Common’s going to have plenty of reasons to celebrate when his new album, The Dreamer/The Believer drops on December 20th. Until then, here’s his latest recording. This joint’s shaping up to be a problem.

New artist alert: Meet Torion Sellers. Watch out Chris Brown. Ha!

Wu-Tang’s GZA is set to bring his mystery of chessboxin lyrical skills to Harvard University. Maximillion will lecture on the music industry during the institution’s Black Men’s Forum on December 1st at 4 pm followed by a Q&A for the public. He also plans to attend the Broad Institute and the MIT Media Lab to speak with folks there for inspiration on his next album. What a genius. rollingstone

Jadakiss’ hook-man Emanny, takes over the reigns on his new recording. Just remember, being young and ready is what got R.Kelly in trouble.

Double-O and Naledge catch the case of amnesia on this track featuring Marsha Ambrosius and Anton Genius. Don’t forget, Occasion finally commences tomorrow. Fans in the NYC tri-state area are invited to celebrate the release with the group this Tuesday, November 22nd, at Tammany Hall in NYC. Open Bar courtesy of Hennessy. RSVP to [email protected]. Doors at 9PM. Tammany Hall is located on 152 Orchard Street, btw Rivington & Stanton. Previously: “Occasion” Video

Gangsta Gibbs and Madlib have just released their collaborative EP, which you can purchase here. You can check out the project’s title track below. Who said thuggin’ ain’t good?

Here’s the cover to the soundtrack of Snoop and Wiz’s upcoming movie. After the jump is a synopsis of the film and accompanying tour dates. Music in stores December 13th. UPDATE: Tracklist now included via nbd.

Be the natural born killer that you are. Ty Kidd Previously: Back On It

It’s only been less than a week since Take Care has dropped. During his visit to Tampa’s WiLD 94.1′s Last Damn Show, Mr. OVO re-iterates his canned Weezy album and mentions he’s already working on his third album. hhnm via atf

It’s no secret Future’s rhymes are weaker than our next door neighbor. But that’s not stopping him from going hard with new music. Here’s his latest single in support of Pluto dropping January 31st, 2012. os