A look into “Ghetto Dreams” w/Common&Nas – B.Kyle from B.Kyle on Vimeo. Directed by B.Kyle.

Today Mello Music Group presents The Official Daily Bread Mixtape, mixed by DJ House Shoes , starring Rochester NY emcee Hassaan Mackey and Detroit producer Apollo Brown . The 45 minute original mix is the jump off for Apollo Brown and Low Budget mic smasher Hassaan Mackey’s new album Daily Bread. The House Shoes mixtape [cont.]

UK Producer, Paul White, is preparing to release his album “Rapping With Paul White” on August 22nd (UK) / August 23rd (US) via the good folks at One-Handed Music. Last week, CMJ premiered the tracklisting and album info boasting features from the likes of Danny Brown, Guilty Simpson, Homeboy Sandman, Marv Won and others, including [cont.]

Third single and video from Slug and company’s The Family Sign LP.

Cyrus The Great tells us: Due to technical difficulties, this wasn’t on the “Mind Ya Business” Mixtape although it was on the final tracklisting.

Jay Electronica has revealed via Twitter, that his Roc Nation debut is complete: “Sometimes im Jay Electronica. sometimes im Jay Electron**ga. i wanna let yall hear this one record from Act II: Patents Of Nobility (the turn) called “Road To Perdition” feat. Mr. Carter so bad.” “Album soon come. Ask Bun B, he heard the [cont.]

The GBC producer speaks on upcoming projects, says there are new collaborations in the works with Kendrick Lamar, Fat Joe, Dom Kennedy, and of course, The Get Busy Committee. He also mentions working on his solo record, and how it is to work with Snoop Dogg.

From Ms. Jean’s Pennies In A Jar, available now. LISTEN: Nikki Jean – “Million Star Hotel” (feat. Lupe Fiasco & Black Thought)

Original Anticon artists reunite for the first time in over a decade. Taken from Sole and The Skyrider Band’s Hello Cruel World, due 7/19. LISTEN: Sole – “Progress Trap” (feat. Sage Francis)

Graaaaaavedigggaaaaaz? Taken from B.N.’s School For The Blindman, hitting September 13th. LISTEN: Bronze Nazareth – “Fresh From The Morgue” (feat. RZA)

Jon Connor- Dont Fall In Love With A Bitch from Jon Connor on Vimeo. The face of the resistance dropped his new album, Salvation, on Itunes this week. This video comes from the project. Sound advice, better do what the man says….

We were wondering what happened to this project… Another single from Freeway’s next RSE album, Diamond In The Ruff. LISTEN: Freeway – “Listen” (prod. Jake One)

Directed by JeromeD, from Thoth’s Volume One mixtape/album, hosted by Statik Selektah.

Newly discovered footage of the Notorious one appearing on Jon Stewart’s pre-Comedy Central MTV show, some years ago. We never knew they crossed paths…..and also question who’s idea it was to perform this version of the track…

lad from BEESTROH.COM on Vimeo. From L.A.D.’s The Embassy Invasion mixtape.

Pill and Ross’ single from MMG’s Self Made Vol. One LP, available now.

Compton emcee, Kendrick Lamar, had been fighting the good fight on the mixtape scene for a while, but it wasn’t until he got an unofficial endorsement from Dr. Dre on Big Boy’s radio show in L.A., that the rest of the industry began to take notice. From there, Lamar’s career would be built upon more [cont.]

Here’s is Weezy’s recently announced mixtape-before-the-album, in preparation for Tha Carter IV. Lil Wayne – “Sorry For The Wait”

Camp Lo and Pete Rock’s 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s super-group project produces another single, featuring 1/3 of Little Brother. Say, we’ve heard that sample before….. LISTEN: 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s – “Booming System” (feat. Rapper Big Pooh) 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s – “Booming System” (feat. Rapper Big Pooh)

CyHi takes on Khaled’s latest smash single. Donovan McNabb made DJ Pizzo play the original version at XS amidst a three hour house set on Saturday. #itsaliving LISTEN: Cyhi Da Prynce – “I’m On One” Cyhi Da Prynce – “I’m On One”