Check out the t-shirt Tony Touch is rocking. If you would like to purchase that same tee head over to Classic Material Clothing. Tell em’ Hevehitta sent ya!

DJ Mars comes with a brand new mixtape in conjunction with the One Music Festival in Atlanta. Here is what Mars had to say:

I’m sure you guys have heard about the One Music Fest,taking place here in Atlanta. Yup the festival where De La,Common,Joi,and Goapele will be performing. Well in celebration of it all,I have cooked up the perfect mixtape. The mixtape completely personafies the spirit of the One Music Fest. Chock full of songs from artists such as The Roots,Stanza,Lupe Fiasco,Dukes of Daville,and De La Soul. The mixtape is an audio version of the energy that the festival withholds.

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Taken from the book How To Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC, Pharoahe Monch speaks on his 1999 hit single. Now get the fuck up!

Producer, rapper and now motivational speaker, Kanye West, stops by Rolling Stone to speak on his brand new album and some of the inspirations behind it. Nice suit, Kanye.

Hard Knock tv’s Devi Dev talks to RZA about performing Enter the Wu-Tang Clan- 36 Chambers in its entirety at Rock The Bells this year with all of Wu-Tang. Bobby Digital says that Odb’s son could perform his parts or maybe they will have feature guest MCs perform his parts. RZA lets us in on his secret about the RZA burger, which he eats between two ego waffles?! RZA also shares that he has taken Odb’s son under his wings to mentor him and stay connect to Odb’s spirit. Lastly RZA mentions that he has a movie coming out called Iron Fist and that him and GZA are working on Liquid Swords 2. For more check out www.hardknock.tv

Look for GZA’s Liquid Swords 2: The Return of the Shadowboxer dropping by the end of the year (hopefully).

Live from Club Asia in Tokyo, Japan on October 24, 2009.

See Also: DJ Spinbad – Needle to the Groove 2

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I won’t lie, I wasn’t huge into Duck Down Records (except for Da Beatminerz) but I give them all the props in the world for surviving 15 years in this ridiculous ass music industry.

For all you fashion heads out there, Duck Down Records and Toyko Rocksmith have come together for a collaborative t-shirt to co-inside with Duck Down’s 15 year anniversary. The t-shirt can be purchased HERE.

Lets put a little soul on The Diggers Union website with this nice Stevie Wonder mix brought to you by DJ Dee Wiz. Enjoy and be educated. Read the rest of this entry »

Bun B and DJ Premier give an in studio performance of their track “Let Em’ Know.” Bun B’s Trill O.G. will be in stores this Tuesday.

Props to Rap Radar for the heads up.

For the their debut mixtape project, Hook & Eye Productions bring you Lost in New York volume one. Your favorite south and west coast artists blended over original production from Hook & Eye Productions. If you are not familiar with the work of Hook & Eye Productions, please check out 4 Assassins and Burrock Obama. Make sure you follow MKW and NOVA on Twitter.

You can preview the whole Lost in New York mixtape by clicking HERE. On that page you can also buy the mixtape digitally (name your price) or buy a physical copy for only $5. Track listing as follows:

1. Lost In New York Intro
2. Three Six Mafia – Who Run It
3. Birdman & Lil’ Wayne – D-Boy (Prod. Side Effekt)
4. Scarface – Never
5. 8 Ball & MJG – Don’t Flex
6. Ludacris – Tell It Like It Is
7. Pimp C ft. Lil’ Keke & P.o.P. – Knockin Doorz Down
8. Trae – In Da Hood
9. E-40 ft. UGK & Juelz Santana – White Girl
10. Gucci Mane ft. Wale – Pretty Girls
11. How To Not Get Mugged In New York Skit
12. Rick Ross ft. Lil’ Wayne & Young Jeezy – I Am The Streets
13. Scarface – High Powered
14. Devin The Dude ft. Snoop Dogg & Andre 3000 – What A Job
15. Lil’ Wayne – Fireman
16. Gucci Mane – Known In The Hood
17. T.I. ft. Beanie Siegel – 2 Glock Nines
18. Birdman ft. Lil’ Wayne, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross – 100 Million (Juice Mix)

All Tracks produced by Hook & Eye Productions unless otherwise noted.