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DJ Kast One premiered a track from Banks and Fabolous earlier today on Hot 97. This one may live on Banks’  Cold Corner 2 mixtape which should be on the way.

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UPDATE: CDQ

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Jizzle is back and reunites with DJ Drama for his new mixtape. This should hold us over until TM103 finally hits the shelves. Tracklist and download link after the cut.

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Cali Swag District member M-Bone was laid to rest yesterday in California. He was 22. So far no arrests have been made but the Inglewood Police Department urges anyone to call their homicide division at (310) 412-5246 or 24-hour anonymous hotline at (888) 41 CRIME, or (888) 412-7463.

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After getting to chop it up last night with Just Blaze & Alchemist, Sumit of HHC caught them both performing live, at this year’s Soundclash 2011 in London.

We’re only a few days away from the release of Tech N9ne’s new album and here is the trailer for the project. It’s all All 6′s & 7′s this Tuesday.

Although Nasir scrapped the Lost Tapes 2, he’s ready to get the ball moving with his next album, Life Is Good.

Last summer, he told Tim Westwood producers Swizz Beatz, DJ Premier, Alchemist, Dr. Dre, Kanye West and RZA have reached out to him to work on the project.

In the meantime, you can catch him reciting Illmatic this summer at Rock The Bells.

Don’t get left in the dust, but until the full product arrives, here is a quick preview of Em and Royce’s video. Hell: The Sequel arrives June 14.

To kick off this holiday weekend, here is one of the tracks off Drumma Boy’s 2011 Memorial Day Weekend Playlist mixtape, which you can download in full here. Ah, yea booii.

Dancing all by her lonely, Ms. Badu gets us in the mood with her moves in her new video. Directed by Erykah Badu herself. Off last year’s release, New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return Of The Ankh.

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Damn, reports say a legendary forefather to hip-hop has passed away. He was 62. We will pay homage next week in the Breaks section. Hip-Hop reacts on the tragic news after the jump. Rest In Peace, Gil.

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