a new deal with Warner Bros, with a 4/20 release of Covert Coup, produced entirely by The Alchemist. This will be a joint (heh) effort between WB and his own imprint, Jets [cont.]

The Juno Awards, Canada’s equivalent to The Grammys, will air live on March 27th  on the CTV network from the Air Canada Center in Toronto. Drake leads with six nominations, with Justin Bieber following shortly behind with four nods of his own. Drake, who will also host the show (“And the winner is…. me”), is [cont.]

Can an album be far behind? Mos Def and Talib Kweli will headline the Paid Dues stage April 2nd, 2011 in San Bernardino, CA, along with Immortal Technique, Bun B, Sage Francis, Slaughterhouse, E-40, and more.

Eminem will appear in a commercial for Lipton Brisk ice tea during Super Bowl XLV, AHH reports. Em’s likeness will be recreated via claymation for the Feb 6th, million dollar ad, much like Danny Trejo, Ozzy Ozbourne, and Frank Sinatra have done for the brand in the past.