Kanye West performed “Bound 2″ on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon the other night, backed by the legendary Roots crew and Charlie Wilson. He opened the song with a different first line, clearly taking a shot at Ray J, in response to his “I Hit It First” record, which references Ray J’s previous relationship with [cont.]

Excuse My French in stores now.

R.A. The Rugged Man’s acclaimed new album Legends Never Die finds the legendary rapper linking up with a number of high-profile peers, including Tech N9ne, Talib Kweli, Hopsin, Vinnie Paz, and Krizz Kaliko. One of the most talked-about collaborations on the album is “The Dangerous Three,” featuring both Brother Ali and Masta Ace. Now, R.A. [cont.]

World Famous Beat Junkie and Stones Throw affiliate, J. Rocc, teamed up with Madlib collaborator and one of Oxnard’s finest, MED, for their group AXEL F.. Their joint “Sofa Set” EP is currently out now via Bang Ya Head Entertainment and is the pre-cursor to their upcoming full length album dropping later this year. Recently [cont.]

Directed by Reg Traviss. “(Is It Gangsta?) Yes Yes Yes” is taken from the UK rapper’s forthcoming album, When Will It Stop. The single is produced by Mark Ronson, who makes a cameo in the video, and is due Oct. 6th.

Birdman’s Rich Gang compilation is available now.

Directed by Dr. Zodiak of Sicfuc & Felony Fights. Produced by Cavi Gold Records.

Pharoahe Monch recalls the time Kanye commented on his gear.

Dead on all sites that reported Nicki Minaj filed a restraining order against DJ Khaled.

Official music video for REKS “Flags” off of REKS’ lates release Revolution Cocktail produced by Numonics, Directed by Rose Glen Entertainment.

Well, this video should ultimately destroy any further talk about Miley Cyrus twerking, as Nicki shows her what time it is around the 3:30 minute mark.

You have heard Grammy Award-winning trumpet player Maurice “Mobetta” Brown before. After all, he’s appeared on LP’s from Santigold, Ski Beatz, John Legend, Talib Kweli, Cee-Lo, Diddy, Musiq Soulchild and countless others; but you heard his trumpet and not his voice. Think Louis Armstrong and his trumpet uploaded for the 21st century to a Hip-Hop [cont.]

The reissue of Masta Ace’s Disposable Arts by Below System, contains almost a 2 hour making of DVD where you will see most of the contributors to the Disposable Arts album. Interviews, stories behind the tracks and more content about the making of Disposable Arts. The physical copy of this special CD+DVD package will available [cont.]

Here are some performances from this past weekend’s Made In America festival, put on by Budweiser and Jay-Z, in Philadelphia. Kendrick Lamar performs with the rest of the TDE posse. A$AP Rocky performs. 2 Chainz performs. Jay-Z enjoys Deadmau5′s set.

Directed by Mike Carson & Mike Waxx. Hall Of Fame in stores now.

This is the story of a multi-million dollar Philadelphia music festival and the one rapper who put it all together. Made In America airs October 11th, 2013 on Showtime.

Here is the “viral video” for Kel’s new single with Lord Chainz. Instagram/Vine your #RKMYSTORY photos/videos and have your photo/video in the upcoming “My Story” fan video.

Watch Action Bronson run the food tuck at the Bushwick Block Party.

Something Else in stores now.

This time around on “Rhythm Roulette,” Mass Appeal linked up with the one and only, El Producto. The Def Jux general blessed us with the opportunity to gain some insight on the process, which has helped him make classic material since 1993. After heading to a hole-in-the-wall record shop and picking out some dusty old [cont.]