Leading up to the release of Hall of Fame, Big Sean rolls out his new vlog explaining how his imagination helped him reach success. Big dreams. Big star. Album drops December 18.

Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt’s hasn’t put out much material since his hyped up “return“. But tonight, he releases a new track over modest piano keys. After a couple listens, somehow, I’m still lost in translation.

Joey Bada$$ returns with a new video in support of his 1999 mixtape. In the YouTube description, here’s what he had to say about the visual. Fromdatomb$ is the last video I wanted to drop off “1999″ because I felt like this closed out the tape perfectly. I’m locked in the studio with my pro$ putting in that twerk on this new PRO ERA tape set two drop December 21st. stay tuned.  Sidebar: Interview With Peter Rosenberg

If you haven’t by now, you gon’ learn today. With that said, Raheem DeVaughn returns to the music scene with the second edition of his Heemy Taught Me series. Get acquainted below.

Future’s new vlog takes us back to Stadium where he was accompanied by Drake. We later follow the pair inside the lab where they laid out a few tracks. Looks like everyone is eating now.

Biggie and Jordans are Brooklyn originals. But for the first leak off Vinny Cha$e’s new mixtape The Golden Army, the Harlem rapper gives them an Uptown twist. Tape drops November 15th.

Following Meeks’s fashion talk, he and Shaheem Reid now shift to the topic of battle rapping and plugs a challenge between Cassidy and Murda Mook. Place your bets.

40 and $hort’s History: Function & Mob Music double LP is set to drop next Tuesday. And as we head to the Function side, TGOD gets hyphy with the Bay Area’s top dawgs. We say, we like. hhnm

The truth shall set her free. And in this preview of Nicki’s upcoming E! reality show, we follow her as she preps for a tour, The Re-Up release and oh, that American Idol drama too. Series premieres Sunday. rap-up

No glass shoe and no fairytale ending. Only cash rules. Ty Kidd Previously: Come & Visit