Big Boi’s Mashup Mondays continue, blending “In The A” and Kito & Reija Lee’s “Run For Cover”.

From TrakkSounds and Rapid Ric’s Intervention Episode 2, available now.

Big K.R.I.T. kicked off #WeekOfKRIT yesterday with the first of seven new tracks, in preparation for his sophomore LP, Cadillactica. Kritical rides the buzz of Rick Ross’ Mastermind, in stores this week, with the first #WeekOfKrit cut, “New Agenda”. Produced by Big K.R.I.T., as usual.

Rising NYC rapper, Shirt, did an artist profile for Funny Or Die. Check it out below. Shirt | Artist Profile – watch more funny videos

Pharrell and his hat injected some much needed fun into the usually stuffy Oscar’s event on Sunday night, with a performance of “Happy”, as heard on both the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack, and his new album G I R L, which is in stores today.

Styles P, Sheek Louch, and Jadakiss continue to release new music as the almighty L-O-X, with this new track paying homage to their city. Think big, paid in full. “Yeah we wore shiny suits / but that put us in a new tax bracket…” – Sheek

The Soul Brother #1 pays tribute to great Roy Ayers on this just under 40-minute run through of classics. Produced in conjunction with the 503 Collective t-shirt pictured above, available now (along with some other dope designs) at http://pete-rock.myshopify.com/.

After many teasers, J-Ronin finally drops his massively packed, ambitious Freestyle Files Vol. 2, featuring “Everybody’ Who’s Anybody” as the title implies. 01. DJ J-Ronin, Busta Rhymes, RZA & Peter Rosenberg – Intro 02. Lil’ Fame (of M.O.P.) – Get Busy 03. Tragedy Khadafi – Drop A Gem On Em 04. Ras Kass – All [cont.]

Mac Miller delivers an unused cut from last year, “Archived in the Sanctuary Of Narnia’s year 2013.” Produced under his Larry Fisherman alias.

Following Dizzy Wright and Mally Mall, the Vegas scene continues to expand, with Jazz Lazer’s star-studded new single, featuring each Mally, Rick Ross, French Montana, and Detail. The track is available now on iTunes.

As if there were not enough remixes of Que’s “O.G. Bobby Johnson”, Ferg delivers a second freestyle over the track, hence the title.

First heard on DJ Nick’s The Big Payback, two members of the A$AP Mob jump on the remix to Chyna’s cut. Free download, appropriately.

CJ Fly of Pro Era incorporates his love for motion picture into the creation of his first short film and latest visual entitled Eyetalian Frenchip, off of his debut solo project, Thee Way Eye See It. Prod. by Entreproducers. Download Thee Way Eye See It at http://theewayeyesee.it

The last official recording of ProEra’s Capital Steez before his untimely passing is this track with Brooklyn’s SMTH. The single is available on iTunes now, and all profits from the sale of the track will go directly to the family of Capital Steez.

With their upcoming LEX Records collaborative project on the way, MF Doom and Bishop Nehru give us an inside look at the creative process behind NehruvianDOOM.

A$AP Rocky teams with French producer Gesaffelstein, best known for his work with Daft Punk on Kanye West’s “Send It Up” from the Yeezus LP. This comes from the Divergent soundtrack, hitting March 11th.

MJG returns, sans Eightball, instead joined by another large rapper from the South, Rick Ross, for “24-7-365″. From the album Too Pimpin’ 2.0.

Rick Ross delivers videos for his cover of Biggie’s “You’re Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)”, as well a “viral video” for perhaps the album’s worst track, “BLK & WHT”, from his Mastermind LP, in stores now.

Que milks “OG Bobby Johnson” for another star-studded remix. Off Que’s forthcoming EP, Who Is Que? dropping in March.

Nas speaks to NiceKicks about his latest venture, a sneaker shop in Las Vegas called 12AM Run. The shop will be located in the new LINQ center on Las Vegas Boulevard, which is also home to the much buzzed about Brooklyn Bowl concert venue.