After Mountain Dew pulled Tyler, The Creator’s ad for promoting racial stereotypes, Tyler spoke on the matter with Billboard. Honestly, I want to hear what Felicia the Goat has to fuckin’ say. I guess people are claiming that it’s racist, which… you know, that wasn’t even portrayed in that commercial, there’s no type of hate being portrayed in that work of art at all — which I’m confused by. But this older black dude, Dr. Boyce Watkins, I guess he […]

Producer araabMUZIK was shot late last night in a botched robbery in Rhode Island. Duke Da God snapped a pic of araab in the hospital to confirm he’s alive and recovering. His rep tells Billboard: “Rumors have begun to circulate and first and foremost, we want to let everyone know that AraabMUZIK is currently alive and well. He was out in his neighborhood last night with friends and unfortunately the victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. […]

8Ball’s vision is bigger than yours. See it all through his eyes in the latest visual off his Premro 2. The tape can be downloaded in full here.

Produced by Pharrell, Buss takes it back to his Jamaican roots with his new tune. His Cash Money debut is coming soon. flex UPDATE: CDQ

[tweet https://twitter.com/MacMiller/statuses/330090017965887488] Following the release of his new single “S.D.S.” last week, Mac checked in with his Twitter followers and revealed that his sophomore album, Watching Movies With The Sound Off, will arrive on June 18th.

Not again. An arrest warrant has been issued for Gucci for allegedly assaulting a fan at Atlanta’s Harlem Nights club last Friday for his Trap Back 2 release party. The victim, a U.S. soldier, tells WSB-TV he was hit in the head with a bottle and left with 10 stitches after asking to take a photo with the rapper. UPDATE: Gucci has turned himself in. Fox Atlanta says he was denied bail by a judge today and is due back in April 10. WSB-TV reporter Amy […]

pic: mfeenz In the wake of Mac Daddy’s passing, Shade 45’s DJ Wonder paid tribute to Kris Kross during today’s broadcast of Sway In The Morning. Warm it up with the stream below and download after the jump.

Dreamville’s Bas is prepping his Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. II. But until the project arrives in full, here’s his latest release featuring Hemdi.

Hey, it’s the beat jackers, the gun clappers. And for Maino and The Mafia’s new freestyle, they bring their wordplay over to Smooth Da Hustler and Trigger Tha Gambler’s classic cut.

Over the soundbed laid by the RZA, Kweli takes off and lands with Buss on the latest offering from his forthcoming Prisoners of Conscious. Album drops next Tuesday. x