The paws continue to be thrown as Azealia Banks wastes no time firing back at Angel Haze’s diss record. If you can look past the soundbite, Banks got a few scratches in of her own. However, Haze 1. Banks 0.

Freddie Gibbs keeps it in his normal habitat with his contribution to DJ Muggs’ upcoming album, Bass For Your Face on January 15. Fred is as hard as they come. Pause. hhdx

Elliott returns with 2013’s first installment of The Truth. And in this episode, he counts down the most sought after albums of the year. Only time will tell if any of these projects will see the light of day.

Last night, Spitta packed S.O.B.s like his weed and brought along some surprise entertainment including Styles P, Action Bronson, Stalley and Smoke DZA. Here’s a summary of the smoked out evening.

Some songs don’t die, they just multiply. Such is the case with Trinidad James’ single, which now has verse with French Montana. According to Diplo, there’s a 17 verse remix of the record on the way. Oy vey. hhnm

Gucci knows a thing or two about being in squad cars. Nonetheless, he and his accomplices try to evade One-time on this new cut off Trap God 2. whiteboyd

No need to adjust your screen. Through a blurry lens, Twista steps up to the mic for his new music video in support of his mixtape, Reloaded. As FakeShoreDrive indicates, his official album The Dark Horse arrives sometime this year.

Before catching a plane to the Bahamas, Diplo stopped by Tree Sound Studios down in the A. He briefly spoke on his upcoming 2 Chainz collaboration “Go Heavy” and his idiosyncrasies three little digs.

Looks can be deceiving, but for right now, feast ya eyes on a few eye catchers in Franchise and Vinny Radio’s new visual. Off the duo’s Change of Plans.

Hard works pays off and today it was announced that the rising star from L.A. officially let the ink dry over at RCA Records. Congrats! Says the Kid: “We achieved so much last year independently but we just felt it was time to team up with a major in 2013 to take it to the next level and RCA is as excited as we are about the vision and possibilities.” The SVP of A&R and Marketing J. Grand adds: “I’m ecstatic […]