For the 3rd and final leak off Blu & Nottz’s collaborative EP, Gods In The Spirit, which becomes available on October 22nd via Coalmine Records, the emcee/producer duo is pleased to present “Crooks In Castles,” featuring ANTHM, Homeboy Sandman, Sene and Johaz.

9th Wonder on the boards.

The first song from Gotham Down – cycle II: Leviathan.. FUCKERY LEVEL 3000 by Jean Grae

In part two of Noisey’s glorious Kathy Griffin X A$AP Rocky Back & Forth, A$AP dubs Kathy The First Lady of A$AP Mob, and Kathy shows A$AP her very special handshake nudge nudge wink wink.

Black Moon, the iconic rap group from Brooklyn, NY comprised of Buckshot, 5FT and DJ Evil Dee, are celebrating the 20-year anniversary of their debut album, Enta Da Stage, on Oct. 19th. In this mini-doc. the group discusses their early beginnings, exploring topics such as the first time they met; initial studio recordings; mixing Enta [cont.]

As revealed in last night’s BET Awards cypher, Jon Connor has signed to Aftermath. Congrats, Jon! In the below interview, he speaks on how it happened. Read our review of Unconscious State, from earlier this year.

During the late 90′s / early 2000′s indie hip-hop boom, one of the crews that most impressed us the most was NYC crew Natural Elements. After serving up two classic singles for each Tommy Boy Black Label and Stretch Armstrong’s DOLO imprint, they pretty much disappeared forever. Although the crew was made up of eight [cont.]

Noisey asked 2 Chainz to respond to some of the YouTube comments left on his video “Feds Watching”. Subjects covered include being a swag chef, sammiches, and a fan wanting to become a walrus.

Danny Brown talks about being friends with Kendrick Lamar, why Old is the second best album of the year next to Kanye West’s Yeezus, and how he was inspired by Radiohead’s Kid A.

In the final part [4] of Hard Knock TV’s interview Dizzy tells Nick Huff Barili how having a daughter lead him to change his name from Dizzy D Flashy to Dizzy Wright. “I come from a dysfunctional family so my daughter was like the piece that kinda held me together. I was kinda losing sight [cont.]

R.A. The Rugged Man has never shied away from controversy, whether in his music or his political views. Recently, R.A. sat down with The Young Turks to discuss politics, his career, free speech, racism, and more. Speaking with former MSNBC and Current TV contributor Cent Uygur, R.A. explains his controversial track “Shoot Me In The [cont.]

Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis, and Left Brain of Odd Future are collectively known as MellowHigh. The trio is proud to share their new song, “Extinguisher”, the second single from their forthcoming debut record. The MellowHigh album is now available to pre-order via iTunes and the track list can be seen below. The album will include [cont.]

Famed Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz explains where his original rap name, “Tity Boi,” came from and reveals that changing his name definitely helped his career. He also speaks about working on his music after “Duffle Bag Boy” with Lil Wayne, explaining why he felt it was Wayne’s time to shine on the album.

Revolt TV & SMKA release “How Much” featuring Boldy James, Problem and Jarren Benton off The Hangout: A3C Edition mixtape (a spin-off and continuation of the highly acclaimed Stankonia Sessions mixtape series created during festivals prior). A3C partnered with Revolt TV and Atlanta production crew, SMKA, to book the legendary Stankonia Studios during 2013 A3C [cont.]

Deltron 3030 perform”City Rising from the Ashes” off their new album Deltron 3030: Event II. The group is joined by a 16-piece orchestra and 4-piece band onstage, including special guest, producer Just Blaze on keyboards. Bonus points for David Letterman reprimanding Kid Koala at the end, heh.

Redman stops by Double G News to talk with Nemo Hoes about funk in rap, the marijuana movement, Mt. Kushmore, Muddy Waters 2 and Roy Jones, Jr.

Snoop Lion has not reverted back to Dogg status yet, but instead as Snoopzilla, teaming with Stones Throw producer Dam Funk for the upcoming 7 Days Of Funk project. Check out the first single, “Faden Away”, as well as an interview with the two about the project, below.

It’s that time of year again. Here are this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards’ cyphers, from each A$AP Mob, Action Bronson, Slaughterhouse, and Black Hippy and more. Damn, Joell looks skinny. TDE (ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Isaiah Rashad & Kendrick Lamar Slaughterhouse (Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, Royce Da 5’9″ & Joe Budden) Action Bronson, Starlife [cont.]

Excuse My French available now.

From the upcoming album, Underground Luxury. Directed By Mike Ho.