Hitting June 15th, here is the cover to XV’s upcoming mixtape. Artwork by Mina Kwon. What, no Tetsuo?

From No Better Time Than The Present, dropping in the near future. BINK! produces.

Second release from Ms. Banks’ upcoming Fantastic mixtape.

A brief clip from Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap.

First taste from Al’s Russian Roulette, hitting July 17th.

While rehearsing for this year’s Paid Dues Festival, the Living Legends got together and filmed a video for the their latest single which they offered up for free earlier this year entitled, Trojan Horse. The Eligh produced song, which features the USC Trojan fight song has the video shot partially on the USC campus and [cont.]

Here’s another lost Stack Bundles / K. West collabo. This one appears on the Pros and Cons DVD/CD, which features more lost tracks from the fallen rapper.

Lord Finesse recites a verse from “Flip Da Style” from Ice-T’s “Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap”, in theaters June 15th.

Ab-Soul dropped by the Toca Tuesdays studio last week to promote his new album Control System. While on the air, he gave the world a few bars. Check out Toca Tuesdays each and every Tuesday from 8p till Midnight EST on Shade 45.

Wale remixes The Clipse’ “I’m Good” with a new verse.

From Torch’s upcoming “No A/C” mixtape.

From Mike Will’s Est. in 1989 Pt. 2 mixtape.

Found footage, courtesy of Montreality, of Nas’ planned “lynching” of Jay-Z at Summer Jam 2002. Hot 97 wouldn’t allow it, which resulted in Nas cancelling his performance.

New music from Milkcrate Atheletics’ upcoming Aaron Lacrate LP.

Let us get one thing understood, and that is that controversy sells. As someone who is certainly not oblivious to this, David Banner decides to experiment under that very premise. With his latest effort appropriately titled Sex, Drugs, and Video Games, Banner attempts to challenge the masses while feeding them what they want. All three [cont.]

Usher hasn’t seemed interested in making good music for some time now. Back when he put out Confessions, which feels like forever ago, he appeared to be taking his talent to new heights and evolving as an artist. But he’s made it clear with his last couple albums (Here I Stand and Raymond v. Raymond) [cont.]

These cats rule.

Keep your head up, buddy.

Check out the second and final installment from our sit down with legendary rapper Nas on the roof top of his Manhattan hotel. In this clip Nas gives his thoughts on the more simplistic rap songs that dominate the radio today and names the few guys who are helping hip hop by having their own [cont.]

Directed & Produced by Nic Notion. From J Dilla Rebirth of Detroit available now.