Overly excited B.o.B. fans can preorder the Grand Hustle / Atlantic Records rapper’s debut album, The Adventures Of Bobby Ray, direct with from the label, where some pretty sweet preorder packages are being offered. The breakdown is as follows: Explorer Pack (CD or Digital) – $12.99 – Includes album, 2 immediate MP3 downloads of “Nothin’ [cont.]

Amp Live, innovative DJ/Producer of legendary hip-hop crew Zion I, continues to break new ground with the release his solo album Murder At The Discotech. Though he’s known most widely for being a key defender of socially conscious hip-hop, Amp Live has always dabbled in hip-hop’s sister genres of dubstep and electronic music and melds [cont.]

Oooo, this is rich. Jae Millz released a huge barrage of insults towards XXL’s Freshmen 10 List on True Stories Radio on Monday, suggesting that many of the artists picked for the list were “wack”, among other disparaging remarks. His main beef centered around the fact that his friend Vado was not selected for the [cont.]

Press release reads as follows…. After 10-years since their classic contribution Train of Thought sealed their fates in hip-hop lore, Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek are releasing their follow-up venture Revolutions Per Minute May 18 on Blacksmith/Warner Bros. Records. With their first collaboration praised for its uplifting messages and nostalgic soundscape, Kweli’s command of the mic [cont.]

Our favorite California emcee released this mysterious tracklist via Tumblr today for an as of yet untitled album project. A closer look at the tracklist suggests that details beyond the song titles themselves (and scratches) are scarce. But we’re excited…. 01_NoWorries(TheyGonnaLoveUBaby)WrittenByHerCry ProducedByMyNegligence RecordedBeforeCashAndSene 02_GoodGrace(LetUsThankHimForThisFood) WrittenByMyInspirition ContainsInfluenceFromJamesYancey ProducedAndRecordedInGrandpasLiqiourDen2007 03_RAw!(AsHardAsItGets) WrittenBySmokeyChops ContainsFakeScratchesFromTheThoughtsOf: Frank,Asia,LilFame,BustaBust&FieldMob Produced&RecordedByTime;GodSpeedTho 04_theRunAwaySlaveSong WrittenByMyReasonToLeave ProducedByMyReasonNotToWrite [cont.]

Want to know how Joe has stayed in the game so long? Listen to this man, he owns his masters. The Darkside in stores on June 28th. Ha, ha….

Drake’s highly anticipated debut LP, Thank Me Later, hits May 25th. Drake released the following statement on his blog today in regards to the album’s completion. The sun just came out. I mean I haven’t seen it yet cause I am in the studio but I know it did. So good morning. I am working [cont.]

Wow, this sounds big. Either that, or Dre’s going to be laughing at us tomorrow. Courtesy of Germany’s Aftermathmusic.com LISTEN: 12 Seconds Of the Dr. Dre / Jay-Z Single, Apparently.

If you’ve never seen The Big Lebowski, it’s time to change that. The 1998 Coen Brothers directed film is considered by many to be the their best work, and has since risen to cult-classic status. Twelve years later, interest in the movie still soars with frequent special screenings of the film in cities across the [cont.]

Album art from the forthcoming Grand Hu$tle LP from southern legends 8-Ball & MJG.

This is making a little bit more sense now…. After news broke out yesterday that LL Cool J would appear on the debut episode of Sarah “It’s Too Hard To Be Governor of Alaska!” Palin’s new Fox News show, Real American Stories, the internet was set ablaze by Cool J’s questionable choice to help kick [cont.]

Is this karma coming full circle? In 2009, Suge Knight slapped gangster rapper Kanye West with a lawsuit for performing at The Shore Club in Miami in 2005; an event that found Suge Knight shot in the thigh, and robbed for for a $135,000 diamond earring. In the suit, Suge also includes in the damages [cont.]

In 2007, Eternia began recording her sophomore album with MoSS (a fellow Canadian), two years later the LP is complete and the title of the album says it all: At Last! Going where instinct took them, Eternia and MoSS’ collaborative union manifested into a sonically consistent album inspired by classic, boom-bap rap records (I.E. Ghostface [cont.]

Rhymesayers Entertainment is throwing together this year’s Soundset festival Sunday May 30th at Canterbury Park in Minneapolis, MN. Huge lineup this year is headlined by Atmosphere, Redman & Method Man, Brother Ali, Hieroglyphics, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Souls Of Mischief, Casual, Pep Love, P.O.S., Freeway & Jake One, Murs, Cage, Eyedea & Abilities, Wiz Khalifa, [cont.]

LL Cool J slides further and further away from relevance with his latest move, to appear on Governor Sarah Palin’s Fox News show, Real American Stories. It’s about “real americans”, not those evil freedom hating socialists that are getting themselves sick all the time. The show will replace On The Record With Greta Van Susteren, [cont.]

Dates are as follows…. May 22nd Eugene, OR Cuthbert Amphitheater May 23rd Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo May 25th Oakland, CA Fox Theater May 26th Santa Barbara, CA University of California, Santa Barbara May 28th Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern May 29th Las Vegas, NV The Joint May 30th Valley Center, CA Harrah’s Rincon – Open [cont.]

With the release of their new Ning website today, Big Pooh of Little Brother speaks on the controversial track “Star” with 9th Wonder, that leaked here over the weekend. “We decided to give that song to people for two reasons. First, the people have been asking for another 9th/Little Brother song since this is the [cont.]

This morning, the man who refers to himself as “Super Producer” Solar released a new statement via his own company, Yo! Promotions, addressing the rumors swirling around Guru’s health, and taking some time to promote 7 Grand Records. As usual, the press release starts off on a positive note, suggesting that Guru is getting better, [cont.]

NYG’z will make their return this summer on DJ Premier’s Year Round Records imprint, with their second LP, Hustla’s Union. The album will feature guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, D’Angelo, Ice Cube, M.O.P., and more….. All we have to say is, Ice Cube on a Preemo track? Please let this happen….[Source: DPB]

In a surprise move, Stones Throw announced the official release dates for Guilty Simpson & Madlib’s collaborative LP, OJ Simpson today. Meaning, today, as in, right now. Yes, the new MP3 album is available exclusively at Stones Throw’s digital store as we type this, with the official CD release dropping May 18th. As an added [cont.]