With only a week left before the release of the collabortive album Respect Game Or Expect Flames, Casual and J Rawls are giving fans one more taste before the main course. The title track features Casual trading lines with Hieroglyphics cohort Del The Funky Homosapien over thumping J Rawls production. Respect Game Or Expect Flames [cont.]

New music from 1/2 of Siah and Yeshua Da PoED, from the upcoming LP, I’ll Take Those Odds.

This comes from Doo Wop’s upcoming mixtape with The Source, Underground: Bridging The Gap, which will feature new music from Redman, Nature, Keith Murray, The Artifacts, Lords of the Underground, The Alkaholiks, Sticky Fingaz, and more.

From Preparing For Capture, available now. Directed By Erik Anello.

From the album Stereotype. Directed by Jerome D.

THURZ collaborates with BJ the Chicago Kid and producer THX to create “Another Number” off the 517 W Queen Tape.

In this brief video announcement, Big Sean reveals his next mixtape release, Detroit, set for September 5th.

Produced by Lee Bannon. From the upcoming Movies On Demand 4 project.

The Kid Daytona – “The Kid With The Golden Pen” (Mixtape)

October 2nd on Duck Down….. 1) Dreams In A Basement featuring Jill Scott (produced by !llmind) 2) Jansport Strings (One Time for Chi-Ali) (produced by 9th Wonder) 3) Pockets Full feat. Freeway (produced by !llmind) 4) Give It Up feat. DJ Prince (produced by !llmind) 5) Glass Ceilings (produced by !llmind) 6) Range Rover Rhythm [cont.]

Diplo-discovery Riff Raff talks with Pitchfork Selecta. In it, he reveals that he is working with Alchemist, Action Bronson, and Mac Miller. If you thought my interview with Alchemist was bugged, check this. The off-the-top freestyle is pretty classic, we must say.

Two of hip-hop’s most storied groups, Wu-Tang Clan and D-Block, will collaborate on a new album to be released through eOne Music. “Wu-Block,” the new street album, will be released on October 9th, 2012 and features Ghostface Killah, Sheek Louch, Method Man, Raekwon The Chef, GZA, Jadakiss, Masta Killah, and Styles P. Ghostface says, “This [cont.]

Tyga stays shittin’ on ‘em with the third entry in his Well Done mixtape series. Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com

Studio Life: Raekwon & The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League Discuss Rick Ross and O.D.B. from 3 Little Digs on Vimeo. In part 3 of “The Purple Tape” discussions between “Chef” Reakwon and The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Raekwon speaks on Old Dirty Bastard’s production ability as well as why Rick Ross is successful.

From Everyone Ain’t Loyal, coming soon.

The A-side of the next installment in Mello Music Group’s 7” Series comes from Diamond District/1978er producer/emcee yU. The gruff DMV MC is known for philosophical street rap but “Dreams” takes a different route – the result a hauntingly beautiful track likely to end up on repeat. Enlisting Danedra Rowell on vocals, yU eschews the [cont.]

First single from Labba and PF Cuttin’s upcoming Blunts, Bongs, Bitches EP. Available now via Itunes.

MC/Producer/DJ from Northern VA delivers this track from his Lamplighter’s Delight LP dropping 8/28. Guest shots on the album will include John Robinson, J. Rawls, Panik, 88 Keys, ST/MIC and Ed The Metaphysical.