A few weeks back, Cappadonna’s new album, The Pilgrimage quietly hit stores. And during his promo run, he stopped by DJ Tony Touch’s weekly show and threw a few darts over the Shade 45 airwaves. Bullseye! allindstrom

On the night of the release of their 13th album, The Roots performed at the Highline Ballroom. Above they brought out Big K.R.I.T for their “Make My” collabo. If you haven’t done so yet, get undun now. steve-Ography

Sans the auto-tune, T-Pain swung by Jimmy Kimmel’s late night gig to perform “5 O’ Clock”. After the jump, he closed out the evening with “Drowning Again”. rEVOLVEr in stores now.

It’s Dre Day! And yesterday, the Boss Hogg Outlaw released his My Theme Project EP, which you can get in full here. With this track here, he keeps it in the Lone Star State with Bun and Killa.

Off the Streets On Lock 2 DVD which drops December 23, here’s a preview clip of the upcoming flick featuring Freeway doing what he does best. Yup, the beards are in the building streets.

FADER looks towards the future (no pun) for their NOW issue. Sharing the cover with Rock star Cass McCombs is Mr. Tony Montana himself (no Al Pacino).

The block is hot. Just days after releasing the audio, Fashawn wastes no time and kick pushes his way with the visual aid. Champagne and Styrofoam Cups coming in March.

Despite the positive reception of The Throne’s “Murder To Excellence” not everyone is pleased with the track. Fred Hampton Jr, son of slain Black Panther Fred Hampton, expressed his frustration with Jay-Z’s lyric, “I arrived on the day Fred Hampton died”.  Coincidentally, Hov was born on the same day. While on a panel at the University of Chicago this past weekend, he had this to say: “Fred Hampton didn’t die,” Hampton Jr. said. “He was assassinated. Saying Fred Hampton died […]

Today, F.A.B. released I Found My Backpack 2: The Lost Notebook and recruits Kweli and Royce to rep their hood. Whether you’re in the Bay, the D, BK or wherever you lay, cop the project in full here.

If you are looking for Trouble, you came to the right place for it. For his latest freebie, we go for a stroll through Edgewood over Hov’s classic track. Cough up a lung and peep his take. dgb