Now that Phonte and 9th Wonder are on the same page, the duo are taking their rekindled friendship overseas. Here’s film from their performance two days ago in S

On the cover of Nas’s upcoming album Life Is Good, he uses his ex-wife Kelis’ wedding dress as the focal point. While at the Isle Of Wight Festival, Kelis tells NME, that she respects Esco’s creative license. sc

It’s less than a month until Frank Ocean’s debut hits shelves, and today he releases the official cover and tracklist. Pretty bland artwork. Hopefully, the music isn’t. Channel Orange arrives July 17th.

50 was in the Windy City a couple days ago and caught up with Tony Sculfield and the Morning Riot. He discussed Floyd Mayweather’s prison sentence, Oprah, Rihanna, and Young Buck’s frivolous spending. After the jump, he spoke on Dr. Dre’s long-delayed Detox.

Mac Miller goes through the motions with Hennely Jimenez in his new video in support of Blue Slide Park. Director Rex Arrow did a “most dope” job. Shameless plug. Blue Slide Park available here.

Ross has the Midas touch on the front of XXL‘s July/August 2012 edition. Issue hits newsstands July 14th and in it, he touches on: His health scares, being a label head and a solo artist while managing relationships with Def Jam and Warner Bros. Records, and cementing his status as rap superstar.

It’s been over two years since word got out about the N.W.A bio-pic. John Singleton was rumored to direct, but nothing ever materialized. Nine months later, F. Gary Gray is steering the ship and tweeted the name of the movie for an open casting. If it weren’t for the age requirement, Elliott would be a shoo-in for DJ Yella.

Backstage at the Roots Picnic, Okayplayer turned their cameras on Wale. He spoke on music pioneer Chuck Brown and the pressure of creating his third LP. We’ll see if it bust pipes this December.

Trae Tha Truth was caught in the crossfire outside a Houston strip club this morning that left three people dead and two wounded. So far no arrests, but police are asking for the public’s help. Says spokesman Victor Senties. “There were hundreds of people in that parking lot. Somebody must have seen or heard something. We desperately need someone to come forward. Hours after the shooting, Twitter user Lowlifedynasty posted the picture above with an update on Trae’s condition. Stay […]

One label’s trash is another label’s treasure. And after parting ways with Atlantic Records, Donnis is now signed to Fool’s Gold. Here’s his new single “Hello Kitty” which will be featured on his EP,