RZA’s “Ode To Django” only made the iTunes version of the Django Unchained soundtrack, which you can hear below.

Thirstin Howl III and Hurricane G are recording an album together called Mami and Papi. The video is directed by Thirst and Jokes.

Directed by Tony AG.

One time member of Natural Elements, Ka, lets us hear the vinyl only bonus track from his critically acclaimed Grief Pedigree album, which we never got around to reviewing last year, even though we promised we would.

How did we miss this? Oh yeah, we were highly intoxicated. Statik Selektah’s new album, Extended Play is due in the second quarter of this year.

Directed by Dr. Zodiak. Produced by The Real Knotch. From the soon to be released Money • Bitches • Power mixtape

Jean Grae kicks off the New Year correctly with this collection of loosies, released today via Bandcamp. 1. Neckface 02:47 2. Mean Jean (B Day edition) 01:45 3. What Cha Gonna Do 03:38 4. What The Hell 02:26 5. Admire Quagmire 01:48 6. Haters Anthem Remix ft Planet Asia and Sadat X 04:40 7. The [cont.]

As promised, Raekwon delivers the title to his next LP today, revealed in a Tweet. “My next Lp comin out in the 2nd quarter and is titled F.I.L.A acronym for “FLY.INTERNATIONAL. LUXURIOUS ART”,” Raekwon said today on Twitter. Look out for the Lost Jewelry EP, due January 8th.

In a tradition started right here some years ago on HipHopSite with God’s Stepson, 9th Wonder gets his remix on, this time taking on Jay-Z’s American Gangster album. 9th Wonder + Jay-Z – “Black American Gangster”

Big Boi enlists formerly beefing rappers T.I. and Ludacris for “In The A”, off of his V.L.A.D.R. LP, which is available now. Directed by Alexi Papalexopoulos.

Azealia Banks returns with a new offering that may or may not appear on her upcoming LP, Broke With Expensive Taste. Produced by Apple Juice Kid.

Timbo went crazy on Soundcloud this past week, releasing a series of new tracks for his #TimboGiftBag series. Check out all four songs below. 1. This Lady (feat. Sebastian) 2. Redbone (feat. Petey Pablo + Sebastian) 3. White Wedding 4. The Party Anthem (feat. Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott, T-Pain)

Roc Marciano dropped one of the most criminally misunderstood albums of 2012 with Reloaded, and continues to litter the fans with b-sides and outtakes from the project. Here is another new cut called “Bally Belts”.

Riff Raff drops a pair of videos from his Hologram Panda mixtape project. Directed by WhoIsHighDef and Ben Hughes, respectively.

R-Les gets on Fab’s “Life Is So Exciting”.

From Kay Slay’s upcoming Grown Man Hip Hop Pt 2: Sleeping With The Enemy.

In Los Angeles’ new era of hip-hop, many artists have found it most beneficial to represent themselves and remain independent. Pac Div discovered this reality after signing with Universal Motown in 2009 when they felt that commercialized stardom wasn’t a good fit for them and they ripped up the contract. The West Coast trio was [cont.]

As promised, DJ Shadow releases his “too future” set from Mansion Miami, which resulted in the club pulling him off the decks, and subsequent internet backlash.

Diplo releases this better late than never remix of his legs-up-in-the-air smash, “Express Yourself”.

Looking back on his incredible year, ASAP Rocky talks with Miss Info about his accomplishments and setbacks in 2012. They discuss everything from the growth of the ASAP Mobb, beef with former friends, his past romances, his legal troubles, and his fashion trendsetting…Rocky and ASAP Ferg also sound off about the early leak of Rocky’s [cont.]