After a two year hiatus, Chrisette Michele’s returning to the main stage. And for her first offering, she recruits labelmate, Titty 2 Necklace. Oh, the games we play.

Kendrick mania continues. Today, he returned to 106 to discuss good kid, m.A.A.d city, comparisons to Illmatic, his BET Hip-Hop Award and then plays the game Inside The Rapper’s Studio. T.I. also swung by to premiere his “Ball” video. He spoke on the shoot in New Orleans with Lil Wayne, updates on his family, thoughts on upcoming artists in the game and more.

For the first video off their Psycho White EP dropping on November 13, Travis puts the pedal to the medal in his ’64 Rivi while Yela turns it out from his Slumerican tour. These white boys are crazy. rollingstone

Meek continues to break down his debut LP with Shaheem Reid. In today’s episode, he interprets a few lines from its second track. Dreams & Nightmares drops October 30.

As promised and to accompany his Lace Up album, MGK shares his story behind the creating process of the debut and the journey leading up to its release. To be continued. UPDATE:

Kendrick continued his promo run with Hot 97’s morning team. He said do not call his album a classic, speaks on Dre’s involvement, and rocking the vote. As if you didn’t know, good kid, m.A.A.d city is available now.

It’s that time of the week. And just hours ago, Mister Cee dedicated his Throw Back At Noon slot to the Diplomats. It’s great to hear that powerful music again. info

Angel Haze wears her heart on her sleeve over Marshall’s classic. It’s recordings like these that help put things into perspective.

Loaded Lux kept his radio grind going last week over at Shade 45. After DJ Tony Touch dropped the beat, Lux put in more work over the mic.

Freezer’s mug shines bright like a diamond in the sky for the cover of his long-awaited album, Diamond In The Ruff. In stores on November 13. UPDATE: Tracklist below. Pre-order on iTunes. Now dropping November 27. 1. Right Back (featuring Marsha Ambrosius) 2. Greatness (featuring Vivian Green) 3. The Thirst 4. Wonder Tape 5. No Doubt 6. Dream Big (featuring Musiq Soulchild) 7. Early 8. Ghetto Streets 9. Numbers (featuring Neef Buck) 10. True (featuring Wale) 11. Sweet Temptations (featuring […]