SV – which now pretty much consists of T3 – takes a more rugged approach for this song from the Dirty Slums 2 mixtape, hitting Jan. 29th.

Tip performs his smash single from Trouble Man, backed by The Roots.

Kid Ink just signed with RCA, and with that releases the first single with the label, featuring Meek Mill and Wale.

Chi Ali takes on Jay-Z’s “A Million & One Questions” beat by Premier, to speak on his life post-incarceration.

Weezy’s releases another track from I Am Not A Human Being 2, this time collaborating with 2 Chainz. This seems to be a low quality version.

This vaulted collabo from the Blue Slide Park sessions finally sees the light of day.

M.E.D. “Candlelight” feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow from Bang Ya Head 3. Produced by Georgia Anne Muldrow. Directed by Paul Delmont. Bang Ya Head 4 is coming soon.

Blu’s visuals for the titled track “Amnesia” from the Amnesia EP. Directed by Chimp. A tribute to Jamal Dewar AKA Capital Steez. Starring Lizabeth Cooper & Aplus Nostaljack of New Breed Music group.

Part 3 of Hard Knock TV’s exclusive in-depth interview with Ab-Soul starts with Ab talking to Nick Huff Barili about the inspiration for his song Double Standards, which he said is the story of his generation. As the interview continues Soulo talks about sneaking backstage and meeting Nas for the first time. Though Ab says [cont.]

This week’s Hellafine Fridays podcast episode is a special edition, acting as volume two of last year’s massively popular Blog So Hard mix. Blog So Hard 2: All Blog Everything collects our favorite b-side / non-album tracks from 2012. As we were selecting our favorite blog-bangers from the year, we noticed a lot of slowed [cont.]

The history of what would one day become Wu-Block dates back to a song by Fat Joe called “John Blaze”, which featured both Raekwon and Jadakiss, among other rappers. This would be the first time that someone from the Clan appeared on a track with someone from the post-Bad Boy crew, The Lox, despite accusations [cont.]

Common speaks on his 2013 plans, which include two films, Luv and Magic Men, as well as plans to drop each an EP, his first mixtape, and his next album all within the year. Big shout out to Hyde Bellagio, who gets some national love at the beginning of the clip.

Big Boi teams with Jake Troth to perform “Apple Of My Eye” on Late Night With David Letterman, from the V.L.A.D.R. LP, which is available now.

J. Cole speaks with PopStopTV at Tao in Las Vegas, and speaks on his next LP, Born Sinner, suggesting that is it coming later this year, pushed back from it’s original January 28th release date.

Kendrick Lamar delivers the video for “Backseat Freestyle” from Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, directed by Jerome D, Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar. In the second clip, Kendrick breaks down “Dying Of Thirst”.

AZ freestyles over Nas’ classic intro to Illmatic, “Genesis”. Doe Or Die II is coming soon.

Lupe Fiasco performs this track from Food & Liquor 2, alongside the legendary Roots crew and vocalist Guy Sebastian.

Listed simply as “Step Brothers – Lord Steppington – 2013″, RSE gives fans a taste of what to expect from the long-awaited Evidence / Alchemist collaboration album on this 30 second clip. At this time, we are unsure if the album title is actually Lord Steppington, but we definitely can expect it this year. Check [cont.]

In this episode, Diamond D shows off his favorite breakbeat records and talks about how he was inspired by everyone from Afrika Bambaataa to The J.B.’s. Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections.

Here are parts one and two of our exclusive interview with A-Trak. In part one, we speak on A’s gig at 1-Oak Las Vegas, the new Fool’s Gold rap compilation “Loosies”, Danny Brown’s upcoming album “Old”, and more. In part two, A-Trak speaks on the EDM explosion, the emergence of Trap music, Serato vs. Traktor, [cont.]