Dirty Sanchez of the ProERA crew tells us about this “Deep Cover (187)” cover: “Steez and myself have been stopped by undercover cops countless times in the past. Yesterday was 4/7 and I got stopped by undercover cops again it was just so syncro that it stopped me from dropping this track. So this spliff [cont.]

Z, the debut album from TDE’s first lady, SZA, is in stores today. Here is her collaboration with King Kendrick.

LA emcee Blu is back with Good To Be Home, his first ever double album. Featuring a host of West Coast hip-hop luminaries, Good To Be Home is an unapologetic celebration of Los Angeles music and culture. Check out the full tracklist with features below. Good To Be Home hits stores everywhere on May 20th, [cont.]

First single from the upcoming album titled TRUE SCHOOL

With his highly-anticipated fourth solo-LP, PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), Pharoahe Monch re-emerges with a new concept project which finds the ground-breaking emcee tackling PTSD; a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma. Throughout the duration of the LP, Monch narrates as an independent artist weary [cont.]

Ten years after its initial & highly slept-on release, Fat Beats Records & Frozen Files are proud to present the first-ever reissue of UN Or U Out, the classic debut album from The UN. Consisting of Roc Marciano, Dino Brave, Mike Raw, and Laku, the UN first emerged on Pete Rock’s 2001 Petestrumentals album, a [cont.]

New EP from Girl Talk and Philadelphia Freeway Broken Ankles This EP is a continuous mix with no breaks in between songs. It is intended to be listened to as a whole with gapless playback. Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com

From the forthcoming album, Southsiders, due May 6th.

Exclusive in-depth interview with producer DJ Mustard. In part 2 Mustard talks to Nick Huff Barili about making 10 beats a day on a “Normal Day” adding “If I’m with Mike Lee we can do 30.” Mustard says that he recently gave Nicki Minaj 15 beats which is pretty standard for him. He goes on [cont.]

Brooklyn veteran spit kicker Shabaam Sahdeeq has returned with his fifth studio album, Keepers Of The Lost Art. The relentless lyricist delivers a body of work that puts his lyrical aptitude at the forefront, while placing an emphasis on top shelf production and cuts, courtesy of Ran Reed, Lewis Parker, DJ Dister, DJ Ready Cee [cont.]

With his Dream.Zone.Achieve LP just hitting stores one week ago today, The DZA doesn’t waste much time in getting his Ringside 2 EP with 183rd out, for free download. This release is timed with this past weekend’s Wrestlemania 30, a phenomenon we will never understand. Smoke DZA & 183rd – “Ringside 2 EP”

From AG Da Coroner’s Crushed Grapes EP, produced entirely by ATG, which you can also download below. Directed by @RectheDirector.

The latest #JetFlix documentary “This Is The Life” follows the Jetlife artists in and around New Orleans and over to South By South West in Austin, Texas for the first ever official JetLounge in another state.

Rising young talent Bishop Nehru spoke to Vlad TV about his first meeting with MF Doom, and what it was like to work in the studio with him. He later tweeted that their project together, NEHRUVIANDOOM has grown from an EP to a full-length release. Hey Nehruvians NEHRUVIANDOOM is no longer an EP and it's [cont.]

Rick Ross delivers his own remix to K Camp’s “Cut Her Off”.

Dear new rappers. Before you pick your rap name, check the history books and make sure there isn’t a pioneering rapper that came before you with the same moniker. Cam’s 1st Of The Month hits May 1st.

XXL Freshman shoe-in, Troy Ave, hops on Future’s collab with Pharrell and Pusha T, “Move That Dope”.

Wiz spits and sings over Schoolboy Q’s “Man Of The Year”.

Papoose preps his second album with new music, produced by Preem.

Miss Minaj teams with Chi-town emcee, Lil Herb for “Chi-Raq”. Return of The Mixtape Nicki.