Thank you, DJ Premier.

Estelle + Don Cannon – “AOM: The Prequel” Mixtape

2/3 of the Lox spit over this Watch The Throne instrumental. LISTEN: Jadakiss + Styles P – “Runnin’ Thru The Jungle” Jadakiss + Styles P – “Runnin’ Thru The Jungle”

Produced by Seven. LISTEN: XV + GLC + Emilio Rojas + Casey Veggies – “Blame Yourself”

Nicki Minaj has a new personality: The Female Weezy. Dead horse beaten.

“South Bronx’s favorite” teams with 9th Wonder and a whole host of Puerto Rican models for his new video.

Yes, because both original albums were so stellar. Zing!

First single from the December 6th release (!) of The Roots undun LP, the group’s first concept album. Single is due on Itunes November 1st. Meanwhile, here’s the tracklist for undun as well. 1) Sleep 2) Make My ft. Big K.R.I.T. 3) One Time 4) Kool On 5) The Jump 6) Stomp 7) Lighthouse 8 [cont.]

Is that really what you want, homie? Boi-1da on the track. LISTEN: Chip The Ripper – “25 Wives” (feat. Wale)

Yelawolf speaks on his Shady Records debut, Radioactive, and his Eminem and Gangsta Boo collaboration.

The DZA serves up this video from Rolling Stoned, directed by Creative Control.

Producer Jahlil Beats – the man most recently behind Meek Mill’s “Ima Boss” – has signed a deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation imprint. He spoke with XXL about the new venture. “I was in a bidding war with like six different labels for publishing deals,” he said. “I just feel like Roc Nation, as a [cont.]

Short comes with another respectable club-banger. LISTEN: Too Short – “Money On The Floor” (feat. E-40)

Taken from T3′s upcoming Violator Radio mixtape w/ DJ Scrap Dirty and DJ Supa, which hits on Halloween. LISTEN: T3 (Slum Village) – “Dirty Mit” T3 (Slum Village) – “Dirty Mit”

Heh… Ludacris plans this official Back To The Future themed mixtap, dropping on November 15th. Guest spots from Big K.R.I.T., Rick Ross, Gucci Mane, Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz, Meek Mill, Waka Flocka, Juicy J and more.

Mac Miller has reached over 1 million Twitter followers, resulting in this mixtape release. Blue Slide Park hits November 8th. 01. I Love Life, Thank You (Prod. by BrandUn DeShay) 02. People Under The Stairs 03. Willie Dynamite (Prod. by Big Jerm) 04. The Scoop On Heaven (Prod. by 9th Wonder) 05. Love Lost (Prod. [cont.]

Drake performs “Headlines” and “Make Me Proud” w/ Nicki Minaj (looking dumb thick) on SNL. Drake also appears on the Digital Short and Weekend Update dressed as a rapping werewolf.

That shit cray. LISTEN: Jay-Z + Kanye West – “N****s In Paris (Remix)” (feat. T.I.)

Red Cafe’s star-studded single gets a video, co-starring Rick Ross and R-Les.

Wale’s MMG debut hits November 1st. Tracklist: 1. Don’t Hold Your Applause (Produced By Tone P) 2. Double M Genius (Produced By Mark Henry For Terror Squad Productions) 3. Miami Nights (Produced By Mark Henry For Terror Squad Productions) 4. Legendary (Produced By Toomp For Zone Boy Productions) 5. Lotus Flower Bomb (feat. Miguel) (Produced [cont.]