In support of Adam Mansbach’s novel, Rage Is Back, J. Period taps The Roots frontman for the accompanying mixtape’s title track featuring the classic Illmatic instrumental. okp

DJ Suss-One is back with his freestyle series and brings Uncle Murda along over The Blueprint‘s opening track. splash

YN turned 42 yesterday. And to commemorate his born day, he makes six wishes for this installment of The Truth. Sometimes wishing on a star just ain’t enough.

Last Thursday, Beats By Dre hosted their event at Sin City’s Marquee inside the Cosmopolitan and Rozay provided the musical entertainment. We see you Dre. Hi Karen.

Cudi’s back on the cover of Complex for their February/March 2013 issue. The entire story is available to read here. but here are a few highlights below. Issue hits newsstands February 4th. On antidepressants I took a trip on antidepressant lane for a little bit. After the WZRD song “Dr. Pill” everyone thought I was talking about molly or ecstasy. But I’m talking about prescription meds. I had just gotten a shrink. I was having an emotional breakdown with this breakup. I kept trying […]

No Malice’s Hear Ye Him and Ab-Liva’s The Truth Shall Set You Free are both on the way and the tandem unleashes a cut that will live on both projects.

The new season of American Idol begins tomorrow. Last night, judge Nicki visited Jay Leno to plug the show, recall favorite auditioning moments as well as reflected on her career.

A$AP Rocky’s Long.Live.A$AP is available today. To help promote the album, he and A$AP Ferg visited Flex the other night and kicked a series of freestyles over various beats. Sidebar: A$AP Rocky Power 96 Freestyle

Produced by Ayatollah with cuts by Dutchmaster, Noyd, Large Pro and G Rap bring forth their contribution to the upcoming Coalmine Records compilation Unearthed. complex

Ay! Juelz makes his official return with his brand new mixtape, God Will’n. Guests include Jadakiss, Lil Wayne, Fabolous, Lloyd Banks, Jim Jones and more. Tracklist and download after the jump.