Just chasing my dreams… Playing the violin while Kendrick Lamar spits a few bars. As you can tell I was hype! I have every reason to be, this man will be a legend. – Johnathan Rivera.

Big Paul Rosenberg, high profile rap manager to Eminem, celebrated his 40th birthday in New York over the weekend. Showing his age, he invited EPMD, Nas, Rakim, Craig G, Dana Dane, and others to perform. Jon Shecter proceeded to tell me all about it at Surrender on Friday with every jealously-inducing detail.

Talib Kweli Speaks On The Passing Of Amy Winehouse from HipHopSite.Com on Vimeo. In part one of our interview with Talib Kweli, he speaks on the tragic death of Amy Winehouse.

New video from Maffew Ragazino. Finally somebody resurrects Da Youngsta’s (118th Street produced) classic. Shout out to Treach. Check for Maffew Ragazino’s new LP Rhymepays August 18.

Title track from the album of the same name. Directed by Ian Wolfson.

Black Rob’s new LP, Game Tested, Street Approved hits July 26th on Duck Down.

Produced by J.J. Brown for 5G Productions. Video directed and photographed by John Morse for Boston Entertainment.

Here is the latest visual from LRG Films for Smoke DZA – “Cool Shit” feat. The Kid Daytona, off the T.H.C. album. The video was directed by Derek Pike and Woodworks.

From Young Buck’s forthcoming Back On My Buck Shit Vol 2: Change Of Plans.

New video from Souls Of Mischief member A Plus from his new album Pepper Spray, a tribute album to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Apparently the first in a series of projects paying tribute to some of the rock bands he respects.

In case you missed it, the video for Pusha T’s track with Tyler, the Creator “Trouble on My Mind” premiered last night.

Better late than never. Directed by Christopher Schafer.

G.O.O.D. Music’s own CyHi The Prynce speaks on what it was like being in the studio with Jay-Z & Kanye West as they worked on their much anticipated album, “Watch The Throne.”

Wale remixes the MMG posse cut on the solo tip, holding it down for DC.

Jose’s rendition of “Tupac Back” gets a video. In other news, Joe put his former Terror Squad teammates on blast for dissing Joell Ortiz on his cover of the track, “Big Pun Back”. In a recent XXL interview, Joe had this to say: “I thought it was incredible. I thought it was great. I never [cont.]

Killer Mike interview on Invasion Radio from 3 Little Digs on Vimeo. Killer Mike stops by Invasion Radio and talks Pl3dge, middle class America, TI’s release and the return of Outkast.

You know Khaled is still scratching his head at that Eminem/Boo-Yaa Tribe collabo.

A word, we’ve been chilling till the next next episode for a long, long time. #detox

Big Sean explains those two mysterious collaborations with Wiz and Spitta that leaked yesterday, suggesting a mixtape release between the three artists is on the way.

Guilty speaks with Bootleg Kev about his favorite emcees in the Detroit scene.