Rick Ross shows off cover art for his collaboration with Dr. Dre, also adding Jay-Z into the mix. Don’t think it’s a coincidence that 50′s Dre single was announced today as well – these guys are playing chess, not checkers. This comes from God Forgives, I Don’t and is produced by Jake One.

Fifty speaks with UK’s Digital Spy about his next Interscope LP, Street King Immortal, mentioning that the contractual process “was a headache, but worked itself out”. He also revealed that the first single will be “New Day”, featuring Dr. Dre and Alicia Keys, and let the artwork loose earlier today.

50 Cent stopped by WGCI’s Tony Sculfield and the Morning Riot and briefly discussed Detox and whether he believes it will ever come out.

Q-Tip speaks with Shade 45′s All Out Show. He explains that he and Dr. Dre had a silent rivalry during the early 90′s, suggesting that the two competed with each other on a friendly level.

Kendrick Lamar kicks it with Nessa and talks about his upcoming album, working with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Meek Mill, and J. Cole. Kendrick reveals his rituals while in the studio and they play “Plead The Fifth” where Kendrick reveals all of his sex secrets.

Yeah, we heard X needed to detox. This comes from his upcoming EP, The Weigh In, dropping Tuesday.

Raekwon discussed why he never signed with Dr. Dre’s label. The rapper described the circumstances that prevented him from making a full legal commitment when the opportunity presented itself. However, he insisted that there’s a genuine friendship that remains between him and Dre.

Always thought Truth Hurts was fine as fuck. Anyway, here’s two joints that were meant for her 2002 LP, Truthfully Speaking, both produced by Dr. Dre.

Kendrick Lamar talks about recording with Dr. Dre, the Tupac hologram, and the possibility of a Top Dawg compilation album at the Fuse house during Coachella 2012.

Something To Nothing: Art Of Rap is a feature length performance documentary film about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film’s director and interviewer Ice-T. Ice-T takes us on a deeply personal journey to uncover how this music of the street has grown to dominate [cont.]

Here is the full length, much talked about Coachella performance from Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. Guests include Eminem, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa, and Hologram 2Pac.

Tupac’s back, as seen this past weekend at Coachella, as a “hologram” of the long deceased rapper performed alongside Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg for two tracks, “Hail Mary” and “2 Of America’s Most Wanted”. Digitally recreated, minds were blown as 2Pac performed in sync with Snoop and Dre, even addressing the crowd with a [cont.]

Kendrick Lamar visits the Neighborhood at Power 106.

Featuring co-production from Scoop Deville, and on sale now at Itunes, from Kendrick’s forthcoming Aftermath debut.

XXL speaks to Kendrick Lamar about Top Dawg’s joint venture deal with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment. In other news, Kendrick’s first single, featuring Dr. Dre, will hit on April 2nd. Power 106′s Big Boi speaks on it in the second clip.

*sigh* LISTEN: DJ Quik Doesn’t Believe “Detox” Will Ever Come Out

Fuse caught up with Kendrick Lamar at South by Southwest who talks about his new deal with Aftermath, recording with Dre, touring with Drake and other small accomplishments. Rumors are saying we should see a new Kendrick / Dr. Dre single by the end of the week…..

On a side note, I spoke with someone very close to Jimmy Iovine the other night and asked them what the status of Detox‘s release is. Their response: “The insider answer is ‘not anytime soon’. If it’s not a ten out of ten, he won’t release it….” So there you have it, ladies and gentlemen….. [cont.]

Wow, so we gues Dre really doesn’t give a fuck about what 50 thinks.