During his chat with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, Frank discusses his album, the reasoning behind releasing it digitally a week early on iTunes, his performance on Jimmy Fallon, touring and more. frankocean.net

There’s no days off for Wiz. So with that being said, here’s yet another video from the TGOD. Guess what he’s doing in the majority of the clip? Produced by Sledgren.

No time for sleeping. And BMF’s Bleu Davinci stays on his shit on his new record featuring Pusha, Bun and Calico Jones. Off The Davinci Code, hosted by DJ Scream on July 17.

Do you want more? Well in addition to Hov’s first concert at the Barclays Center on September 28, he has recently added two more shows on September 29 and 30. Tix go on sale this Friday, July 13 at the venue’s site and ticketmaster and 7,000 of them for each show will be priced just under $30. Can’t beat that. UPDATE: Two more dates! Five in total. October 3 and 4th. Again! UPDATE #2: Three more dates added. Eight shows in […]

Pull out them calculators. It’s the day before pay day and Slim and his Outlawz yearn for that paper on this week’s Thug Thursday installment. Oh, Mike Will made it.

While we wait for his debut, Def Jam’s new signee sticks a verse on his Bawse and Meek’s track “So Sophisticated”—so is his pimpin’, baby.

The price of fame is cheap. And 360 lets it be known on this soulful recording produced by Maserati Meyers. If you’re in the NYC area, check him out at Webster Hall on July 22nd.

This. Is. A. Remix. Heavily influenced by the 80s and 90s sound, producer EL-P puts his spin on Slaughterhouse’s track. stereogum

Like his fellow Black Hippy, Ab-Soul kicks a rap exclusively for Beats TV while visiting the Beats By Dre offices. #BeatsArmy Previously: Young Chris

Back to the slammer Beans goes. Fox reports, the rapper has been sentenced to two years for failing to file $728,000 in federal income taxes from 1999-2005. He reports to prison September 12. hiphopdx