Curren$y is an emcee lucky enough to experience a second childhood in hip-hop, as he first debuted as a No Limit solider ten years ago, as a member of the 504 Boyz. With the sheer amount of crap the label was shoveling out at that time, it was easy to overlook diamonds in the rough [cont.]

A Dub Remix video by Cut Chemist of the single Outro (Revisited) featuring Blackbird. Deantoni Parks on drums Blackbird on the mic Cut Chemist on the beat Produced by Allopoietic Systems Directed, Shot and Edited by Corey Brandenstein Stunt Driving by Jason “Hawke” Hamilton

Diggy Simmons talks about how him and J.Cole settled their differences and how he wasn’t tripping over J.Cole’s “Grew Up Fast.”

G-Unit General, Hip Hop Heavyweight & the boss man himself, 50 Cent called in to Shade 45 speak with DJ Whoo Kid. Is 50 ok ever since his car accident? What was 50′s intentions with ’5, By Numbers?’ How did Marquise feel about being on the cover of 50′s new album? How is Floyd Mayweather [cont.]

B. Rhymes speaks on Frank Ocean’s recent revelation. Meanwhile, Busta’s next LP has been titled Year Of The Dragon, pushing aside E.L.E. 2.

First release from Chuck Inglish’s Convertibles project.

This track didn’t end up making the cut for Glover’s Royalty mixtape.

Here is the tracklist for the Rickster’s latest opus, hitting July 31st. 1. Pray For Us 2. Pirates 3. 3 Kings feat. Dr. Dre ＆ Jay-Z 4. Ashamed 5. Maybach Music IV feat. Ne-Yo 6. Sixteen feat. Andre 3000 7. Amsterdam 8. Hold Me Back 9. 911 10. So Sophisticated feat. Meek Mill 11. Presidential [cont.]

From the G.O.O.D. Music compilation, Cruel Summer, hitting August 7th.

Bill Paladino directs.

Channel Orange in stores July 17th. Produced by Pharrell.

Hitting July 10th, will be Curren$y and producer Harry Fraud’s Cigarette Boats EP, check out the artwork above.

Directed by John Mazyck from Stampede Management.

Slaughterhouse sits in with Jenny Boom Boom on site at the BET Awards, speaking on the release of their upcoming album, also suggesting a new mixtape will be released prior to the album, not to be confused with House Party, by yours truly. In the second clip, the crew spits for the L.A. Leakers.

With an overwhelmingly positive response from the first episode, Film School with R.A. The Rugged Man is now in full swing on MTV’s Film.com. In the latest episode, the legendary underground rapper and longtime film buff speaks on directors that he doesn’t want to see die. In the process, R.A. touches on Woody Allen’s brilliance, [cont.]

Fif went the charitable route and decided to make 5 (Murder By Numbers) a free release, rather than an Itunes official fifth album (read: Interscope stepped in). Fif says his next album, Street King Immortal, will hit on Interscope in November. 50 Cent – “5 (Murder By Numbers)” Mixtape

…and by “talks”, we mean, he acknowledges it’s existence.