The Roc is in building as Jermaine mans the boards and tacks a verse to Elijah Blake’s new recording. Get back at Blake when his Songs About Melody drops later this year.

The feds keep close tabs on Torch in his new video featuring Styles P and Ameer. Off Torch’s Tax Season mixtape which can be spotted here.

Ri Ri is currently overseas. And while in Paris, she had some fun wining to Drake’s “Fucking Problems” verse.  Merci, Melissa.

Wale’s got a reason a to celebrate. According to early reports, his latest LP The Gifted will top the Billboard charts tomorrow. This will mark his first number one album. Congratulations to the entire MMG empire. Download it here.

Before the BET Awards, Karen Civil caught up with Future. He talks about skipping Lil Wayne’s Amerikaz Most Wanted tour and Hot 97’s Summer Jam. He also discussed working with Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, and Shakira.

The letters keep pouring in. And recently, DJ SNS’ baby boy added a post script to Hov’s kite. Download his Son Of The Future mixtape here.

P is firing back. Last week, will.i.am filed a lawsuit against Pharrell claiming infringement on his I Am brand. Well now, TMZ reports that P is returning the favor with a suit of his own. Confused? I am. Pharrell says Will is using the “I Am” is a Seussian way — as a playfull riff  on his own name — and to hammer home his point, he quotes from Green Eggs and  Ham: “Sam I am I am Sam I am  Sam Sam I […]

Azealia follows the groove of Pharrell on her new single, which she debuted at Glastonbury a few days ago. Luckily for you, Hot 97 premiered it in full earlier. Broke With Expensive Taste coming soon. info

Off his recent release, Untitled 2, Odd Future’s Hodgy Beats finds himself all by his lonely in some random places. Leave me alone with a bucket of KFC and I’d be a happy camper too.

As usual, Tech N9ne is keeping it doper than most with new music. And today, he releases his latest offering featuring Wreckonize, Snow Tha Product and Twisted Insane. Something Else drops July 30. Pre-order yours today. hhnm