New album “Machines That Make Civilization Fun” available May 8 (Laitdbac/Module/Mush). First single “Black Roses” out April 17 along with remixes by Bigg Jus & EL-P and Thavius Beck.

The legendary rapper warns black men about checking their cholesterol and speaks on how his heart attack changed his life. Erick also speaks on Heavy D’s death and their relationship.

Music from De La Soul’s Plug 1 & Plug 2 First Serve album, out April 3nd. The song is produced by Chokolate & Khalid.

Immortal Technique emerged from prison a changed man. As his inner journey continues he travels the world promoting a revolution of consciousness through hip-hop. His path from a troubled youth to a fearless revolutionary is an inspirational must-see.

Quakers is a 35-member hip-hop collective centered on a core trio of producers – 7-Stu-7, Katalyst and Fuzzface, aka Geoff Barrow of Portishead. This comes from their self-titled debut, out now on Stones Throw. Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/free-download-quakers-rhythmically-ambitious-russia-with-love-20120329#ixzz1qbB4HBKu

NYC legend, Showbiz of Showbiz & AG and DITC is releasing “Still Diggin: Volume 1″ dropping on April 24th via DITC Records. It’s an instrumental album of 18 tracks and is the prelude to upcoming new music from Showbiz & AG. Today, enjoy the free download for the song “The Cloth” featured on “Still Diggin: [cont.]

The Slaughterhouse crew are led by Joe Budden in this hilarious interview with Angie Martinez. Not a lot of earth shattering news, but a good listen nonetheless.

The Yardfather announced the title and release date for his sophomore album via Twitter yesterday. The album is called Bread and Circuses and it’s due Sept. 11th, 2012.

KISS caught up with Drake in the middle of his Club Paradise Tour to talk about his new music, performing live, hanging out with Rihanna, future collaborations and lots more.

Produced by Nottz, directed by John P Wheatley and Benny Demus.

Lord Finesse writes: “What you have right here is the start of a song created during the making of the Funky Technician LP, that was never finished. Lyrically, it was actually parts of a live routine that I was trying to convert into a song for the album. DJ Premier found the loop and started [cont.]

Straight from SXSW, Big K.R.I.T sits down with Hard Knock Tv’s Mark Jenkins and April Bombai for an interview. KRIT explains why his debut album got pushed back to June 5th and how that has helped him develop as an artist. Describing the album as Soulful and Gritty, KRIT has worked with legendary Blue’s artist [cont.]

Chris Brown – Real Hip Hop Shit #4 from Mechanical Dummy on Vimeo.

Yelawolf reveals the title of his sophomore album to Rhyme & Reason Magazine and details plans to record the project this June/July. The Alabama rapper also shares the story behind his recent Johnny Cash head tattoo and speaks on his relationship with Canadian singer Fefe Dobson.

The Rickster hops on Chris Brown and Rihanna’s controversial collabo.

Cage tells us: When I saw this movie in 2010 I was delighted. i wrote this during the credits to the music in the credits. This movie should win an Oscar IMO. We, on the other hand, don’t recommend A Serbian Film. They fuck a baby, for crying out loud. Til it dies.

Wu-Block hits keep on coming. If an album doesn’t manifest, I’m doing a mixtape…