The Odd Future emcee teams with Alchemist for this 11-track, FREE project, featuring guest shots from Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Freddie Gibbs, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Smoke DZA, and Space Ghost Purp.

DJ Drama talks to Lil’ Wayne about Dedication 4, Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash, and more.

Eminem called into Channel 955 in Detroit on 8-1-12 to talk about Slaughterhouse, 50 cent, his new album, touring etc. Special guest Royce da 5’9.

Son of Peter and “6 Foot 7 Foot” emcee delivers his latest, with araabMUZIK on the MPC.

Tip is the latest emcee to borrow Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like” instrumental.

El-P and Big K.R.I.T. discuss uninformed interviewers, the best bunk on the tour bus, and the production process.

Wiz makes a smart move and pushed back O.N.I.F.C. from it’s original August 28th release date. Albums scheduled for that Aug. 28th release date include Meek Mill Dreams & Nightmares and Slaughterhouse Welcome To Our House.

The first ever Rocawear commercial is a retrospective of Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s journey as a kid growing up in the humble projects of Brooklyn aspiring to make music and eventually making history. On that journey, the first business beyond music was the birth of Rocawear. Carter’s Rocawear brand represents his prowess as a business man [cont.]

Rick Ross sits in the hot seat at The Breakfast Club. They speak on BET’s banning of the “Hold Me Back” video, the influx of MMG releases, the video treatment for Andre 3000 “Sixteen”, and the tracks on God Forgives, We Don’t. Also, Charlemagne asks if the “Hold Me Back” video was banned because Rick [cont.]

It’s looking like a September release date for Xzibit’s Napalm. Here’s a look at the cover, plus the previously released tracklist. 1. State Of Hip-Hop Vs. Xzibit (Prod. By Beat Butcher) 2. Everything (Prod. By Rick Rock) 3. Dos Equise Feat. RBX 4. Something More Feat. Prodigy 5. Gangsta Gangsta (Prod. By DJ Chill) 6. [cont.]

Admittedly, after the group effort of Hail Mary Mallon, expectations were lowered for Aesop Rock’s most recent effort, Skelathon. Are You Gonna Eat That? had it’s moments, but none of them resonated like Aesop’s past work on Labor Days or None Shall Pass. While we knew Aesop had his moments as a producer, the last [cont.]

These guys mock the art of freestyling up at Hot 97 with Peter Rosenberg.

Keeping with the momentum of the first leg of his North American tour, indie rap cornerstone, Aesop Rock has announced a second string of dates for his Skelethon Tour, starting August 30th in Santa Cruz. Dark Time Sunshine will be opening and Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz will perform alongside Aesop for nearly two [cont.]

Official song of the London 2012 Olympic Games, due August 5th on Itunes.

Ruste Juxx teams up with producer The Arcitype out of Boston for a 15-track album, titled V.I.C. The project is out September 25 on AR Classic Records/Duck Down Music Inc. Check out this premiere video for the track, “Rock to the Rhythm,” directed by Anthony Sylvester.

The August 14th release cover art appears above, it’s tracklist below…. 1. Yuck! (feat. Lil Wayne) 2. Crack 3. Dope Peddler 4. No Lie (feat. Drake) 5. Birthday Song (feat. Kanye West) 6. I’m Different 7. Extremely Blessed (feat. The-Dream) 8. I Luv Dem Strippers (feat. Nicki Minaj) 9. Stop Me Now (feat. Dolla Boy) [cont.]

From Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Directed by Benny Boom.

Lupe’s one of the few artists who still spits from the top of the dome when appearing on radio. Case in point.

Tech N9ne speaks with AllHipHop about what he has planned for his next album, suggesting that he has plenty of ideas and unused beats for the new project. While no new collabos have been nailed down quite yet, he suggests potentail guests for his next album may include Rick Ross, Eminem, Nas, Talib Kweli, Marsha [cont.]