This cut just barely missed my new mixtape, Kendrick Lamar Is The Future.

P and Al visit DJ Whoo Kid to speak on their new collaborative LP, Albert Einstein. They tell classic Mobb Deep stories, the making of “Shook Ones”, shoot outs, beef, and more.

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From Fonzarelli’s upcoming The Block Brochure Volumes 4, 5, and 6.

Hey, Papoose is sharing a track with French Montana. Guess that Summer Jam stunt paid off?

From L-R-G: Legendary producer Ski Beatz is responsible for some of the most influential and instantly recognizable hip-hop beats of all time. As part of our ongoing Off the Record series, we caught up with the storied beatsmith to discuss a variety of topics – ranging from his early days as an emcee with Original [cont.]

Pac Div’s MibbsOE teams up with Scoop Deville, for the first of six collaborative producer EP’s.

We recently caught up with Mac Miller and ScHoolBoy Q to talk about Mac’s new album “Watching movies with the Sound Off.” Check out what Q has to say about the new album, it’s features, and how he think it will fair against “Yeezus” and J. Cole’s “Born Sinner.” Just remember. . . it’s all [cont.]

Statik Selektah’s Extended Play is out today, and this cut was included, but without the Onyx samples. Here is the original version of the track. “Wishin’ I could go back once / man I miss the old New York / might fuck around and get fronts.” – Joell

Sounds like this might be “the west coast joint” from Tony Touch’s The Piecemaker 3: Return of The 50 MCs, which hits July 9th.

From the recently reviewed Albert Einstein LP, available now.

Lo-Life and Action Bronson affiliate Meyhem Lauren returns with the Raw Cashmere vinyl EP, produced by IceRocks. You can order it now via Chopped Herring.

While our Yeezus review is not quite ready yet, we have reviewed every Kanye West album throughout the span of our 17-year history. Check out our review archive of each of his albums below, from The College Dropout to Cruel Summer. The College Dropout – @@@@1/2 – By Matt Conaway Excerpt: On “Last Call”, Kanye [cont.]

Juicy J delivers his latest strip club anthem, from his upcoming Stay Trippy LP.

One great thing about archiving all of the old HipHopSite.Com articles, interviews, and reviews, is going back and reading them years later. Here is an interview we conducted with Kanye West ten years ago, just before he released The College Dropout. Some of his philosophies have changed over the years, but he was largely the [cont.]

J. Cole freestyles on Funk Flex’s show, in three separate clips. Born Sinner, in stores now.

Late on Born Sinner, J. Cole issues one of the most unnecessary apologies in hip-hop history. On “Let Nas Down,” he goes into great detail about how in his desperation to come up with a single for his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, he disappointed his idol: “Dion called me when it dropped, [cont.]

Freddie Gibbs first specially-made-for-retail album, ESGN, hits on July 9th. Here’s a look at the artwork and tracklist for the project. 1. Lil’ Sodi 2. The Real G Money 3. Came Up 4. Hundred Thousand (feat. G-Wiz & Hit “Skrewface”) 5. D.O.A. (feat. G-Wiz & Big Kill) 6. Lay It Down 7. I Seen a [cont.]

Freddie Gibbs talks about his new album, ESGN, his beef with Young Jeezy, fakeness in hip-hop – name checking Rick Ross and Jim Jones – and more.

Kanye West delivers this two-and-a-half-minute short-film, inspired by American Psycho, to promote his new album, Yeezus.