Evidence’s latest from Cats & Dogs will premiere on MTVU next Tuesday.

Looks like that Bumpy Knuckles & DJ Premier album, The KoleXXXion, has got a solid date for March 27th. But first, they will drop an EP called sToOdiOtYme.

As the Philly-based producer Small Professor gets set for the release of his debut retail-ready producer compilation Gigantic, Vol. 1, which drops next Tuesday (1/24), the Illadelphian unveils the project’s gemstar, “Spare Razor”. Featuring one third of Random Axe’s Guilty Simpson and Army of The Pharaoh’s Reef The Lost Cauze, “Spare Razor” is a warning [cont.]

The It’s The Real crew continue their style of snarky interviews with A$AP Rocky and the A$AP Mob.

Money Making Jam Boys’ STS samples Drake’s “Marvin’s Room” for this new video directed by David Mack.

Talib Kweli and Res talk to KTV about why they decided to start Idle Warship, working with songwriters, their new project Habits of The Heart, and how not to die.

Money Making Jam Boys’ Truck North is busy prepping a new EP release, and holds us over with this freestyle.

K’Naan will deliver his More Beautiful Than Silence EP on January 24th, from which this collaboration with Nas comes.

New material from Rampage’s Everyone Ain’t Loyal EP, hitting in February. Produced by Felony Muzik.

Ski Beatz drops the third single off his upcoming album 24 Hour Karate School Presents Twilight in stores February 14, 2012.

Common called into WGCI’s Tony Sculfield and the Morning Riot to discuss his ongoing war of words with Drake and cleared up “Serena’s” involvement. He also discussed his willingness to settle this in a more physical manner if need be.

Last year we gathered up our 25 favorite “mixtape bangers” – that is, all the cuts released on the internet without an official album or artist-sanctioned mixtape to call home. Since nobody presses 12″ singles anymore, this was our way of picking out our favorite street singles – the “best of the blogs”, if you [cont.]

“First release from Priest of Bloodshed, yes they are VERSES from “Death Messiah” off JMT’s A History of Violence. Still, Vinnie goes in even tho the original track dropped back in ’08. Sample: Johnny Cash – “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”. Priest of Bloodshed drops February 2012″

The last we heard of First Serve it was 3AM in a Parisian suburb at an out of control house party with ‘The Goon Time Mixtape’ blasting into the night. That was just a taste of things to come from De La Soul’s Plug 1 & Plug 2 present ‘First Serve’; a dynamic hip-hop group, [cont.]

Heems (aka Himanshu Suri of Das Racist) released a free album today – Nehru Jackets features Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Action Bronson, Childish Gambino and more. The album also features youth members of Queens, NY community organization SEVA, with whom the tape was released to raise awareness about redistricting in the borough. More about SEVA here. [cont.]

With God Save the King Copywrite delivers another brutally honest record that reaches for new creative heights with all of the crazy punch lines, deep metaphors, true wordsmithing and all of the technical razzle dazzle anyone could ever ask for. Man Bites Dog Records is proud to announce the release of Copywrite’s God Save The [cont.]

M-Phazes drops the first official single for his remix album Phazed Out, which drops digitally on February 14th and on CD on February 28th through Coalmine Records. The single is a remix of Coalmine’s inaugural single “The Raw” which features Saigon, Inspectah Deck and Bekay and includes an updated scratch chorus provided by DJ Boogie [cont.]

Check out AHF‘s in-depth interview with Kendrick Lamar about the music that shaped him and led him to hip-hop. He discusses everything from the earliest influences on his musical tastes to the deep connection between him, DMX and Tupac. You may have seen bits of the interview in our sneak peeks (posted below) but they [cont.]

From BJ’s Pineapple Now & Laters, due February 14th. Cue the sax solo.