The Kang gets suited for a two-cover edition of UPSCALE magazine. An excerpt from the story on the state of his profession below. Cover two after the jump. “I know I still have the ability to do it, but I don’t know if I have as much passion to do it as I once did… I might find that I’m more effective in another capacity, but I won’t know if I don’t ever try. I have other talents and abilities […]

Rihanna’s ready for war. Well, not really. Ri Ri threw on the fatigues and is currently in the 50th state, shooting her first film, Battleship. The flick based off the popular board game and hits the big screen in 2012. More after the jump. rd

Mac is back. While out in NYC, Mac Miller gives the folks over at YRB a quick interview before dropping off a few bars. Sounds like it’s straight from the dome. Listen up.

[vodpod id=Video.4355195&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D556652%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A556652] Christopher Wallace’s widow isn’t the only one dippin into the catalogue. Nelly tells MTV that with Puff’s encouragement Big’s vocals from “Everday Struggle” are all over his new song, “1000 Stacks”. How original, gentlemen. “I did this beat with my man Don Vito and it had this Biggie sample in it, and when I heard it, I was like, whoa. It was bananas. I let Puff hear the song. I told him, ‘I got something that I think […]

There’s two different versions of Jay-Z’s Q cover. The first features him with along with Lady Gaga and Dave Grohl. The other is the one you see above. In the story below, he’s asked about his relationship with his big brother Eric of “You Must Love Me” fame: “How come I had a gun at age 12?” he says. “That’s the life in Marcy. I was an angry and confused kid trying to work my situation out. I would never […]

The annual Battle Of The Beatmakers competition went down this past Saturday up in Toronto. OVO’s Karla Moy covered the tournament for Much Music and got producer Boi-1da’s take on the event. Once the smoke cleared, Neenah Music of Amsterdam took home the top prize and became the first female to do so. Congrats!

One mo’ from the YMHD latest mixtape of unauthorized music. A new sublime groove from Scottie. Swing swing. Chop chop chop. hhnm Sidebar: THI got the rest.

Digga shares just a few thoughts for the latest installment of DJ Booth’s Freestyle series. Fellas, listen up. Remember, she releases the Classic September 14th.

As mentioned yesterday, this is a rough version of T.I.’s next single. Not as bad as the title sounds. Wonder if Rozay is still on it. hhnm x ymhd UPDATE: CDQ with Rozay x

“To make the world check the rhyme/ I gotta stay on my Quest.” Another Wednesday, another lyrical assassination from the one of Slaughterhouse’s strongest. Protect ya neck, Glenn Beck. sermon