M.B.D.R presents Esoteric & Stu Bangas new music “State of War” featuring Celph Titled from their newly released album “Machete Mode”. The music video which was shot in a retro style arcade in NJ, which features games from the late 80s to mid 90s. The arcade is a resting place for these classic games and [cont.]

Production and cuts by DJ Premier. From Dynasty’s debut album, A Star In Life’s Clothing. Directed by Dustin Devars.

TDE’s newest signee Isaiah Rashad talks about his label’s reaction to Kendrick Lamar’s GQ cover story and his upcoming mixtape, Civilia.

When the lights shut off, an artist’s dream is that their work will stand the test of time. The ones that influence our culture are the ones we most remember. Here, two powerful creative forces come together to elevate the status quo and lay ground to their legacy. This is their poetry. Sing about them. [cont.]

Remix #2 of Future’s “Shit” single.

Lady Gaga’s DJ Snake produced hit with Kells gets a remix featuring Rozay.

Fabolous presents the trailer for The Soul Tape 3, hitting on Christmas day. Damn, Fab, you’re making us work…

Hot 97′s Ebro sits down for a face-to-face, in-depth interview with Talib Kweli. Gravitas, in stores now.

Earlier this week, frustrated with a lack of release date, Angel Haze leaked her album to Soundcloud. Today, the album has a release date of December 30th. Check snippets from Dirty Gold below.

Produced by E. Jones. Directed by Kenneth Price. From She Got Game available now on Jamla Records.

Kanye West stopped by WGCI’s Morning Riot while he was in Chicago for his Yeezus tour. He spoke on his new Adidas deal, becoming a billionaire by his mid 40′s, and addressed his recent, explosive interview with Sway.

Chance The Rapper performs on Arsenio. Acid Rap available now.

Maffew Ragazino pays homage to Cam, Jimmy, and crew on his birthday.

Leonard Nimoy, AKA Spock from Star Trek, and Pharrell discuss the creation of the Spock character, how the Vulcan salute came to be, and the controversy behind some of Nimoy’s photography projects. He also clarifies that his memoir, “I Am Not Spock”, was not meant to be negative and fills us in on the advice [cont.]

Free music from Gangsta Gibbs, with Cookin’ Soul on the beat.

Not sure how we missed this one. The Livest One covers the Diamond D / Brand Nubian classic. And he does all three voices – Diamond, Jamar, and Sadat. Day One…..

Shecky Green sits in with Sam Dever (not Sever) about the creation of The Source Magazine in 1988.

Just Blaze liberates this demo track he made when he was a teenager. He writes: “HAHAHAAHAHA!! I was 15, Poun was 13. We swore we was PR & CL. #TBT. My big cousin also pictured is probably the main reason I do what i do now. used to take me to the record store to [cont.]

The R recognizes Nelson Mandela on this new track from the film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, hitting theatres on December 25.

Kanye West pays tribute to Michael Jordan at Chicago’s United Center, it’s called “We Should Have Never Ever Let Michael Jordan Play For The Wizards”.