From the makers of the Up Close documentary series and in association with Skee.TV, Boost Mobile Presents: Be Heard Sessions with Crooked I. In this episode, Crooked I provides an in-depth look on his life growing up around music and how he started by writing poetry really early as a kid. He also talks about [cont.]

As part of Yahoo’s Crash Concerts, Kendrick Lamar put on a surprise show that nearly shut down the Staples Center on October 21st. Just a day before he released good kid m.A.A.d. city, Kendrick jumped onto a double-decker bus and headed for Downtown LA to perform for a group of fans and a bunch of [cont.]

Chil Ali recruits Fat Joe for this new track celebrating his return to the game.

It seems that the BK born, VT transplant, and now Colorado resident BURNTmd has reason to be thankful. Seeing that Colorado has legally become more green than his former Green Mountain State, the Brooklyn native has once again enlisted the enigmatic Keith Murray, this time on “Building Blocks,” the latest leak off his Green Invasion [cont.]

Rihanna delivers the official remix to “Diamonds”, featuring Kanye West. Below that is the Ted Smooth remix, featuring new verses from NORE.

Longtime homies Kurious and MF Doom reteam for this new track, of unknown origin.

LA’s Styles Of Beyond have been putting it down since the birth of the independent hip-hop movement, which saw the release of their fan favorite albums, 2000 Fold (1998) and Megadef (2003). The SOB’s caught the ear of Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda, who invited them to be a part of his Fort Minor offshoot project, [cont.]

After more than three years of brainstorming, experimenting and collaborating, DJ Nu-Mark’s debut solo album Broken Sunlight is finally available. Featuring guests including Bumpy Knuckles, Large Professor, J-Live, Aloe Blacc, Charles Bradley, Quantic, A-Skillz and more, Broken Sunlight showcases DJ Nu-Mark’s love of hip-hop, funk and cumbia. Included with the release is “Nu-Conduit” a 50-minute [cont.]

Curren$y celebrates Friday with some new, free music

From Power & Passion, available now.

Mac Miller serves up some new free music, in a collaboration we thought we’d never see. Produced by DJ Dahi. We don’t expect to see this on his new album, Watching Movies With The Sound Off.

26 Year Old Toronto MC recruits The Lox and Jay Vado for this track from his Fresh Start project.. Not to be confused with this man. Can’t Get Enough by Peter Jackson feat Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch & Jay Vado

Another leak from Nicki’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded: The Re-Up hitting stores Nov. 19th. Produced by Boi-1da and T-Minus.

This is an thinly veiled ad for T-Mobile – that we’re not getting paid for – but there isn’t enough RJD2 content in the world. So have at it.

Mad Decent artist via Austin, TX weighs in on Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools”, taking it…. TO THE TRAP. He does the same for G.O.O.D.’s “Clique”. Preview both and download down bottom.

“Some days I feel like I’ll do it, some days I don’t. Some days I feel like I don’t need to, some days I feel like I want to do it before I die. So, I don’t know where to fall. I am just hoping one day I get that inspiration,” he said at an [cont.]

Here is the complete interview with Saigon on the Breakfast Club. Clocking in at over 30 minutes, he speaks on socially relevant hip-hop, being indie, punching 2 Chainz and Rick Ross in the face, Prodigy, Shyne, BMF, and of course, his new album, The Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2: Bread & Circuses.

Bow Wow puts work in today with the interviews, speaking with each Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Big Boi, and Swizz Beatz on 106 & Park.

New video from Jon Connor off of While You Were Sleepin’, directed by Joe Puma For The Program LLC.

Devin previews another track from his Highway movie and soundtrack, up for preorder now at iTunes.