Em’s sequel to his seminal Marshall Mathers LP will hit November 5th. Here’s a look at the tracklist, which features Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Skylar Grey, and Nate Ruess. Executive produced by Dr. Dre and Rick Rubin. 1. “Bad Guy” 2. “Parking Lot” (Skit) 3. “Rhyme or Reason” 4. “So Much Better” 5. “Survival” 6. “Legacy” [cont.]

Ka’s The Night’s Gambit is one of the best underground albums of the year (review coming soon). Here, the former Natural Elements emcee sits in with Redbull’s Fireside Chats to discuss the record. iframe not supported!

Karen Civil TV sits down with Rick Ross to discuss his new album, Mastermind, dropping Dec. 17th.

Pusha’s album cover comes to life. My Name Is My Name in stores now.

In anticipation for his upcoming Ninja Tune LP, Alternate/Endings, producer Lee Bannon (ProEra, Smoke DZA) drops a 22-minute EP, uncut into one track.

Ice Cube tells Complex about the creation of seminal classic track, “It Was A Good Day”.

Joey Bada$$, CJ Fly and Kirk Knight have fun with their “On Da Spot” freestyle for Invasion Radio on Hip Hop Nation with Boss Lady and DJ Steel.

Rick Ross’ “Mastermind” is in stores December 17th. The new single “No Games” featuring Future is available now on iTunes.

The first official Godfathers video/track off the debut album, “Once Upon A Crime” in stores online and physically everywhere November 19th. Filmed on location in Brooklyn & Queens, NYC. Directed & Edited by Necro.

From Trae’s upcoming I Am King, due November 25th.

Smif N Wessun have always had deep ties to the reggae culture, dating back to one of their first hits, “Sound Bwoy Bureill.” The duo have now completed a 6-song, reggae-inspired EP, entitled ‘Born and Raised.’ The project, due out Dec. 3rd, is entirely produced by Beatnick & K-Salaam. ‘Born and Raised’ features Junior Reid, [cont.]

This clip is from a Tuesday in 2013…. and we’re happy about that.

Don’t go out like a sucker. Buy your show tickets from http://www.macklemore.com/shows.

Talib Kweli, Action Bronson, and Black Thought drop some bars up at the Combat Jack show.

Pharrell, 2 Chainz, and Big Sean and other celebs read mean tweets about themselves.

Spike Lee joins Pharrell Williams to talk about teaching at NYU, and the opportunities his grandmother gave him for education. He discusses his Kickstarter campaign and his experiences as Cannes with Steven Soderbergh and Wim Wenders. The two men discuss the influences of their upbringings, and the importance of putting in the work, and Spike [cont.]

G.D.O.D. available now.

“This is educated thug music…” said Jay-Z years ago on “N.Y.M.P.”, from Vol. 3: The Life & Times Of S. Carter. This was years before he was lounging in beach chairs with Beyonce and Blue, still building his empire, giving us countless visual tales of his drug-running, pre-rap lifestyle. Despite our upbringing on Public Enemy [cont.]

Three 6 Mafia have managed some amazing feats in their time, as the duo of Juicy J and DJ Paul, not only have created some anthemic hits like “Tear The Club Up”, “Sippin’ On Syrup”, and “Stay Fly”, but also have 1) beat Martin Scorcese to his first Oscar (that’s Oscar, not Grammy) and 2) [cont.]

Timbaland tells us: “This song didn’t make the cut from 2012, but featured a lot of artist from Virginia. There were many variations to this song, but here is a snippet.” Come on Tim, release that shit…. Also, here’s some (bad) footage making the rounds, down below of Tim playing an as-of-yet unreleased Jay-Z and [cont.]