Drake’s got his head in the clouds on the cover of his upcoming album, Nothing Was The Same. Deluxe edition and tracklisting after the jump. Album in stores September 24th. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. UPDATE: Drake gives us the tracklisting for both the standard and deluxe versions sans features, with the exception of those previously revealed. 1. Tuscan Leather 2. Furthest Thing 3. Started From the Bottom 4. Wu-Tang Forever 5. Own It 6. Worst Behavior 7. From Time 8. […]

Inside Engine Room Studios, CTRL caught up with Renaissance man, Ryan Lewis. In part one of their inaugural interview series, Ryan speaks on life after selling over 10 million records and VMA wins.

A few years ago, Young Guru said he wanted to teach at a university. Now he’s getting his chance this fall at USC’s (University of Southern California) Thornton Contemporary Music Division. As an an artist-in-residence, Guru will conduct lectures and help develop a degree program in music production.  Read his Q&A with the LA Times after the jump.

You know what they say: Mo money, mo problems. But with Mike Will Made It on the beat, Juve and Spitta Andretti have no qualms watching the money pile up.

Big Boi had to postpone his Shoes For Running Tour this summer after hurting his leg. But before his injury, here’s footage of how he and Killer Mike put it down on stage. Hey heartbreakers, Dangerous Lies And Vicious Rumors is available here.

Now that the kids heading back to school, F.A.B. gave back to his community earlier this week by handing out over 1,000 backpacks to kids in Oakland. I found my backpack, have you?

At one point in Cam’ron’s career, he turned down three movies. But after starring in two featured films, he’s now bringing his talents to YouTube along with Cousin Bang and wifey, Juju. Here’s the trailer to his drama series, 1st Of The Month. Hopefully, those sex scenes don’t raise any red flags.

Lady Gaga was across the pond for the iTunes festival two nights ago and debuted her collaboration,”Jewels And Drugs”. The song features, T.I., Too $hort, and Twista, but due to legalities, Tip was unable to perform his verse. Nonetheless, the track sounds promising and will be featured on her album ARTPOP later this year.

Ariana Grande celebrated the release of her album, Yours Truly on the Today show for their summer concert series. With Mac Miller present, they performed their single, “The Way”. Thank you, Based God.

Indie label Fools Gold held their annual Day Off Concert yesterday in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Performances included Danny Brown, A$AP Ferg and Migos. Here’s a recap shot by the folks over at EME Takeover.