Taking off from part 1 of the interview, DJ Skee surprises Mac Miller with the homie Maseo from De La Soul dropping in during his “Live From LA” interview. Attempting to cover up his nervousness, Mac talks about finding his sound and asks Maseo of his inspiration for music.

This is the best thing Nicki’s released so far from her album of the same name, due April 3rd.

From Diggy’s March 20th Atlantic Records release, Unexpected Arrival.

This comes from Torch’s UFO Vol 2 mixtape, hitting tomorrow.

On February 14th, the soundtrack to the film Soundtrack For a Revolution will be released. It features contemporary artists singing traditional Civil Rights-era freedom songs.

Short Dog continues to drop videos up until the release of No Trespassing, hitting Feb. 28th.

Shot & Edited by CJ Wallis. Featuring Currensy, Mousa504, FatMack187 & Jean Laphere. From the #Here EP, released February 05, 2012.

Man Bites Dog Records are proud to present the new single “Golden State (Of Mind)” from Copywrite’s 3rd Solo Album “God Save the King”. The song features Casual, Evidence, Roc Marciano and is produced by Vanderslice. Cuts by DJ Drstic.

J-Live & Ekundayo link up for one classic combo over the soulful beat by Nefarious! Recorded at Salem Psalms Library this track encompasses all the positive energy around the A3C festival. The Beatz & Lyrics Show w/ Jayforce & Salem Psalms present Beatz & Lyrics 2 Go Vol. 2, the project recorded completely during the [cont.]

Lecture: Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Los Angeles 2012) from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo. Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, The Ummah and Lucy Pearl fame sits down on the Red Bull Music Academy’s interview couch. This lecture was held as part of Boombox’s 5th annual celebration of the life and music of [cont.]

From the infamous nine-record-label bidding war in the beginning of his career to his notorious blackballing from the industry, R.A. The Rugged Man has gone from a mysterious cult figure to a full-blown underground rap superstar, touring the globe, producing movies, murdering verses alongside hip-hop’s biggest names, and drawing praise from peers and critics alike. [cont.]

Blockhead writes: The Mighty Jones is a group made up of myself, Singer Joanna Erdos, guitarist/bassist Damien Paris and guitarist/bassist Jeremy Gibson. We recently did a little video of us recording at Wreckroom records Studios. The song “The spell” is one of the newer joints we’ve been working on and hope to release in the [cont.]

With his illustrious career spanning nearly two-decades now, it would be easy for Inspectah Deck to sit back and rest on his laurels; after all, he has helped create some of the best hip-hop music ever recorded. Despite his low-key persona, Deck carved out his own unique space in the Wu-Tang Clan, thanks to his [cont.]

From the new album by Hempstead duo, Tha Connection, featuring Roc Marciano : Strive [Prod. Mok Vurban] Tha Connection & Roc Marciano – Strive EP. Now @ iTunes!

VladTV continues to search for the existence of the gay rapper in their latest interview with Erick Sermon.

1.) “Bru-Tang Clan Ain’t Nothing To Puck Wit” 2.) “Radio Skit #1” 3.) “Triumph” (Game 7) 4.) “Fish” (Noseface Killah Anthem) 5.) “The Illest Team” 6.) “Radio Skit #2” 7.) “Protect Ya Net” 8.) “All That We Got Iz You” (Ode To The Fans) 9.) “Radio Skit #3” (Outro) In just over a year and [cont.]

The Bay Area rapper speaks from experience on non-black people saying the n-word and how he views the situation with Kreayshawn and V-Nasty saying it.

Mac Miller and JJ stopped by the Skee Lodge to chop it up with DJ Skee on “Live From LA”. Mac talks about his rise to fame with 106,000 first week sales, working with Raekwon and De La Soul, Andre 3000′s influence, new records, favorite albums of all time, and much more. Stay tuned for [cont.]