We’ve been here before—plenty of times actually, but once again Chuck announced via Twitter that his long overdue album has a new official release date. Hey Kobe. “#alliwantis for my fans to know that the R.E.D. album will be in-stores AUGUST 23rd !!! Thanks for the continuous love & support. Just got off a conference call with Jimmy Iovine & @interscope . Aug 23rd is the release date & it’s like a FAT GIRL….. It won’t move !”

Never been to Oakland? Well thanks to Short Dawg and friends, they take us through their neck of the woods in this new clip. wshh

Feeling blue? Well Willie The Kid is preparing to release the second installment of The Cure and shoots away his latest offering. Sounds pretty sick. x

  Jomo takes a stab at Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne’s duet. Honestly, this isn’t as tragic as you may think. flex

Lex Luger puts his signature sound to the side and goes soulful on this smooth track featuring Jeremih. As you know Self Made sprung a leak, but do the right thing and cop the album on May 23. ru

Thanks to Splash, them Ferrari Boyz are back with a new groove for the independent ladies. No word on if this will make its way to their joint album, but we’ll find out come June 21. uhtn

It’s been nearly six years since Slim Thug dropped his debut, Already Platinum. But that’s not stopping him from releasing new visuals for it. Without further ado, here’s his latest motion picture. Uh, Already Platinum in stores now? Ha!

During a recent stop at the University of Chicago,

Here’s a new track from La Flare which will be featured on