As a prologue to their collaborative album, Stereotypes, Strong Arm Steady and Statik hands over six tracks for free. Album drops August 14. Get the EP here. 1. Premium 2. Forever 3. Born Into It 4. Classic 5. Through The Motions Ft. David Banner x Fiend 6. Smoke On Ft. Dom Kennedy x Baby D nahright

As AraabMUZIK man handled the 1s and 2s last weekend at the Pitchfork music festival in the Chi, he brought out the city’s own Sosa for a performance. Shaky footage. That’s the shit we don’t like.

In support of the Midwest Willie project featuring new and unreleased tracks, Willie claps away with his latest cut, produced by Don Cannon.

Just in case you thought Shawnna was dead, she puts a new lease on life with her new mixtape hosted by DJ Pharris. Get acquainted below.

Nicki kicked off the U.S. leg of her Pink Friday tour last night at the Chicago Theater. And in the film provided, the tour’s opening act joins her for “Beez In The Trap”. fakeshoredrive

Still on the radio run, Prodigy and Boogz Boogetz hit up Toca Tuesdays on Shade 45 and took charge of  Snoop’s “Tha Shiznit”. H.N.I.C. 3 out now.

8Ball’s Life’s Quest finally arrives in just one week and he paints a motion picture on the album’s latest offering. Good story. Not so lucky ending.

Before his celebratory evening, Esco visited Hot 97 and got digital with Flex. He spoke on the concept of his album cover, Kelis’ reaction and his recent VH1 Behind The Music episode.

Bay Area rapper Locksmith made his debut on Sway In The Morning and tackled whatever beat DJ Wonder threw at him. Tahiry seemed impressed.

A week after the digital release of Frank Ocean’s solo debut Channel Orange, HDD estimates that the album sold 130, 945 copies. With the tangible version in stores today, expect the number to increase by next week. Official tally tomorrow. UPDATE: #2 On Billboard with 131,000 copies.