It is with great pleasure that I present the first leak off the upcoming Counter Strike mixtape in celebration of 6 years of Unkut.com. This offering features Capone of CNN and Q-Borough OG Lord Nez. You already know how Robbie does, so don’t expect any tight pants rap or anything even remotely radio friendly. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Says Robbie:

Featuring exclusive tracks and a few slept-on cuts from some of the best street-level MC’s out there right now, the tape is dropping as a free download this Friday (26 February), thanks to the good people over at Ironlak. But this isn’t just some old compilation bullshit – this is an official tape, hosted and mixed by one of the best in the game.

He ain’t lying. I haven’t heard the tape yet, but I know who’s hosting and he’s a legendary NY mixtape god. We gave you fair warning, beware.

Capone ft. Lord Nez – Gangsta/Gangsta

After the jump, check out a clip of ‘Pone and Nore discussing their Icewater deal with Angela Yee.

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I like these stop-motion things, I’m gonna make one of me eating a bowl of cereal.

FOLLOW DJ BABU ON A 2 WEEK RUN TO EUROPE! WATCH AS BABS TAKES U TO LONDON, ITALY, PARIS, GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND ON A WHIRLWIND HIP HOP MISSION! SHOUTS OUT TO SPINDOCTOR, MR. THING, FABRIC, DJ AFGHAN, DJ MED, EXILE, BLU, FASHAWN, TREK-LIFE, DIAMOND DISTRICT, TIM WILKE, MAD FAVA, DJ DECKSTARR, TALIB KWELI, DJ CHAPS, MOS MUSIC AND ALL MY EURO PEEPS! OH AND THAT BS PROMOTER FROM MUNICH….A BIG FUK U VERY MUCH GOES OUT TO U!

Previously: DJ Babu’s “Eureka, CA via San Francisco”

New shit from Serius featuring Fabby Davis Jr. Produced by Sure Fire Music Group.

Serius Jones ft. Mistah F.A.B. – We Are The Hood

Previously: Serius Jones – Euros (Video)

40 Water plays cuts from his upcoming 2 disc project, Revenue Retrievin, due out March 30th, for Big Von.

Previously: E-40 feat. Too Short – Show Me What You Working Wit

Ali talks to HigherPlaneTV while in Columbus, OH for the Fresh Air Tour.

During the Columbus stop of the Fresh Air tour, we ran in to Ryhmesayers MC Brother Ali. Ali is, no doubt, one of the most gifted MCs in hip-hop, but he is also a man of great principles and character.

What started as a simple exchange of respect led to an honest discussion about Islamic principles and fulfilling one’s destiny in life. Often regarded as a taboo subject, religious principles are a guiding force behind the Minneapolis legend.

As you can see from our lack of equipment, we were not anticipating taping this conversation, but did the best we could to get this man’s wise words recorded. The conversation was truly a breath of fresh air.

Much respect to Brother Ali not only for his candor, but for understanding how to articulate his message so well. This is the first of four parts of our conversation.

Part 2 after the jump.

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Rakaa, 1/3 of Dilated Peoples, performs a joint off his upcoming solo project, Crown of Thorns, due out this spring on Decon.

The ATL native, breaks down what makes up his Atlanta sound and how he’s bringing a different perspective to the table.

Previously: Donnis on Good*Fella Radio’s Hip Hop Series

Banks talks to MTV about the positive reception of “Beamer, Benz Or Bentley” on radio. He says Juelz & him did more records, one of which will be on another continuously-delayed mixtape, Juelz’s Reagan Era.

Again, he brings up a follow-up single with an unexpected collaborator:

I got another smash on the way with somebody that they probably never thought I would work with.

Photo from the video shoot this past weekend after the jump.

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Their album The Chain of Command is in stores as of today. Cop it on UndergroundHipHop, Amazon, FYE or BestBuy.

Planet Asia & Gold Chain Military – Gold Chain War | Mediafire

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Planet Asia and GCM will also be performing at the Strong Arm Steady x Madlib “Stone Cold Groove” event tonight at The Roxy on Sunset.

Previously: Planet Asia & GCM – GCM Meets ALC (prod. by Alchemist)

These two individuals linked up at Soundscape Studios. Skyzoo talks about Chicago, and in return, Rhymefest raps about New York City. This will appear on RubyHornet & DJ RTC’s Closed Sessions Vol. 1, dropping on March 2nd.

Rhymefest & Skyzoo – Crack The Code (Produced by K-Salaam & Beatnick) | Mediafire

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Previously: Emilio Rojas feat. Scheme & Astonish – Helluva Year | Bun B, GLC & BJ The Chicago Kid- Happiness Before Riches