From the Crooked I gang’s #TrueStory EP, hitting 9/11/12.

Another one from The Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil 1, 2 & 3.

In light of the announcement that Jay-Z would serve as executive producer for 2K Sports’s NBA 2K13, Kotaku spoke with the game company about what exactly that would entail. “I don’t want to get too into detail right now, because we’ve got a lot of stuff coming down the road,” Jason Argent, the vice president [cont.]

OneTwoWatch: Action BronsonMyspace Music | Myspace Video In case you weren’t aware, Action Bronson is a chef, when he’s not rapping. Different from Raekwon, who is a chef when he is rapping. In this video for MySpace, Bronson whips up some ricotta stuffed zucchini blossoms.

That’s great and all, but the last time Dre was on the cover of XXL, it said “Yes, Detox is coming.” Wonder if they’ll address that with the good doctor in the new issue. Available August 14th.

Although this is only a mash-up of previously released video clips, they did an amazing job in putting it together. A lot of good memories in this DRE Films directed clip. God Forgives, I Don’t, in stores now.

Well, it’s not a full on reunion, but this looks like a hell of a lot of fun….. Bizarre Ride Live is the visually vibrant, aurally astounding, and truly one-of-a-kind tribute to the classic hip-hop album Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde. Playing The Pharcyde’s seminal debut in its entirety, from start to finish, original members [cont.]

There was a period of time when Rick Ross seemed like a parody of the commercial rap scene. His larger than life persona was buzzworthy through songs like “Hustlin’”, but he was dismissed as another one-hit wonder. When the accusations of him being a former correctional officer came out, it seemed like a sure-fire credibility [cont.]

VICE Films, in partnership with Snoopadelic Films, presents REINCARNATED. The documentary follows Snoop Dogg as he journeys to Jamaica to record an album with Diplo. While there, Snoop finds himself embraced by the Jamaican people, is positively impacted by Rastafarian culture, and becomes reincarnated as Snoop Lion. Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival September [cont.]

As far as we understand, Jay-Z codes without writing it down.

Stalley stops by Aphilliates Radio before his first headliner show in ATL.

1/3 of Das Racist ventures solo in this Joseph Marra + Habib Yazdi directed clip.

Or as we like to call it, Interpretive Dances With Silks. Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com

Talib Kweli sits down with Sermon’s Domain, and speaks on: Owning a bookstore and why he ended up selling it (0:18) How the store influenced his career (0:57) First time hearing Jay-Z’s line on “Moment Of Clarity” (1:40) Why he felt like dropping a mixtape, Attack The Block, before his album (2:42) How he chose [cont.]

Cee Knowledge aka Doodlebug of the Grammy award winning Digable Planets crewpresents “The Expendables” MIXTAPE feat the CFO Allstars. The mixtape features special guest appearances by Lord Jamar of Brand Nubian, Shabazz Palaces, Booty Brown of the Pharcyde, General Steele of Smif n Wessun, Tony award winning Black Ice of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, Kin4Life, [cont.]

Directed by Donavan Glover.