[vodpod id=Video.4074748&w=425&h=350&fv=] We’ve got a date! On September 7th, Ski Beatz will finally release 24 Hour Karate School. And under Creative Control’s direction, here’s the album’s latest visual. os

Last week, an Ontario judge dismissed the assault charges filed against Lloyd Banks. During his Canada stop this past January, the rapper and his entourage were arrested for allegedly assaulting club promoter, Chris Hines after a show at Club NV. Banks’ lawyer tells AHH. “Banks would like to thank his Canadian counsel, Patrick Ducharme, and the authorities in Ontario for doing ‘the right thing. After a careful and neutral evaluation of the facts, it is good to see that the system actually worked. With […]

B.A.D. news folks. Looks like G.O.O.D. Music Day has been slightly thwarted. Rap-Up reports that Cudder’s sophmore set, Man on the Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager has been pushed back two weeks to September 28th. And then, there were three.

This was originally intended for Usher’s album, but it didn’t make the cut. It’s produced by Polow Da Don and will appear on the singer’s  Versus EP, which is due August 24th. Bitch, get in! thi

Photo: Haven Lamoureux Travis Barker plans to release his solo debut, Give The Drummer Some later this year and yesterday he shot the video for his collaboration with Raekwon. Even the RZA and guitarist Tom Morello came through to lend a helping hand. Rock out with mo’ flicks after the jump.

Short summer. Long song. About nine minutes to be exact. The Great Escape and Mood Muzik 4 coming soon, doggone it. Previously: Joe Budden Talks Book & Album Date Sidebar: JBTV

Last week, Lupe turned to Twitter and blamed Atlantic Records for the delay of his third album, Lasers. In turn, his fans created an online petition demanding the release of the project. Fight the power and sign your life away here. Dear Atlantic Records, The fans have been waiting for the release for Lupe Fiasco’s album “Lasers” for over a good year now. Since when it was originally announced finished last summer, there has still yet to be a release […]

In this portion of DJ Scratch’s interview with Grind Music Radio, Scratch reflects on the break up of EPMD, meeting Busta and producing his very first solo track, “Do My Thing”.

[vodpod id=Video.4069013&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D540105%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A540105] Although Rozay’s album is barely a day old, he tells 1515 that he’s already working on more music. He also confirms that Hype Williams will direct the visuals for “Live Fast, Die Young”. “Yeah, the homie Yeezy, we decided on Hype Williams. Hype Williams will direct ‘Live Fast, Die Young”. “Hit me up on Twitter @rickyrozay, and the reason I say that, I tweeted a picture of me and the homie Spike Lee. He came to my birthday […]

While Talib preps his new album Prisoner Of Conscious, he recently caught flack for his collaboration with Gucci Mane. In particular, an article from TheLoop21’s Mychal Smith took him to task. Well Kweli fires back. “Now I don’t know Mychal Smith, but what I do know is he is a blogger that follows me on Twitter, and I guess my decision to record with Gucci Mane bothered him enough to blog about it, declaring my move a part of the […]