Crooked I does the un-thinkable as he puts the Alicia Keys ballad to use and pens his thoughts on the new Death Row. Planet COB Vol. 1 lets off the 4th of July. Bonus: Royce Da 5′9″ ft. Horse Shoe G.A.N.G. “Horseshoe” planet COB

Sounds pretty monstrous already. There’s no word as to where this will end up, but it’s another one off the Trending Topics 4 mixtape. Splash got two mo’. Yesterday: New Music: Jay-Z x Swizz Beatz “Ultra”

This was originally intended for the Wu-Massacre, but now it’s the first single off DJ Mathematics’ Made Men. Let your feet stomp ’cause the clan’s in the front. mr. x via  math files

Rap Radar sure looks good on the iPad huh fellas? Ha! Last night, Uncle Rush was presented the Gold Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Music at The National Arts Club in New York City. Others in attendance include Lyor Cohen, Andre Harrell, and model Selita Ebanks. Congrats!

Game explains to 1515 why he passed on the video shoot for his Weezy and Birdman collab, “Everything Red,” off The Red Room. Apparently, he had a doctor’s appointment. “I flaked on the video. Bird was like, ‘Listen, daddy, you can come down here. Junior is gonna turn himself in next Wednesday. You can come down here. We can shoot the video before Junior go in. You just have that in the safe.’ I blew it. I didn’t make it down. Once he went [to jail], […]

BR continues his winning streak, with some more new material. This is off his Game Tested & Street Approved mixtape that will be out soon. mr. x Previously: New Music: Black Rob “Delusional”

Young Chris keeps things in motion this season with this new track. If you haven’t done so already, keep your summer heated with his latest mixtape, The Network 2. gotty

The Evil Empire strikes again. The second verse sure sounds like a reference track for Diddy’s Last Train To Paris. Off the Trending Topics 4, so expect the ultra tags for now. splash

Have a seat and grab your popcorn because we’re heading to the movies. Well not really. TIP’s latest album cut gets a visual with scenes from his coming film. King Uncaged August 17th. Takers in theaters August 20th.

Game’s not going to let a few push backs stop him. Last month in Long Beach, he indulged in some fun in the sun with Pharrell and JT for his next single. Lets hope the outcome of the visual is better than the actual tune. Ain’t no doubt about it. Mo’ flicks underneath. vibe