After taking VIBE back into the apartment where Nas grew up, the Queenbridge rapper’s young brother, Jungle, brought us to a few of the most important places mentioned on Ilmatic. When Nas was just a teenager, one of his family’s closest friends was brutally murdered in the same neighborhood that they grew up in. Known [cont.]

From Retro Hash, which hits April 22nd.

Another new track from Whoo-Kid and DJ S.Whit’s upcoming mixtape, The Elevation.

Apathy took to Facebook to speak on a topic that has been bugging him for a while, monetary support from his fans. This came after he reposted a post from Bette Midler, who was expressing her own disappointment in the music industry, in the face of piracy. Some fans took issue with this, and he [cont.]

With his #BestInTheWorld Biggie tribute tape hitting earlier this week, Jon Connor delivers a video from his #BestInTheWorld Kanye freestyles project, which hit earlier this year.

Big Duke of Psycho Realm on the boards, on the first release from their upcoming collaborative LP, Big Duke VS Kurupt.

Produced by Larry Fisherman.

A Brooklyn (Brownsville) native who now resides in sunny South Beach (Miami), Marvelous Mag returns to release a new track, “Still Alive,” with fellow BK bomber Skyzoo. Marvelous has been featured on numerous projects with his counterpart Hus Kingpin, including the recently released the Hus Kingpin Meets Pro Era EP with Chuck Strangers and Hus’ [cont.]

Meyhem Lauren & Buckwild today premiere the first track off their up coming album Silk Pyramids “Silk Shirts & Yellow Gold”. The album drops May 27th on Thrice Records, and marks the first national release for Meyhem who previously released countless street projects to critical acclaim. The entire album is produced by multi-platinum producer Buckwild [cont.]

On April 21, Adult Swim’s The Boondocks will kick off its fourth and final season. After enduring some pretty incredible—and incredibly hilarious—adventures over the past three seasons, this final one promises to take Granddad Freeman and his two roguish grandsons, Huey and Riley, to new comedic heights with their exploits. To celebrate the show’s fantastic [cont.]

Skyzoo and Torae will unite as The Barrel Brothers for their self-titled collaborative LP, which will hit May 27th. Collaborators include DJ Premier, Oh No, Jahlil Beats, !llmind, Sean Price, Guilty Simpson, Black Milk, Livin Proof, Khrysis, Apollo Brown, and more. 1) Intro 2) Talk Of The Town (prod. by Oh-No) 3) Make You A [cont.]

“Give ‘Em What They Want,” 12-inch on clear vinyl with six tracks produced in 2002 by J Dilla and Supa Dave West. This will be released on May 6th on Pay Jay Productions.

From the album, Phantom and the Ghost, available April 29th. Directed by Tha Profit.

Vegas’ own Mally Mall releases his latest, featuring frequent collaborators Tyga, YG, and Jazz Lazer.

From Term’s new EP Mas Goya, entirely produced by Shortfyuz. Available exclusively at TermanologyMusic.com & Directed by CS Films.

Hieroglyphics co-founder, who is considered to be one of your favorite rappers’ most respected rappers, Casual, is kicking off the 20-year celebration of his formidable and influential album Fear Itself by announcing a commemorative tour where he will perform the original album in its entirety. He is also releasing a digitally remastered version of the [cont.]

Hip Hop super-group eMC announces the release of their forthcoming EP The Turning Point via M3/Penalty Entertainment/RED on May 20. Formed in 2007, eMC is comprised of four lyricists including the Milwaukee born phenom Stricklin, the widely respected NYC duo and “Lyricist Lounge” emcees Punchline & Wordsworth and the legendary Brooklyn-bred and former Juice Crew [cont.]

Next Tuesday, S-Double will releases his new LP, Keepers Of The Lost Art. Here is one of four the album’s digital bonus tracks, “Do You”, produced by DJ Spinna. Bodya…

The Bay Area’s HBK Gang has been slowly infiltrating the club scene, led by IamSu’s multiple appearances on hits like E-40′s “Function” and Jonn Hart’s “Who Booty”. But most recently, HBK made a name for themselves through Sage The Gemini’s twin hits “Gas Pedal” and “Red Nose”. This pair of mellow, grooving hits defied the [cont.]

Jody Highroller delivers a new freestyle, recorded at TrapZillas studio.