Commemorating J. Dilla’s 32nd birthday and Big Pun‘s passing yesterday, Peter Rosenberg lit up the airwaves with a hour of classics. Listen to his tribute below.

Excuse the delay. According to French’s Facebook account, May 21 is now the date for his debut album, Excuse My French. His next single “Freaks” will feature Nicki Minaj. hhnm

Premiered last night by the LA Leakers, Young Jeezy makes himself comfortable for the official remix of Ty Dolla $ign’s song. The more the merrier.

Hip-hop pioneer and Video Music Box creator, Ralph McDaniels stopped by The Combat Jack Show this week for a trip down memory lane. Here’s what you missed. It’s the Box That Rocks! Ralph McDaniels, founder of the seminal Video Music Box talks thirty years of history. Highlights include how Big Daddy Kane shot someone causing him to miss “The Symphony” video shoot, how we wasn’t fucking with Mr. Magic at first, gunplay at NaS’s “It Ain’t Hard To Tell” video shoot, running […]

Speaking with MTV, Pusha T reassures that he and brother No Malice have a new Clipse album on the way. There’s no time frame set yet, but he announces As God As My Witness as the title. “When it comes to the Clipse, that’s a special brand to me. Me and Malice talk about doing a Clipse album. I’m not into toyin’ around with that, like just dropping records that ain’t related to an album. We owe our fans something super special, so […]

You know Jomo wasn’t going to let Drake’s instrumental pass him by. So for his and Trav’s latest revamp installment, they both add their rendition to the long list of others. Filmed in the studio of course.

CyHi and his crew find themselves in some hot water in his never ending video. Rule of thumb: When the block is hot, run for cover. Off Ivy League mixtape available here.

Hard to believe, but today marks the 13th anniversary of Big Pun’s passing. This afternoon on Hot 97, Mister Cee paid homage to Punisher with 60 minutes of his music. Sidebar: Mister Cee Interviews Pete Rock UPDATE: 2013 mix. 2013 MIX

It’s a New York takeover as A$AP and French split the Feb/Mar cover of XXL. In the issue, A$AP recalls the passing of his father and his parents’ musical influence. French discusses his debut album, 50 Cent and the time he was shot. Peep their solo covers below. All three issues hits newsstands February 19.

This track brings back some memories. Anyway, 360 personalizes Missy Elliott’s classic for his new freestyle. His new EP is set to drop later this year.