While in Austin last week, DJ Quik held a listening session at Nice Kicks this past Thursday for his eighth solo album, Book Of David. Although the project is dropping April 20th, it was supposed to come out last year. In the clip above, Quik explains the reason for the delay. He also reveals that he’s one of the few artists to get a sample clearance from the film, Grease.

After noticing Freddie Gibbs insightful and often humorous observations on sports through his Twitter account, Rap Radar decided to give him a forum to express his thoughts on the thrills of victory and the agonies of defeat. It’s Gangsta Gibbs Wide World Of Sports. The black Bill Simmons is here. And for his second column, Gary’s finest got a thing or two to say about Bron Bron and his team of crybabies. Ha!

Attn: Dumb folks. The following is not the interview I did with Rick Ross for RESPECT. magazine. That was conducted before Ross officially signed Wale, Meek, and Pill and inked up with Warner Bros. for his Maybach Music Group label. This is a phone convo that was recorded last week that focuses on why he decided to pass on mogul pals like Baby and Puff and break bread with Lyor Cohen’s house. What does the future hold for Rozay the […]

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”saigon_1″] Feb. 15, 2011 will go down in hip-hop history as the 12th year of Big L‘s passing, the day Lil Kim lost her mind, and finally the release of Saigon’s Greatest Story Never Told. I rode shotgun with the Yardfather on the way to his first in-store in the Boogie Down Bronx and we chopped it up about reaching #1 on iTunes, his battles to retain his artistic vision and his future goals to educate as well […]

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”memphis_bleek”] You really don’t deserve this, but fuck it, I do this for my culture. About 15 minutes before Jay-Z hit the stage at Yankee Stadium on Monday, Memphis Bleek, Young Guru, the Roc Boys, and L.A. Reid were backstage putting on their game faces. Here’s some personal footage of Memph and the Kush Gang walking from the trailer to the stage. Along the way, they meet B.o.B. and Just Blaze. Note to self, keep cameras out of […]

L to R: Big Boi, Rap Radar Founder Elliott “YN” Wilson, Jay Electronica Thanks to everyone who came out to last night’s celebration at Greenhouse. I’m still hungover. How ’bout you? Props to Alvon, Karin, and my wife Danyel for puttin’ the damn thing together, DJs Jazzy Jeff and Soul, and, of course, Paul R. We’ve just begun. It’s too late to hate. But you can do it anyway. Ha. Photos: The R. & DJ Genius Rap Radar Staff: Elliott […]

“Some people might wonder why Jay-Z’s in the President’s chair. Some people might wonder why Barack Obama is. After all, Jay-Z’s created more jobs.” Ha! A year ago, Rap Radar was the new blog on the block. 365 days later, Wolf Blitzer’s plastering the site on CNN. Crazy, ain’t it? Last Friday, Wolf and political pundits Donna Brazille and Alex Castellanos discussed Hovito’s photo op in the White House’s Situation Room. Last year, RR was featured on channel 10 (check […]