Jay-Z speaks with CNN about Obama’s support for gay marriage, as well as the American economy.

Childish Gambino delivers this new collabo with Q to Funkmaster Flex, with a new mixtape on the way.

Boasting a career that spans over two decades, Showbiz and A.G. are the post-Guru answer to Gang Starr – a seminal New York duo that has never lost it’s vision. As DJ Premier re-introduces them on this “free-album-before-the-album”, the two have settled in a natural vibe. From the sound of Mugshot Music: Pre-Loaded – a [cont.]

This comes from “The Endless Summer”, available for free download on May 17th.

Yeah, we heard X needed to detox. This comes from his upcoming EP, The Weigh In, dropping Tuesday.

*pause* God Forgives I Don’t hits July 31.

Here’s a snippet of a little something that I was working on. Played this out a few times and it’s crackin!!… Full version might never see the light of day so if you see me playing out then make a request

Sage Francis writes: I didn’t have access to beats in 1989, so for this “Mother’s Day Rap” I used two tape decks to loop the open section of a De La Soul song. A segment of this old recording appears on my “Personal Journals” album and now that we’re celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of [cont.]

Soul crooner Mayer Hawthorne gets back his DJ roots in an ode to the potent Hennessy and ginger ale cocktail in his new video for “Henny & Gingerale”, off of his latest album How Do You Do.

Danny Brown takes us into the real Detroit in this Pitchfork.tv special. We follow Danny with his family, recording new music, performing at Dilla Day and much more.

After his performance at Rutgers University, we had the pleasure of chatting with another talented member from TDE, Ab-Soul. In this interview he reveals that his his eyes are light sensitive which explains the “Sunglasses Look”. We also discussed his educational background, music influences, and who he is currently a fan of in hip-hop.

Joe Budden Mood Muzik Boxset contains every song from MM1 — MM4.5 as well as 2 previously unreleased tracks. To get your AUTOGRAPHED copy go to http://joebudden.bigcartel.com.

The #ism returns with the 1st video from his forthcoming project, produced entirely by Blended Babies, ‘Cathedral!’ Custom Detail is a super dope video directed by Jay Caves. It showcases the ism of GLC, Tennille, Nico Segal of Kids These Days & Blended Babies. It has some stellar cameos form Kool-Aid to Larry Hoover Jr. [cont.]

First single off of the much anticipated mixtape “Origins” set to drop late July.

Dope. CDQ needed.

“New Jack” is the first single from Smoke DZA’s new album “Rugby Thompson,” produced entirely by Harry Fraud. Album available June 19th, 2012. Check out the album cover art below. The album will feature Action Bronson, Curren$y, Sean Price, Schoolboy Q, ASAP Twelvy and more.