Nice to see these two back together. This morning that sat in at Power 105′s The Breakfast Club to discuss a handful of topics, including Missy being diagnosed with Graves disease, the Drake/Aaliyah project, Ciara, Nicki Minaj, and what else they have in store for the future.

Update: Video added. Kendrick blesses Big’s “Who Shot Ya” instrumental for Flex.

Dun fact: Cut Chemist organizes his vinyl by record label.

With all of the competition in the current rap space, the big dogs of hip-hop are snatching up all of the new talent fast, in order to build Wu-Tang-esque clans, crews, and cliques. It wasn’t quite like this ten or fifteen years ago, as you pretty much had the Wu and the BCC, and then [cont.]

On the eve of the release of Cruel Summer, the G.O.O.D. Music crew steps in the building to freestyle on Funk Flex’s show. Each Big Sean, Common, CyHi The Prynce, and Pusha T make appearances.

Get On Down, purveyors of classic hip-hop and incredibly dope re-packaged reissues comes with this new edition of Raekwon’s Only Built For Cuban Linx “Purple Tape” edition. Longtime fans will remember that Raekwon’s debut was originally issued on a purple cassette, with many of their original copies long gone, or with the print smeared off. [cont.]

T.I. stopped by BET’s 106 & Park today, to officially reveal the final release date for Trouble Man, now slated for December 18th. Unless Dr. Dre decides to stick Detox on that date, we expect it to stick this time.

The Money Making Jam Boys’ Sugar Tongue Slim releases the second volume of his Goldrush mixtape series, featuring guest appearances from Dosage, Wyld Life, Kyle Lucas, J Nics, and Schoolie V.

Roots drummer ?uestlove and legendary Def Jam founder Russell Simmons have teamed up for a “fundraising battle” for the re-election of Barack Obama. Donors can pick “I’m with Questlove or I’m with Simmons” in this mock “election” to see who can raise for money for the Obama campaign. At the time of this writing ?uestlove [cont.]

Check out DJ Jab’s new group “Trinity” featuring SADAT X [Brand Nubian] and A.G. [Showbiz & A.G.] and their new cut “Influence” off their 20 In LP. Trinity is a concept project for DJ Jab, who is the founder and CEO of the legendary FAT BEATS label and stores.

Slaughterhouse’s mascot gets his Crank Yankers on, prank calling Royce Da 5’9.

Hey, it’s been a while. Missy and Tim’s new single hits Itunes on 9/18.

SCIENCE announced today that it is taking viewers further inside NASA’s latest mission to Mars with the exclusive world premiere of i.am.mars: Reach For The Stars on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at 10 PM ET/PT. The special documents the artistic and technical process behind “Reach for the Stars (Mars Edition)”, a new song by will.i.am [cont.]

This Wednesday, Danny Brown and his Bruiser Brigade drop a 4 track EP on Fool’s Gold / Scion A/V, featuring two brand new tracks from the crew along with remixes from Ryan Hemsworth and Lockah. Check this one out for a taste, and check them performing in Brooklyn this Wednesday if you can.

Styles Of Beyond member Ryu revealed via Instagram that the release of their long-awaited album, Reseda Beach, will also come with a bonus disc. The disc will feature individual tracks from the group’s classic Razor Tag mixtape, which originally was produced to set up buzz for the release of Reseda Beach, plus some unreleased songs. [cont.]

Out now on ITunes, the official remix to Jose’s “Pride & Joy” actually features verses from it’s guests.

Directed By Blind Republic.

Vinnie Paz’s new album God of the Serengeti available October 22, 2012. Produced by Enemy Soil Films & New Pace Productions. Musical score by C-Lance.

Produced by Dave Free. Directed by Fredo Tovar and Scott Fleishman.

Tomorrow, September 18th, New York City rapper Double A.B. will release his new album, the collaborative effort with producer Dub Sonata, Media Shower. The album, being released via Man Bites Dog Records, is classic New York hip-hop – all deftly chopped samples, slick wordplay, and vivid storytelling – and includes features from the likes Roc [cont.]