Via YouTube! Not sure why they did it this way, but Apathy & Celph Titled are coming nice on this. In stores March 30th

News broke on this a while back, but maybe not to this demographic. Aesop Rock has joined up with bassist Carson Binks and guitarist Allyson Baker of San Francisco indie rock outfit Parchman Farm to form Dirty Ghosts. Aes will handle the group’s drum programming and samples – unlikely he will be spitting out happy [cont.]

Indie rock darlings Vampire Weekend debuted their new video “Giving Up The Gun” today, tapping special guest appearances from RZA, Lil Jon, Joe Jonas, and Jake Gyllenhaal. The video finds Jenny in an intense tennis match, with RZA playing the ref, Jon playing the coach. The vid comes is directed by the Malloy Brothers.

News broke yesterday of Republican politician Mitt Romney getting in an altercation on an airplane with the man sitting in front of him. Turns out the one throwing “shots” in Romney’s face was none other than LMFAO’s Sky Blu. Blu, legally known as Skyler Gordy, explained in an interview with TMZ that the altercation began [cont.]

Best line of criminal defense in history? “That’s sex texting, is what it is. For the ladies!” Maybe not, as a series over 30+ swarthy messages sent to R&B star Ashanti by 31 year old David Hurd landed him two years in prison, as he was tried this morning in a Manhattan court. Hurd allegedly [cont.]

Luda’s new “Battle Of The Sexes” reality show album tracklist and cover art are now out in the wild. Official street date is the day Biggie died, preorder from Amazon now. Tracklist: 1. Intro 2. How Low 3. My Chick Bad (feat. Nicki Minaj) 4. Everybody Drunk (feat. Lil Scrappy) 5. I Do It All [cont.]

On April 6th, Dres of Black Sheep will return with a new album entitled From The Black Pool Of Genius, his first new LP since 2006. He set things off late last year with an appetizing EP release, From The Black Pool Of Genius: The Prelude, which dropped in December. The full-length, however, will include [cont.]

Freeway & Jake One’s “The Stimulus Package” is in stores now. HipHopSite’s album review going up on the site tomorrow….

Remember that rumor that spread like a bad S.T.D. last year? You know, the monologues about Lady Gaga actually being “Sir” Gaga? Or even stranger, that she born with both sets of tools? Well, her appearance at the Brit Awards the other night will put those rumors to rest, as she has finally produced a [cont.]

The big question lately is whether or not Game’s R.E.D. album will make the March 23rd street date he’s been pubbing, and whether or not the tracklist leaked on the internet is “real” or not. New artwork surfaced via the rapper’s website today, advertising “400 Bars” as a buzz single, stating the album will drop [cont.]

In a recent interview with MTV, Memphis Bleek suggested that Jay-Z will never respond to the recent attacks by former Roc-A-Fella artist Beanie Sigel. “My thing is, what’s the purpose?” Bleek told MTV. “You said all you had to say. You said you wasn’t gonna say no more until Jay called you. He ain’t call. [cont.]

Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker recently spoke with MTV, revealing more details about his long-awaited solo album. The album is set to cross genres, working with a number of different artists, including RZA, Slash, Chester Bennington, Slipknot, and A-Trak, who he recently announced he’d be performing with on tour. “RZA plays guitar on the track [cont.]

So, Ras Kass is currently working on a new “untitled” project that will have “18 or 20″ tracks, and will also feature “guest appearances” and “top notch features and production”. The project will be limited edition, with 1000 CD’s pressed, and 500 pieces of vinyl and will ship “late Spring”. The cost? $3800. Well, not [cont.]

Are they still doing mash-ups at these award shows? Apparently so, as Dizzee Rascal flips his own “Dirtee Cash” with Florence & The Machine’s “You Got The Love”. The original “Dirtee Cash” is on Dizzee’s currently UK only release, Tongue N Cheek, which is his most accessible and probably his best album yet. Dizzee took [cont.]

Once the snow is gone in the Spring, three of the dopest rappers out will team up for one helluva tour, sure to generate long lines. Wale, K’Naan, and John Forte will do some interstate trafficking when they hit the road on March 31st for a 9-date tour that promises not to blow. K’naan was [cont.]

The Wu-Tang renaissance seems to be back in full effect, with the next release out the pipeline being Inspectah Deck’s Manifesto, dropping one week before Rae+Ghost+Meth’s Wu-Massacre LP on March 23rd. Production is handled by Alchemist, Phenom, Mike Cash, MoSS, Lee Bannon & of course, the Rebel INS. Preorders are happening now @ Amazon.com. The [cont.]

Part One of a great interview with Statik Selektah, Termanology, and Bun B. The trio dish on Stat’s “100 Proof”, Term’s forthcoming “1982″, and Stat’s future albums with Bahamadia, Sean Price, Joe Scudda, JFK, Reks, Lil Fame, Saigon, and more.

Prepare yourselves for the looooongest version of this song ever…. Too many rappers get on this ensemble west coast version of Snoop’s “I Wanna Rock”. The line-up includes Tha Dogg Pound, Ras Kass, Nipsy Hustle, 211, Mr. Silky Slim (?), and….Crooked I. Crook murders the track extending way past the 16-bar deadline, simultaneously making everyone [cont.]

In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Akon spilled details about his next album, as well as Dr. Dre’s “dance record”. “You’ve got some straight hardcore hip-hop guys actually moving into the dance realm,” Akon told the A.P. “And that’s shocking. When you’ve got someone like Dr. Dre about to do a dance record [cont.]

Asher Roth spilled details on his next album and forthcoming mixtape in a recent interview with Vibe.com. First up will be the mixtape, entitled Seared Foie Gras with Quince and Cranberry, which will hit in March to coincide with the release of his new website. The title of the  tape refers to an hors d’oeuvre [cont.]