In preparation for their upcoming album, You’re Welcome, De La Soul released the first of two mixtapes leading up its release. Today we have the Smell The Da.I.S.Y. (Da Inner Soul Of Yancey) mixtape, which puts De La Soul over J. Dilla beats. Next up will be the De La Soul / Pete Rock / [cont.]

Danny Brown appears on Arsenio to perform “Dip”, and gives a brief interview about his missing tooth and Kathy Griffin.

We’re not too sure how this album sounds, but damn if that isn’t the illest album cover of the year thus far. Stream Sage’s new LP down below, courtesy of Spotify.

Statik Selektah announced his new album with Duck Down last night via Twitter. The album is called What Goes Around, and it will be available August 19th. • @StatikSelekt's new album #WhatGoesAround is dropping Aug. 19th! Make sure you got the last one, #ExtendedPlay: http://t.co/EvqBsaXeCj — Duck Down Music Inc. (@DuckDownMusic) March 25, 2014

Combat Jack tells us: “In the episode we have none other than Ma Dukes, mother of the late great J. Dilla. She’s joined by Brooklyn’s own Talib Kweli. We learn about J. Dilla and his posthumous legacy, his impact on hip hop culture, The J. Dilla Foundation and more. We also find out about Talib’s [cont.]

Did you know that supreme evil corporation, Wal-Mart, indirectly has control over the rap industry? Until iTunes surpassed it 2008, Wal-Mart was the #1 music retailer in the United States, despite the fact that they only offer “clean/radio edit” versions of albums, something that we’ve all found out the hard way, at least once. That [cont.]

Produced by Korede. From the forthcoming album, J-Live Around The Sun April 29, 2014.

Here is the first taste from Apollo Brown’s “instrumental soundtrack”, Thirty-Eight, which we broke news on – a little bit early – last week. The embargo has been lifted, so that story has been reposted.

15 new tracks from Crooked I’s Horseshoe Gang affiliates, hosted by DJ Far. Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com

Directed by Gerard Victor, shot on location in Dubai. Cuffin Season coming soon.

The first lady of TDE delivers new music, guest starring Chi-Town’s Chance The Rapper. Produced by XXYYXX. Her album, Z, hits April 8th.

50 Cent delivers a video for his new track, “Pilot”, which we showed you here yesterday. From Animal Ambition, hitting June 3rd. This album isn’t sounding bad so far…

Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Peedi Crack, and Young Chris reform as State Property. This beat knocks, produced by Mike Jerz.

Dream.ZONE.Achieve is available April 1st. Riiiiiiighhhht.

From Asaad’s Flowers 2, hitting March 27th.

Locksmith gets some shit off his chest, over a beat that samples bits of Jeru The Damaja’s “Come Clean”.

Sean C & LV deliver their new album, Loud Dreams Vol. One, featuring new music from Pusha T, A$AP Ferg, Raekwon, Busta Rhymes, Big K.R.I.T., Asher Roth, Styles P, Bun B, Fabolous, A$AP Twelvy, Dom Kennedy, Smoke DZA, and more.

Chance writes: “Produced by Social Experiment. Sox. Made in my Home Studio. Who gon stop me hah?”

Daz hops on this self-made remix of YG’s “Do It To Ya” with TeeFlii, from the My Krazy Life LP. Mustard on the beat, hoe.

Lil Cease returns with Junior Mafia, henceforth, whom will now be known as the Mafia Dons. Did everyone who signed to Bad Boy in the 90′s sign a lifetime deal for their brand/group-name? This comes from their upcoming Riding For The King mixtape.