The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father’s former partner and a team of rogue “Gotham cops.” His new boss, Sarcone (De Niro), will see if he has what it takes to be rogue through many trials and tribulations of loyalty, trust and respect. However, when [cont.]

In this episode of Friends With Words, Curren$y visits Karmaloop to film and starts spitting on the street- until a drunk guy arrives…

Big K.R.I.T. explains that the first time he met fellow Mississippi rapper David Banner he received a plethora of advice from the veteran rapper. K.R.I.T. then spills some knowledge of his own to up-and-coming artists who need guidance.”

In a forthcoming, previously announced episode of Family Guy spin-off, The Cleveland Show, entitled Menace II Secret Society, each Kanye West, ?uestlove, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, and will.i.am will team to form “The Hip-Hop Illuminati”. The above image was revealed this week at the San Diego Comic Con, in a concept that originally began last [cont.]

While in London building up the heat for his forthcoming album O.N.I.F.C., we sat down with the platinum plus rap superstar and Taylor Gang leader Wiz Khalifa to discuss his his personal favourite self-penned verse. Dipping into his vast catalogue (10 mixtapes, 2 independent albums, 1 major label album and several guest appearances), the Pittsburgh [cont.]

Raoww! Raoww! Straight out the fucking dungeons of rap, comes the cover artwork for the 9th album from Busta Rhymes, now titled Year Of The Dragon, rather than E.L.E. 2. No release date yet… Is this still coming out on YMCMB?

Coming July 11th will be Ms. Banks mixtape release, Fantasea, after being pushed back once from it’s original July 4th date.

Taken from The Purist’s Double Feature EP, out now via Bandcamp. Produced by The Purist. Directed by Lyle Lindgren.

Cali emcee Murs presents the Hobostewd-directed music video for “Animal Style”, the Embassy-produced track from his recent BluRoc release Love & Rockets Volume 1: The Transformation. “Animal Style is a song I did for many reasons,” Murs explains. “The first was to be an advocate for people close to me who are out, and those [cont.]

The trio of Andy Cooper, Dizzy Dustin, and Young Einstein have built up a small, but loyal fanbase over the years, with their lighthearted, classically trained brand of hip-hop. Producer Young Einstein propels the group with an endless selection of breaks and samples, changing every few bars or so, always keeping listeners on their toes. [cont.]

DJ Vlad speaks directly with 40 Glocc about his altercation with Game and his Black Wallstreet crew.

Dres The Black Sheep and Jarobi of A Tribe Called Quest join to form Evitan. Here is their second single, following “3 Kings” w/ Sadat X.

Directed, Edited, Special Effects & Concept by Necro. From the Murder Murder Kill Kill EP, hitting July 31st.

From the upcoming album, Genesis Of A General.

The Game and 40 Glocc – whom both have Twitter avatars of themselves with their shirts off – had an altercation at a party in Los Angeles yesterday, of which Game filmed with his Iphone while attacking Glocc. 40 Glocc claims that he was approached by multiple assailants, brandishing firearms. 40 Glocc later Tweeted a [cont.]

This will be the record that thrusts French into the mainstream. Excuse My French coming soon on Bad Boy.

New material from Sauce Money’s still-to-come album, Welcome Home.

DJ Premier produces this cut from Gang Starr foundation member Big Shug’s next LP, I.M. 4-Eva, which drops July 24th on Brick Records.

While Talib Kweli prepares for his next LP, Prisoner of Conscious, he announced via Twiter today that he will first release a new mixtape. Entitled Attack The Block, the title is taken from a British sci-fi film that deals with an alien invasion in the hood. Attached to the project are each Black Thought, Ryan [cont.]