The Kid Daytona returns with the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2010 mixtape release, The Interlude. Includes collabos with 6th Sense, Statik Selektah, Goapele, Action Bronson, Harry Fraud, Melanie Fiona, Kardinal Offishal, and more. The Kid Daytona – “The Interlude II” (Mixtape)

A bit off topic, but this one had us on the floor a couple of times. Enjoy.

Dope – Talib was the first major emcee to shoot a video at Occupy Wall Street. From Talib’s upcoming Prisoner of Conscious LP. “Distractions” is produced by Oh No. The video was directed by Darryl Phillips, of ICU Media. Talib tells us: A little less a year ago, I got a beat from one of [cont.]

New video off of Timbo King’s debut album “From Babylon To Timbuk2“. Track produced by Lil Fame.

2011 may go down in hip-hop history as the year of the disappointing LP. Lots of big let downs from a handful of usually reliable emcees. We regret to report the following… 10. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 – Capitol – Not a bad album, but since when do The Beasties deliver [cont.]

Bam Bam Bronson tries on Bieber’s Christmas anthem. Download  

Statik releases this track in to celebrate hitting 30k Twitter followers. Download  

Song & video recorded in Sweden (Mahalo Studio) in less than 45min, from the duo’s 2012 LP, due next year. Directed by Deli Basis.

Common breaks down to more tracks from tomorrow’s The Dreamer/The Believer.

Wale and Meek Mill announced via Twitter that they will collaborate on a mixtape together. Meek speaks about it in the above clip.

The Toronto rapper will play for about 6,000 to 9,000 people every night, mostly college students, a demographic he said he feels most loyal to. “I chose to do that because I just feel like those are the kids that downloaded So Far Gone off of October’s Very Own that night and have been riding [cont.]

Another one from 50′s The Big 10, out now. Tiger style.

Summer Leather Vest is a new project between Joe Budden and Emanny, where Joe belts out a few notes himself. Download  

LRG Clothing presents the official music video for “Menace II Society” Freddie Gibbs w/ Dom Kennedy & Polyester, off of the classic Cold Day In Hell. Produced by Cardo. Video directed by The Infamous Green Streets.

In lieu of Kim Jong Il’s death, we highly recommend you check out this incredible documentary from Vice, a rare look inside North Korea. The National Geographic doc on Netflix is pretty good too. Watch this, you won’t be sorry.

New video just in time for Christmas from Soul Khan off the Pursuance EP out now.

Here’s another track from Lex Records forthcoming Complex compilation, teaming MF Doom with Jneiro Jarel. Remix by Dave Sitek of TV On The Radio. Download  

Recorded in 2009, Blu and Exile release this project via Bandcamp, which you can stream below and purchase if you like it. give me my flowers while i can smell them by exile & blu

These days, most underground artists do not tour nationwide, let alone, worldwide. With the changing musical landscape, fickle fan bases, and the rising costs of touring, most East Coast clubs seldom see their brethren from the West roll through their towns. Zion I and the members of the Living Legends defy modern touring conventions. Both [cont.]

Sampled video for Lupe’s tribute to 90′s black cinema from the Friend Of The People mixtape.