With How I Got Over ready to drop June 22nd, TSS just liberated track number two. Nothin but smooth sailing from here. Sidebar: Let’s break.

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Banks stopped by BET’s The Deal to talk about touring, working with 50 and Yayo and his upcoming LP, HFM2. Again, he hints at a surprise guest feature that we will not believe.

Tek and Kweli held a Revolutions Per Minute release party this week in Los Angeles and gave an impromptu performance of “Back Again”. hh

The song’s hot and hopefully the video is too. In under two minutes, check out the making of Xzibit’s next clip.

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Yesterday morning, Suge Knight was arrested for assault with a firearm and driving with a suspended license. Earlier today, his lawyer Marc Brumer spoke with CNN on his client’s behalf. “He’s innocent, 100 percent. Suge Knight is a businessman. He is not a person who would carry a gun or flash a gun at anybody. That’s not Suge Knight. There was never a gun found. He was very cooperative, answered all the questions police had, and we just feel that he shouldn’t […]

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Last night at The Roots’ How I Got Over listening session in NYC, Black Thought spoke on the progress of his long-awaited solo album, Masterpiece Theater. But don’t get your hopes up yet. He says the project is on the “backburner”. In laymen terms: It ain’t happenin’ cap’n. SRD

Talib pens his thoughts on what’s going on with the immigration situation in Arizona. No green cards necessary. eskay