After heating up the block last summer with “Nasty“, Esco bosses up for NYC with his new single, produced by Salaam Remi, Da Internz and co-produced by Heavy D. The tentativey-titled album, Life Is Good, coming soon. Lyrics here. flex UPDATE: No tags.

Earlier this afternoon, A$AP and Q both took the outdoor stage in Austin and recited their stand-out collabo during the annual mtvU Woodie Awards. Habits & Contradictions available here. rubyhornet

[vodpod id=Video.16228680&w=540&h=350&fv=videoId%3D1506873908001%26linkBaseURL%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.gq.com%252Fvideo%252Fvideos%252Fdrake-fitting-personal-style-april-2012%26playerID%3D672912957001%26playerKey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAAF4QYhM%7E%2C8vMx38_7mU4SgZM9MmVRmS1UV8wEysw8%26domain%3Dembed%26dynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] Cameras of the Gentlemen’s Quarterly invite us on the set for Aubrey’s photoshoot and how his upcoming April cover came into fruition. Issue hits newsstands on March 20. xzone

It isn’t your typical day at the circus. In fact, Hopsin busts a few moves and clowns around in his latest video. Be on the look out, his new album Knock Madness coming soon.

Danny Brown is in the house. And during yesterday’s Fader Fort show, he gave a live version of his “Radio Song” for the Austin crowd. Oh, his deluxe version of XXX is available on iTunes now.

Well it ain’t Marge Simpson. It’s Nicki! And she goes with the flow with a pink fro for the April issue of Allure. Issue lands on your stands March 20.

[vodpod id=Video.16228096&w=540&h=350&fv=] Both Mystikal and Jean Grae made guest appearances on Sway’s couch yesterday. Before their departure, they both displayed their acapella rhymes for the MTV cameras.

Ladies, are y’all in that mood? Well for their new video, Don, Wale and Starlito don’t hold back getting y’all into the groove. Off Don Trip’s Gangsta Grillz mixtape, Guerilla.

Spring is almost in the air. And so is The Roots picnic. OKP has announced the 5th annual gig will take place June 2 and 3 at the Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in Philly. Acts include De La Soul, Kid Cudi, Wale, Danny Brown and more. Pre-sale tix offers below. Both Days l June 2 l June 3

DPGz boss up in the video to accompany their recent Meek Mill take. Stick around though. At the end, we get audio of a “4Ever N A Day” remix with Uncle Snoop. R.I.P. Nate Dogg. hhnm