In the third and final installment of HardKnock TV’s interview, Mac talks to Nick Huff Barili about how he feels that Schoolboy Q’s up coming album is better than any TDE releases to date, including Kendrick Lamar’s GKMC. Mac back pedals on the statement a bit saying that he wants to support his homie Q [cont.]

Paul White drops another video for the song “Minus” from his recently released EP “Watch the Ants” via One-Handed Music. Similar to previous videos, Plastic Horse provides stellar animation for the “Minus” video that takes viewers onto another world of syncopated hand claps and ball drops, with an ever present all-seeing eye that reminds us [cont.]

Continuing the tradition of Long Beach hip hop, Crooked I explains how the city that raised him has defined his life and how his experiences in LA County have defined his music.

Statik tells us: “My beat for the public/NY MCs with 2 open 16s in response to Kendricks DOPE ass verse… if NYC cats are gonna go in, heres a beat i had in the stash that i just added cuts to today! Lets see what people got….”

The grand imperial Gensu Dean & Planet Asia recently went to Chicago to promote music education to the young alongside A Tribe Called Quests’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad (among others), and performed some cuts from their current collaborative album “Abrasions.” At the same time the deluxe edition of their vinyl came out and on it was [cont.]

The Prelude mixtape to the upcoming RBC Records release of The Almighty – The 2nd Coming In stores August 27th 2013. The Almighty consists of Canibus, Cappadonna, Planet Asia, M-Eighty & Nino Graye Album Features Crooked I, Kurupt, Chino Xl, Busta Rhymes, Tragedy Khadafi, Vinny Paz & more Produced By JP Beats, Domingo, Bronze Nazereth, [cont.]

Prodigy and Alchemist discuss the pros and cons of New York and LA. Brisk Bodega is presented in partnership with Noisey, VICE Magazine’s music channel. It’s a go-to spot for music, culture, style, art, and more. Updated daily, the Brisk Bodega provides fun, smart, and original content curated by Noisey staff.

The Yonkers veteran and oft-time rap historian sat down with Stashed to talk about his legacy as an MC as well as his longevity in Hip-Hop in this week’s episode of Driven. In part two of this sit-down, the battle tested rapper went on to speak about the need for a great rap battle and [cont.]

Produced by Blended Babies.

A$AP Rocky performs “Wild For The Night” on MTV’s Wild N Out. Get More: A$AP Rocky, Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out, MTV2

From the forthcoming Gangsta Grillz Mixtape, She Got Game, hosted by DJ Drama 8.20.13

Something Else in stores now.

Just Blaze weighs in on Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Big Sean’s “Control”, and what it means for hip-hop. He also talks about production for Drake’s upcoming LP, Nothing Was The Same.

This one hour documentary on Danny Brown was shot when he was a virtual unknown back in 2008. This is literally (in the correct use of the word) an old documentary, and is not connected to his upcoming LP, OLD.

Stream the full official version of Eminem’s “Survival”, music from the forthcoming game Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Dirty Dutch DJ Chuckie’s foray into the hip-hop market, “Makin’ Papers”, gets an official video, directed by Larenz Tate.

J-Zone tells us: “What inspired my return to music? Reality! Ever try getting on Linked In or going to a job fair with a Gumby haircut and your primary experience being running around a stage in a rabbit fur coat? I did. Ever enter the work force for the very first time in your mid-30s [cont.]

Lupe Fiasco reponds to Kendrick Lamar’s controversial verses on Big Sean’s “Control” on “SLR 2″, coupled with an additional new song “#DopeFrancis (American Trap)”.

Before playing Rapsody’s new “She Got Game” mixtape 9th Wonder and Young Guru got into a discussion about Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Big Sean’s “Control” and why a response may be futile.

J. Cole performs “Crooked Smile” on Conan.