Big Boi puts his Leftfoot forward with this North American tour, starting this tommorrow. 08-26 Atlanta, GA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 09-28 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle 09-02 Iowa City, IA – University of Iowa 10-01 Bloomington, IN – Indiana University 09-04 Atlanta, GA – Heineken Red Star Soul 10-08 Columbia, SC – University of [cont.]

While the cover art is still under wraps, the info for Madlib’s 9th edition of the Medicine Show series has been revealed to us. Here is the official press release for the September 28th release: Madlib follows his detour into jazz with a punch-you-in-the-face return to hip-hop form – a collaborative album with Detroit rapper [cont.]

Looks like Em’s career is experiencing a second childhood, as he enjoys Recovery’s seventh non-consecutive week at #1 on the Billboard charts, with another 116,000 copies sold in the last week. However it’s very likely that Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream will unseat the rapper next week. Meanwhile, Lil Wayne and Drake’s “Right Above It” topped [cont.]

7l & Esoteric plan to release their first new LP in four years with 1212, dropping October 12th. As you can see above, guests will include Ill Bill, Celph Titled, Alchemist, Evidence, Inspectah Deck, Sadat X, Vinnie Paz, Statik Selektah, and Reef The Lost Cauze. Eso drops knowledge about the LP here.

Blasphemous video game DJ Hero will see the release of it’s DJ Hero 2 sequel this fall, featuring over 100 new songs in the line-up. Activision has also set up a Name That Mix contest via Facebook for DJ Hero 2, with more than 275 prizes being given out each week, including trips to see [cont.]

From HouseParty.Com: You could throw the ultimate listening party for WAKE UP!, John Legend & The Roots’ new album — in your own house! John Legend & The Roots have partnered with House Party™ to create this fun, free and exclusive event. If selected to host you’ll receive everything you need to make this a [cont.]

Cover art for The Gooch’s September 28th album release.

For those of us not keeping up with the actual news lately, there’s a big debate about the construction of a mosque (which is essentially a religious center for Muslims) near Ground Zero, where the World Trade Center fell on 9-11. The Tea Party and other protesters believe it should not go there because it’s [cont.]

Presenting the cover art and tracklist for FE’s third LP, Authenticity, due Oct. 12th on FE Music. “I think every band reaches that point when they come into their own and find a sound that is distinctively theirs,” says Phonte in reference to the album’s title. “The title refers to me and Nic’s journey to [cont.]

The Rap Map is a new Google Maps ap that locates historic locations mentioned in hip-hop songs and points out their real world locations. Created by The Rap Genius, a site that specializes in hip-hop history, the application details spots on the map, with song lyrics that mention them, and a photo of the location [cont.]

The Demigodz frontman will team with DITC producer Buckwild for the October 26th release of Nineteen Ninety Now, of which Celph tells us there are classic, unreleased Buckwild beats from the golden era included. Tracklist: 01 The Deal Maker 02 Out To Lunch f. Treach of Naughty By Nature 03 Eraserheads f. Vinnie Paz (of [cont.]

Publicity stunt or no? Dorrough recently released a statement suggesting that his cel-phone was stolen, a cel phone which – by no coincidence – includes footage of….. a Dorrough sex tape! Strangely, the footage has not surfaced, but Dorrough released a statement letting the world know that “there are reports” that it is indeed out [cont.]

According to Kanye West every Friday will be G.O.O.D. Friday, from now until Christmas. Kanye stated via Twitter: “I know yall need the music so I’m dropping 1 new song every weekend until Xmas. It may be my song it may be a new Jay song etc…I’m calling it good Fridays. Yall know every Friday [cont.]

Gang Starr Foundation duo consisting of Lil Dap & Melachi the Nutcracker are back with a brand new album for the 2010!! This came out of nowhere considering the fact we haven’t heard from these guys in about a decade. Turns out, Melachi the Nutcracker just got out of jail, after being locked up for [cont.]

From NinjaTune.Com: The Ninja Tune XX box set contains the following stuff which is 100% exclusive to the set and unavailable anywhere else in the world: – 2 x CDs + 6 x 7″s featuring new tracks from Mr Scruff, Toddla T, Kid Koala, Wagon Christ, Jaga Jazzist, King Geedorah, DJ Food, Kyle Hall, The [cont.]

Von Pea, a producer, rapper, and member of the highly lauded group Tanya Morgan, is excited to announce the release his own solo album, Pea’s Gotta Have It. The album, a concept project themed around Von Pea’s high school days, will be released October 12th via Interdependent Media. For Pea’s Gotta Have It, Von Pea [cont.]

Reuters reports today that a source has told them that Wyclef Jean is not on the list of approved candidates to run for president of Haiti. “He is not on the list as I speak,” an anonymous member of Haiti’s provisional electoral council told Reuters, in a list that is to be released on Friday. [cont.]

In a recent interview with Complex, Raekwon spilled details about his highly anticipated questionable collaboration with moppet-haired teen sensation Justin Bieber. His long-winded explanation is as follows. Ahem: When you think about the whole Twitter situation, it’s a thing for making connections. When Kanye came up with the idea of the record that he wanted [cont.]

Slaine delivered details for his A World With No Skies LP, dropping October 26th via Subnoize. Guests will include Everlast, Ill Bill, B-Real, Q-Unique, Jaysaun, Vinnie Paz, Reef The Lost Cauze, DJ Lethal, and Statik Selektah. Itunes will have two bonus tracks and the first single, “99 Bottles” will drop Sept. 14th.

Eminem’s Recovery returned to the #1 position on the Billboard chart this week, after falling to second place the last two weeks in a row. This now puts Em at equal pace with not-very-attractive female vocalist Susan Boyle, who held the number one spot for six weeks with 2009′s I Dreamed A Dream. Recovery also [cont.]