Rick Ross shows off cover art for his collaboration with Dr. Dre, also adding Jay-Z into the mix. Don’t think it’s a coincidence that 50′s Dre single was announced today as well – these guys are playing chess, not checkers. This comes from God Forgives, I Don’t and is produced by Jake One.

Another new flavor from Reks’ July 24th release, Ignorance Is Bliss.

Fifty speaks with UK’s Digital Spy about his next Interscope LP, Street King Immortal, mentioning that the contractual process “was a headache, but worked itself out”. He also revealed that the first single will be “New Day”, featuring Dr. Dre and Alicia Keys, and let the artwork loose earlier today.

Kendrick Lamar talks to GY312 about how his Interscope debut LP, Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City will be different than ‘Section.80‘, his friendship with Lady Gaga, the competition and creative process with his TDE crew, and more.

A leftover from the Royalty recording sessions.

Nas performs his acclaimed single from Life Is Good on Letterman, backed by a live band.

DJ Green Lantern had Nas up at Invasion Radio last night, celebrating the release of Life Is Good, which is in stores today. They spoke on Nas’ creative process, ESPYs performance, “A Queens Story”, musical taste, and more.

Grammy winning Producer, Chin Injeti’s “Peoples Mixtape”, is an ode to those people who inspire him and are inspired by him, as well as a showcase of Chin’s versatility as a producer and love for a wide range of music. With features from David Banner, Jay Electronica, Talib Kweli, The New Royales, Bishop Lamont, Jasiri [cont.]

The independent collective, comprised of intellectuals, musicians, creators, artists and agents known as The Black Opera launched its mission last year armed with audio and video demonstrations. To our surprise, this secret society of creatives extended an honorable invitation to US. After listening intensely for the past year, Mello Music Group decided to join The [cont.]

Termanology speaks with Montreality about a variety of topics in this interview, but most notably, he reveals that he M.O.P.’s Lil Fame will collaborate on a new LP together called Physiology. He mentions that the album is finished, except for one track they are waiting for, produced by DJ Premier….

In this interview with Montreality, Big Boi of OutKast speaks about: – The type of student he was at school (0:26) – Jobs he’s had as a teenager growing up (0:51) – What he spent his 1st big paycheck on (1:14) – The key to success (1:37) – His passion for literature, favorite books (1:50) [cont.]

Rising emcee out of Harlem has a steady industry buzz off this video.

Directed, Shot & Edited by @Hak_Fool. Taken from the mixtape GoodSense.

Lloyd Banks has revealed the cover art for his next mixtape, V6: The Gift, which will hit July 24th.

Yelawolf drops by the Skee Lodge to chop it up with DJ Skee on World Famous Weekends. Yelawolf explains his current label situation and gives some advice to other artists. He describes working with Big K.R.I.T. on their Country Cuzins mixtape and how is preparing to release Trunk Muzik Returns. Be sure to check out [cont.]

Here’s an original concept – Wanye and Big Sean get a little stupid in this Parris directed clip from his upcoming I Am Not A Human Being II LP.

Another CDQ, No-DJ key cut released Meek’s critically applauded Dreamchasers 2 mixtape.

All of your favorite rappers on one track! From Scream’s upcoming Long Live The Hustle, produced by DJ Spinz.

New “solo” material from Odd Future member Domo Genesis, featuring production from Alchemist, plus guest rhymes from Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, and Action Bronson.

Produced By: Harry Fraud & Tommy Mas. Directed By: Steven “Scarboro” Velasquez for ScarMedia, Inc.