With Phonte and 9th Wonder’s albums in the bag, the third of the trio steps up with this single from Dirty Pretty Things, hitting Nov. 1. LISTEN: Rapper Big Pooh – “They Say” (feat. Choklate) Rapper Big Pooh – “They Say” (feat. Choklate)

First single from the Black Milk / Danny Brown collaborative LP, hitting November 1. LISTEN: Black Milk + Danny Brown – “Zap” Rapsody – “Black Diamonds” (feat. Raekwon & 9th Wonder)

First single from the Kidz’ forthcoming Duck Down LP, Occasion, due November 22nd.

Nas – “Nasty” Music Video (NasirJones.com) from Nasir Jones on Vimeo. Directed by Goldwatch.

XV takes on dubstep supervillain Skrillex’s “Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites”. Oh my gosh! LISTEN: XV – “Boss Level” (prod. Skrillex) XV – “Boss Level” (prod. Skrillex)

Immortal Technique shares thoughts and support for Occupy Wall Street with Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and performs his song, “Toast to the Dead” accapella.

A-Trak played the originals of both of these joints during his set at Surrender the other night. Here, Pusha T lends his take. LISTEN: Pusha T- “Ima Boss Freestyle” LISTEN: Pusha T – “Tony Montana Freestyle” Pusha T – “Tony Montana / Ima Boss” Freestyles

Kendrick Lamar speaks with the Lifted Research Group, touching upon elements of music and style.

Pac Div collaborates with Chi-Town super producer No I.D., on this selection from The Div, due November 8th. LISTEN: Pac Div – “The Greatness” (prod. No I.D.)

Kidz In The Hall, the hip-hop duo consisting of emcee Naledge & producer Double-O, took a creative approach to the recording process of their new album ‘Occasion.’ In March of this year, with support from Red Bull & Adidas, Kidz In The Hall laid down the foundation for the project with a core objective in [cont.]

Jay Electronica spent the day recording this track with Mobb Deep, which may or may not make it on the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 soundtrack. Either way, that shit cray. LISTEN: Jay Electronica – “Call Of Duty (Modern Warfare 3)” (feat. Mobb Deep)

It’s called “Hey Mister”. This track was originally recorded in 1995, and curiously left off of the 4,5,6 LP. Gee, why would the label want to leave this track off the LP? Well, because it’s about beating the shit out of your woman in public, and then raping her. It was played on the Stretch [cont.]

Exclusive in-depth interview with Common. In part 1 Common talks to Nick Huff Barili about his new album “The Dreamer, The Believer” which he says is produced by No I.D, who handled the production of Common’s early albums. Common states that although the new album is not coming out through Kanye’s Good Music label, he [cont.]

High profile rap manager, Paul Rosenberg, narrates this clip showing the different pieces of Eminem’s sneaker collection.

Here’s that new Blackstar cut, produced by Madlib, with J-Rocc on the cut.

New video from Math Hoffa featuring Johnny Blaze himself. Produced By J Glaze.

Best known for his excellent work with the group Little Brother and recently heard on a standout guest appearance off The Roots’ How I Got Over album, Phonte’s first solo effort, Charity Starts at Home, is a natural continuation of his previous work. It’s a subgenre you could refer to as reality rap or hip-hop [cont.]