Money, Power, and Respect are the keys to life. Unfortunately, King Louie gives a lifeless performance in his new video. Off his March Madness mixtape which you can download here.

How’s this for Independence? Jay-Z is set to release his 12th solo album, Magna Carta Holy Grail on July 4th exclusively through Samsung. The album will be available for the first million users on Samsung Galaxy III, Galaxy S 4, and Galaxy Note II devices. The download app for the project will be ready on June 24th via magnacartaholygrail.

A few nights ago, Troy and his BSB bandits invaded DJ Self’s show on Power 105.1. During their visit, they traded some bars over Eric B & Rakim’s classic. Check out his Summer Jam vlog here.

God’s favorite DJ, Clark Kent was featured on ABC’s Nightline last night as part of their sneaker culture segment. Cameras also follow a 15-year-old reseller at a NYC convention. $1,600 for some kicks? Hypebeast, we know about cha.

YN was right. A month from now, Kanye West will release his sixth solo album, Yeezus. From the looks of it, don’t expect a single anytime soon. You can pre-order the LP here. UPDATE: Fuck a pre-order and a booklet. Here’s the official packaging of Yeezus via Semtex. UPDATE 2: Tracklist with features and back cover below via HHNM 01. On Sight 02. Black Skinhead 03. I Am A God (Featuring God) 04. New Slaves (Featuring Frank Ocean) 05. Hold […]

Pusha T’s back with his G.O.O.D. Music cohorts for another recording. The track samples ESG’s classic, but the trio sound out of place. See: 2 Chainz’s verse. Who I am? Disappointed. flex

Production duo Foreign Allegiance were the winners of VIBE and McDonalds’s Big Mix challenge. As their prize, the tandem collaborated with K.R.I.T. on new track. Learn more about it below.

It’s a cold world as The Mafia’s PUSH! releases his first video off his Black Roses LP. You can download the project in full here.

Freddie Gibbs isn’t one to bite his tongue. And during his interview with Rob Markman yesterday, he calls former CTE boss, Young Jeezy a fraud. He also goes on to say that he’s received death threats via Twitter. Good luck dodging one time. “It’s tough meetin’ your heroes sometimes and kickin’ with them because when they take that cape off, boy o’ boy under that cape, sometimes it’s some scary lil’ boy hidin’ under that cape,” he continued. Gibbs first voiced his […]

40 Water’s taking it to the streets again. And today, releases three separate covers for The Block Brochure 4,5, and 6. Albums coming soon.