K.R.I.T.’s reliance paid off last year with his self-produced mixtape, Return Of 4Eva. When necessary, the Mississippi native curtailed his sound from ’90s boom bap (“Rise & Shine”) to contemporary bounce (“Return Of 4eva”).  He kept trunks rattling with”Sub” and “Country Shit (Remix),” but moved listeners on cuts like “Dreamin” and “Lions and Lambs.” With his debut, Live From The Underground on the horizon, it’s only a matter of time until the mainstream takes notice.

[vodpod id=Video.15942070&w=540&h=350&fv=] I always feel like somebody’s watching me. And with Alchemist and Oh No’s album dropping in 13 days, here’s its latest promo of random clips by Jason Goldwatch. Pre-order Vodka & Ayahuasca here.

After a brief hiatus from the game, Queen B made her return to reclaim her throne and released her fourth solo album. Yup, she’s still the hottest chick in the game and the chain’s been replaced with a wedding ring. Baby Blue Ivy’s momma experimented with different sounds on this go ’round, especially on the titillating “End Of Time”. She ran the female revolution on the lead single “Run The World (Girls)”, kicked up the funk a notch on “Countdown” but slowed […]

Even though Nipsey released The Marathon well over a year ago, he keeps the videos for it going with #5. It goes on and on and on. vlad

Praise the Lord. One half of the Thornton Brothers has ventured off to focus on his own career. While Malice was gettin’ closer to the man above, Pusha Ton officially got down with G.O.O.D. Music and dropped a mixtape of his charming coke raps. Mixing his hood tales with the glamorous life, Pusha gave fans our first taste with the glorious “My God”. Like in the Clipse days, Pusha got in tune with the Neptunes sound on “Raid” with 50 Cent, but […]

[vodpod id=Video.15941873&w=540&h=350&fv=] Just like Curtis, Christopher Bridges was also at the CES convention in Vegas where he unveiled his “Party In A Box”. In the film, Luda spoke on SOUL By Ludacris headphones with Jessie Cantrell. In other related news, Luda plans to shut down Straits in ATL to focus on his upcoming Chicken & Beer restaurant. spike

Big Sean ain’t the only one that can “do it”. KRS and Kenny Parker’s The BDP Album dropped yesterday and KRS does what he does best with this cut. Tha Teacha’s solo set, Just Like That is still on the way. hhnm

Despite being on our most disappointing list, Lupe’s Lasers has hit the 500k mark. Earlier this year, his lead single struck gold and he achieved his first debut at number one. ‘Lu fans rejoice! lupend

With two tracks already receiving great feedback, here’s a clip of DJ Green Lantern’s artist in the studio with the Evil Genius as well as DJ Premier and Pete Rock. Time Served is almost here.

Die-hard Knicks fan, Slim Joe sat with Rahim The Dream and gave his prediction on the Knickerbockers season. For those keepin’ score, the team currently stands at 5-4 and hosts the Philadelphia 76ers tonight at MSG. Let’s go Melo!