Mac Miller releases this track under his Larry Fisherman alias, who plays a character called Smoke Mo’ Purp, “the best rapper of all time”.

This is the first leak off of Rah Digga’s forthcoming EP entitled, Hood House: So Jersey, due out later this fall. It has been described as “House music meets the Hood” as she delivers gritty rhymes over club classics with a twist. This track contains a sample from Dennis Ferrer’s “Hey Hey”.

Prodigy of Mobb Deep speaks with Whoo Kid on 20 years in hip-hop, the next Mobb Deep album, his new book H.N.I.C., Havoc’s new book, a new Mobb Deep documentary by DJ Stretch Armstrong, and his heavy drug usage days.

Pusha T turned his long-awaited debut My Name Is My Name in to Kanye West this past June. Ever the perfectionist, West had some minor suggestions for his G.O.O.D. Music rapper, thus delaying the original July 16 release date. “When I turned it in in June, he gave me probably two or three new beats,” [cont.]

Mr. Birthday Sex returns with “Battle Of The Bands”, a collaboration with Twista, as featured on Funk Flex’s Who You Mad At? Me Or Yourself mixtape.

The mack Mark Morrison returns with this track about domestic violence, from his upcoming 2013 LP.

From Vado’s upcoming Slime Flu 4 mixtape.

Statik Selektah has rapidly risen through the ranks as one of the most solid and consistent producers in the game. Over the past few years alone, he managed to release collaborative albums with each Action Bronson, Freddie Gibbs, Bumpy Knuckles, Freeway, Termanology, and others, all while continuing to release annual solo LP’s. While we’ve seen [cont.]

In part 1 of ThisIs50′s interview with Big Daddy Kane talks about people debating if he is better than Rakim or not, being almost the same age as Jay-Z, his generation of Hip-Hop, remembers Biggie not wanting to collaberate with a certain big artist because he was a biter, and having sex with a girl [cont.]

Famed rapper and urban activist Immortal Technique explains what we can learn from the George Zimmerman case, explaining why the current cycle that’s playing out in urban areas can’t continue. He also shares his thoughts on Zimmerman trying to tap into his hispanic heritage at the beginning of the case, but not really repping his [cont.]

Run DMC collide with A-Trak in a brand new interactive video for #UniteAllOriginals. Take part in the interactive film at http://www.adidas.com/unite.

Jay-Z sits in with with Bill Maher, who deciphers the hook to “Tom Ford”, beef with Harry Belafonte, and other topics in this extremely awkward interview.

LA underground legend, Aceyalone, has constantly reinvented himself with each release. His classic debut, All Balls Don’t Bounce found him rhyming over jazz breaks in the early 90′s, while it’s follow-up, A Book Of Human Language took him to the depths of the concept album underground. Later we saw him collaborate with RJD2 for Magnificent [cont.]

Juicy J celebrates his Stay Trippy release date with this track.

Magna Carta Holy Grail, available now.

JJ Doom’s Keys To The Kuffs LP is being re-released as a deluxe “Butter Edition”, including seven new cuts. Lex Records has released previews of each “Viberian Sun” (feat. Del), “The Signs”, and “Pause Tape”. The new edition is up for pre-order now on iTunes for the low price of $7.99. Due August 20th.

Joell Ortiz remixes Macklemore’s ode-to-gay-marriage, “Same Love”.

The legendary Fat Joe grabs Future to help out on his latest single, “Love Me Long Time”. Darkside III coming soon. Get More: Fat Joe, Love Me Long Time, Music, More Music Videos

From the “Diamonds & Ice” 12-inch EP, to be released August 27 on Pay Jay.

From the new album, 3ChordFold, available everywhere on 8/13/2013.