Perhaps the biggest potential smash from MMG’s Self Made Vol. One gets a new cut of the video, ready for MTV. Not to be confused with this.

Lil Wayne’s “How to Love” producer Detail shares plans to record with Kanye West for his new album and his recent collaborations with T-Pain (“Bottles”) and No Doubt.

The latest from the Black Hippy camp, fellow member Kendrick Lamar makes an appearance.

In 2005, Common released his sixth studio album, and second gold record, Be. In describing the album’s concept shortly after its release, he said, “I named it Be to be who you are, man, and be able to be in the moment and not try too hard. Be is another way of saying just do [cont.]

Legendary Source Mind Squad member recalls the beef between The Source and Shady Records. He also speaks on the development of Royce’s career and Philly’s STS.

“Sound of Silence” is off Stalley’s Lincoln Way Nights which has been remastered and is being released via SMC/Fontana on Nov. 1, 2011. The music video is directed by BMike (2-Cent Films).

New footage from Combat Jack x Dallas Penn Bring Your Own Blogger BBQ last weekend in Bushwick. Featuring Action Bronson, Statik Selektah & Danny Brown.

Video trailer from legend Tragedy Khadafi. The first single “ILL-LUMINOUS FLOW” (Produced by Now & Laterz) off Tragedy’s “Thug Matrix 3” In Stores September 20th, 2011.

Jeezy spoke on his new album #TM103, the mystery song featuring Drake, Hov, and Andre 3000, the delay to get the album out, he also alludes to still having problems with Rick Ross despite what Dj Khaled told me, the Real is Back 2, which Jeezy album is his favorite, why he signed Freddie Gibbs, [cont.]

Shot in their hometown of Ladera.

*D.O.A.*

One more from Doggumentary Music or whatever it’s called.

Torae performs the first leak from his highly-anticipated debut LP, For The Record, live from Brooklyn’s Public Assembly. Torae will be releasing his debut LP, “For The Record,” on 11-1-2011, featuring production from DJ Premier, 9th Wonder, Khrysis, Marco Polo, !llmind, Pete Rock, Diamond D, Buckwild, Nottz, Large Professor, Fatin (and Torae as well).

Today, mtvU premiered David’s latest video for “Take A Picture.” The video was conceived by Special Problems (production company behind Alicia Key’s HP commercial) and sees 7 different directors/animators interpreting 7 parts of the song. Each person was given a segment of the song and access to David Dallas. A few rules were put in [cont.]

Directed By Lex, from Loyalty Is A Way Of Life.

Fuck all this LOL, OMG, emoticon, all day text-a-thon shit. 25 cents, 4 minutes, straight to the point, no bullshit. J-Zone explores the beauty of communication via pay phone. J-Zone’s book, Root for the Villain: Rap, Bullshit, and a Celebration of Failure, coming Fall 2011. Superman didn’t text; he changed outfits in a phone booth. [cont.]

Kev speaks with Statik Selektah while in Vegas, up at Hot 97.5.

Another one from the recently reviewed Follow Me Home LP.

Another one from MMG’s Self Made Vol. One compilation.

Mobb Deep’s Prodigy speaks from the studio about the origins of Havoc’s haunting, wobbly hooks, sampling jazz records inherited from the legendary Budd Johnson, and finessing the MC skills that made The Infamous a classic.