TIP spoke with RESPECT. on the concept behind the cover art for his forthcoming. Cover shot by Warwick Saint. I’m known as “the King.” Although it’s disputed by some, concurred by most, there ain’t no disputing that lion—that is what it is. So I went and told them, “Get me as close as you can to a lion.” He had a trainer holding him on a chain. They took the chain out [in post-work]. It really went down. I wanted to pet him. […]

When will they learn? At the 2:01 mark, a fan crashes the stage following Jae Millz’s performance last night at BLVD. in NYC. Props to Millz for handling the situation gracefully. But bum rushers beware, things can always end up like this: 2db

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Can’t tame these animals. Capone-N-Noreaga unleash the beast with another leak off their Camouflage Summer mixtape. nr via xxl Yesterday: New Music: CNN “Let’s Get Money”

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A year ago today, Cole released his mixtape, The Warm Up. To commemorate the anniversary, Jermaine let loose this new freestyle and reminisced on last year’s project. Read up after the jump. “The Last Stretch”

More than likely, this was recorded before Ja’s new trial date was announced. Nonetheless, he spoke to Vlad on the charge and claimed that authorites are eager to lock up high profile people.

At a listening session yesterday evening, Joey debuted the sounds of his new album, The Darkside. Planet Ill were present and broke down a few of the tracks after the jump. Sounds like Crack could be a man of his word.

Sadé wasn’t the only artist that didn’t want to collaborate with Mr. Graham on Thank Me Later. Drake discusses getting snubbed by Benjamin Andre—Andre Benjamin to be exact. “I really tried to do a song with Andre 3000, but I think it was meant for my second album. Dre is one of those people that needs you to do a little more. He’s one of those people that believe in his craft so much that he needs you to do […]

This snuck under the radar, but yesterday, Yelawolf was featured in the Los Angeles Times. The article is available to read here and so is the excerpt below. How frustrating was it when Rick Rubin came aboard at Columbia and dropped you? You’d think that the guy who produced the Beastie Boys and “Raising Hell” would have wanted to work with you. I was like, “You don’t get it, cool? Then I guess I must be extra special.” I had […]