“Low” featuring Jada Kiss is the second single off The Kid Daytona’s latest project, “Summer Games: The Kid With The Golden Pen.” “Low” was shot in New York City, directed by Joe Puma and produced by Woodie White for OYSTER CONCEPTS.

It’s been a while since we’ve heard new material from J-Zone. In the above clip, DJ Sheep previews new tracks from the upcoming new 7″ single. For more info, stay tuned to http://www.facebook.com/fresheep.

Brand new release from GoodFelons featuring another banger from Roc Marciano produced by Arch Druids. Features the original version of “Boss Material” (featuring Lost Occupant & Rekon), as well as the “Richie Malevolence Remix” (featuring Hus of Tha Connection) and the “4th Pyramid Remix” (featuring 4th Pyramid). On the flipside, for the first time on [cont.]

New material from the upcoming Beatnuts + Alkaholiks collaborative album, Liknuts, with “Bang”.

In the 90′s, you might have heard scholars talking about Jazz as “the only form of music ever born in America”, largely ignoring a sub-culture that was in full swing just a few blocks away from their comfortable suburban homes. But today, rap music and hip-hop culture have invaded just about every corner of mainstream [cont.]

Battle rapper, Loaded “You Gon’ Get This Work” Lux, recently challenged Busta Rhymes to a bout in a previous interview with ThisIs50′s Young Jack Thriller. In a follow-up interview with Busta, said he would gladly accept the challenge. Whether or not this would actually pan out is another story.

RZA appears on Ray William Johnson’s highly-trafficked web series, which finds him dissecting various YouTube clips and viral videos.

In other The Man With The Iron Fists news, RZA will actually release two soundtracks for his directorial debut, the official soundtrack, and it’s accompanying score, produced by RZA and composer Howard Drossin. Get a taste of what RZA and Drossin cooked up for the film’s official score in the above clip.

This song, originally by William Bell, was the source material for Dilated Peoples’ “Worst Comes To Worst” and “Sorry” by Chino XL. It’s been covered sampled many times, once also by The Mad Lads, which was later sampled by M.O.P. for “Warriorz”. This latest rendition is from Wu-cover band, The Revelations, featuring vocals from Tre [cont.]

T-Pain surprises with a new mixtape, Stoic, feautring collaborations with Big K.R.I.T., Bei Maejor, Pitbull, Tech N9ne, Travie McCoy Tay Dizm, Tha Bizness, and more.

Lead single to JR & PH7′s The Good Life, hitting November 6th. The full-length project will include appearances from Phonte, Roc Marciano, Sean Price, The Kid Daytona, Guilty Simpson, Skyzoo, Torae, FlyUnion and more.

After the disappointingly pop and overly slick Lasers, Lupe Fiasco has returned with his fourth album, the somewhat ridiculously titled Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1. Does this mean there will be a Food & Liquor II: Pt. 2? That seems like a fairly ludicrous possibility. More likely, there won’t [cont.]

Originally appearing on Kweli & Z-Trip’s Attack The Block mixtape, here is the full-length, official version of Kweli and R-Les’ collaboration, produced by Boi-1da.

Q-Tip let loose a megaton bomb of a hint this weekend at the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards, when asked about his absence on the G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer LP, suggesting a quick, follow-up sequel to the compilation is in the works. “I’m going to let the cat out of the bag, I’m sorry. Can I [cont.]

Joell releases the first track from the inevitable DJ Pizzo vs. Slaughterhouse mixtape, House Party 2. This is not an announcement. ;)

Oh, Microsoft. In an attempt to “have swag”, Machine Gun Kelly was booked for a performance at Microsoft’s store in Atlanta’s Lenox Mall for The Source’s Power 30 issue, only to be cut short. Apparently Microsoft’s store management wasn’t all too keen on Kelly’s bitch-and-hoe filled lyrics, nor his incessant laptop leaping. Perhaps the best [cont.]

As DJ Drama explains in the above clip, Rick Ross and Young Jeezy were involved in a violent altercation at last night’s BET Awards. TMZ reports that Ross and Jeezy got into a heated verbal exchange, which resulted in the two pushing and shoving one another. Security for both BET and the artists broke up [cont.]

Jay-Z speaks on meeting a 17-year old Swizz Beatz, who ended up producing tracks for Jay-Z’s Hard Knock Life LP, which is 14 years old this Tuesday.

Probably our favorite web series of the moment. In the latest episode of Film Schol with R.A. The Rugged Man, R.A. runs through his favorite 3D movies. However the needless bleeping in this episode can go – this is the motherfucking innanet.

Jay-Z is performing eight dates at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Here, we see a new verses performed acapella, and in second clip, he brings out the legendary Big Daddy Kane, as well as Scoob and Scrap Lover. So dope….