As part of Grind Music and BET’s Music Matters event, DJ Premier and Joell Ortiz both performed at the Beats To The Rhyme event two nights ago. After a few words from Preemo on the 1s and 2s, he brings out Mr. Yaowa.

With it being 2Pac’s 40th birthday, it is only right that his soldiers release a tribute track and what better way to do it than over Meek Milli’s current hit.

R. Les performed at the SoHo Apple Store and premiered a track he wrote and produced for Red Cafe, which will also feature Rozay. Sounds pretty uh, fly. thisisrnb

  She doesn’t look too happy either. Anyway, Curtis announced early this morning on Twitter that he is not releasing his next album this year unless creative differences with his label are resolved. Ok I tried to be cool with my record company. I went to the meeting talk to everyone and sh*t feels like there moving in slow motion. I’m sorry to announce I will not be releasing a new album this year if we don’t get on the same […]

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”frank_ocean”] After a few fugazi flicks, Mr. Ocean finally numbs away the pain and releases an official video off his critically acclaimed project Nostalgia, Ultra. Commercial release in stores July 26. Directed by Nabil.

We heard it live, but now that the samples have been cleared (Shouts to Kanye and Paula), Coley Cole finally breaks a sweat with the first single off his debut album. Produced by J.Cole and Elite.

L.A. back—Antonio that is. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the X-Factor judge and former Def Jam Chairman is taking his duties to Sony Music as the new chairman of the Epic Records in early July. The reformed label, which will be affiliated with Jive Records means Reid will reunite with Usher. OMG.

[vodpod id=Video.11061119&w=540&h=350&fv=] Nasir is having some mixed feelings with the current title of his next album . While discussing his street single, “Nasty” with MTV, Esco says that there’s a possible chance he may change the title Life Is Good. “A lot of people around me didn’t understand where I was coming from. They kinda thought I was saying, “Let’s pop bottles, we’re rich, everything’s good.” That’s not where I was coming from, so there’s another title that came, that kind of fits a little better, and […]

In the first part of Al Lindstrom‘s convo with the Violator Management mogul, Chris discusses his days at Rush Management, working with Lyor Cohen and Russell Simmons and choosing artists for the Violator roster.

During the Wu’s UK invasion, Method Man, U-God and Masta Killa stopped by Tim Westwood’s show for a 11 minute freestyle over some notable instrumentals—”Yonkers” included.