Ill Bill sits in with B-Real’s Dr. Greenthumb TV channel to speak on the next La Coka Nostra album.

The Infamous Mobb frontman with the unmistakable voice comes through with a new video from his latest album, The Infamous QB – On The Grill, which is available now. Produced by Rheezo.

We imagine we’ll be posting a lot of these over the next few weeks.

Janelle performs two new cuts, “Dance Apocalyptic” and the title track from her new album, Electric Lady, on SNL, as broadcast last night.

Bun B will deliver his final chapter in the Trill album series with Trill O.G.: The Epilogue, set for a November 11th release date. Here’s a look at the track list and cover art for the project. 01. The Best is Back 02. Care 03. Fire f. Rick Ross, 2 Chainz & Serani 04. No [cont.]

Famed battle rapper and urban activist Immortal Technique speaks on the differences in battle rap today, thanks to the exposure gained from the Internet. He also explains why young artists should open their eyes to the details of the business aspect of battle rapping, so they don’t get taken advantage of when they start out.

As Red prepares for his upcoming Muddy Waters 2 release, today he drops off two new surprises. First up is his new video from the project, “Pump Ya Breaks”, followed by the “Redman Remixes” mixtape, which finds him going over tracks by Eminem, Dead Prez, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Dr. Dre, T.I., and more.

Dam-Funk releases this instrumental loosie via his Soundcloud, containing all original production, without any samples or loops. Yeah, we could hear Snoop Dogg on top of this.

As you may have heard, fashion retailer Barneys is under fire for racial profiling. Jay-Z, who has teamed with the company for The Shawn Carter Foundation, has released the following statement, in response to criticism to the partnership. This collaboration lives in a place of giving and is about the Foundation. I am not making [cont.]

RJD2 has had a long and storied career as one of the defining artists of the indie hip-hop movement, largely responsible – alongside El-P – for shaping the sound of Definitive Jux Records, and many of the label’s affiliated artists. Largely an instrumentalist, RJ took the world by storm with his earliest releases, Dead Ringer [cont.]

Com tries out a new flow on this collaboration with R&B songstress Aaradhna.

This track comes from Robert Glasper’s upcoming Black Radio 2 release, scheduled for release this Monday.

Rick Ross sits in with Sway at MTV to speak on working with Jay-Z over the years, and a new track the two did together for his new album Mastermind, entitled, “The Devil Is A Lie”. Get More: Get More: Rick Ross, Music News

The ubiquitous Kosha Dillz has perhaps one of the most diverse groups of ‘rapper friends’ in quite possibly the history of the genre. To prove this point, the bi-coastal emcee recruits both Gangsta Boo and Murs for the debut leak “Where My Homies Be” off his sophomore solo album Awkward In A Good Way which [cont.]

Directed by Jerome D. Produced by tHe renegades. #Oxymoron coming soon.

Papoose delivers his new track with N.O.R.E. discussing the lost sound of New York. Bonus, in the second clip, N.O.R.E. and his Good Belt Gang crew spit over Jay-Z’s “FuckwithmeuknowIgotit”.

We showed you the deluxe edition tracklist for Em’s MMLP2 earlier this week, now comes a look at the artwork for the project.

From Gotti’s upcoming album, I Am, due November 19th.

Off Nat Lotto’s upcoming release, Hell & Paradise, coming soon.

The Cali emcee visits New York, and sits in with both Sway In The Morning and Hot 97.