Sumit caught up with Ski Beatz outside Santos at 2am in New York City recently.

We speak on the hold up of Ski’s 24 Hour Karate School project. He says the Mos Def tracks will probably not be on the album but may release them for free on the internet.

Ski talks about why Curren$y and Stalley are so important to Hip Hop.

The producer also goes onto to explain why Terri Walker is talented.

I then put Ski through the “When you first met” segment. Nice cameo from Cheeba from Camp Lo.

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DJ Toomp answers a question that I am tired of hearing. Is Hip-Hop dead?. Thankfully, Toomp believes Hip-Hop is far from dead and I would have to agree. Just because the “Golden Era” is over does not mean Hip-Hop is dead. If you got a 12 minutes to spare, definitely check out the video.

http://www.hardknock.tv Rakim talks to HardKnock.Tv’s Nick Huff Barili about the reaction he received from putting out his last album “The Seventh Seal” and he addresses the media exaggerated beef with Nas. Ra goes on to let out the secret that he has been working with Stephen Marley (the generators of his trailer shut down and we lost all the light as soon as he makes announcement, definitely felt like their was a higher energy in the room). When asked if him and Nas could work together in the future, Rakim responds that through the Marley camp maybe him and Nas will do a song together. Lastly he says that if he were to do a song about one person like Nas did of him, Rakim would do it on Muhammad Ali.

Stay tuned for Part 2 of the interview with Rakim, as April Bombai talks to Ra about ghost writing, working on his next album already, performing at Rock the Bells and more.

To help promote Gucci’s brand new album, The Appeal, DJ Greg Street hits the fans with a nice mix of Gucci Mane’s classic tracks from his catalog. You can preview the mixtape below and download after the break. Enjoy.

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Vinny Radio is Pittsburgh’s best kept secret. Years in the making, The Foundation is the culmination of hard work and dedication to his craft. The project features all original production with P. Fish taking the reigns, producing 15 of the 21 tracks. Guest appearances include Franchise, Mac Miller, The Scholars, Beedie, Mayo & B. White and more.

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DJ Unexpected teams up with clothing company Classic Material for a audio presentation on the Staten Island MC, Ghostface Killah. Featuring 30 tracks, this mix gives you a nice presentation of Ghostface’s catalog. Only how DJ Unexpected can do it, Kung Fu dialog has been placed throughout the mix to give the listener a more fun audio experience.

You can preview the entire show below, and download it after the break (track listing included). Enjoy and be educated.

The official Diggers Union Radio podcast page.

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DJ Reflex talks with John Legend on how they met, his early years with Kanye and Slum Village and his latest project with The Roots, “WAKE UP!” coming Sept. 21, 2010.

Grab that K.I.D.S mixtape if you haven’t done so already.

The OG, DJ Toomp, chops it up with Ben Styles about his placement on Jay Z’s American Gangster, working with Kanye West in Hawaii, and his thoughts on upcoming producer Lex Luger. Enjoy and be educated.

After his time spent with Alchemist, Araab linked up with Busta Rhymes in the studio to produce some bangers for Busta’s upcoming album. Extinction Level Event 2 coming soon!