In part one of Hard Knock TV’s interview Young Guru & DJ Khalil talk with Nick Huff Barili about Dr Dre, Roc-A-Fella, N.W.A, Dilla, DJ Premier, Dj Quik, De La Soul and much more.

New music from original Soul Assassins crew members Self Scientific.

New video off of the duo’s solid Trials of the Blackhearted (FreEP), which features Game, Talib Kweli, Freddie Gibbs and Big K.R.I.T. “In Ancient Kemet they believed the heart was the organ that controlled thought, logic and knowledge. The weighing of the heart, against a feather, was used to determine if people were righteous or [cont.]

From Thurz’s August 9th project, L.A. Riot.

New mixtape heat currently making it’s way around the blogosphere, from Tampa, FL-by-way-of-Brazil emcee, Laws. Beats by 9th Wonder, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, M-Phazes, DJ Khalil, and others, plus additional contributions from Jay Rock, and Calvin Harris. Laws is currently signed with Asylum / Warner Bros. Laws + Don Cannon – “4:57 PM” Mixtape