Just less than 24 hours before T.R.U. 2 It, Cap 1 wastes not time giving his manifesto in the mixtape’s new visual. If you haven’t yet, download the tape here.

Saigon and Lecrae recently took to the God’s house to film TGSNT2‘s next video. Before the final edit arrives, here’s our first look and Lecrae’s in-the-car performance.  

For the latest video off his forthcoming,

Premiered by the LA Leakers, Sean Kingston lets the good times roll with Breezy and Wiz on his brand new track. The summer tune will be featured on his forthcoming album, Back 2 Life. UPDATE: In-studio performance

G.O.O.D. Music’s London boy has been working behind the scenes, but he’s back with his own material and premieres his brand new single. Mr. Hudson’s third album is coming soon. info

During SXSW, Yahoo announced their first international music festival with Hova and King Kendrick as headliners. Dubbed as Yahoo! On The Road, the 21-stop trek begins begins May 3 in New York. The tour continues in the states with J.Cole, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Justin Timberlake, Frank Ocean and Trey Songz

Snoop’s still on his stop the violence campaign.

Jay-Z is partnering with film director, Baz Luhrmann to executive produce and record music for the upcoming film, The Great Gatsby. According to Reuters, Jay will blend contemporary music with hip hop for its soundtrack. The film based off F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel starring Leonardo DiCaprio hits theaters May 10. Says Jay: “As soon as I spoke with Baz and Leonardo, I knew this was the right project. The Great Gatsby is that classic American story of one`s introduction to extravagance, decadence and illusion. […]

For those of you who do, here’s the latest release from Ca$h Out featuring his fellow ATLien Rocko. hhnm

Let freedom ring. Now that Sosa completed his two months, he was released from the Illinois Youth Center yesterday and embraced by family and friends. The streets is watching—and the police.