Kweli and Hi-Tek talk Revolutions Per Minute, Dilla and rap in general.

Previously: Reflection Eternal – Ballad of The Black Gold (Live @ Amoeba Music)

Joey Crack speaks about that moment in his episode of MTV Cribs when he licked the bottom of his deadstock Olympic Air Jordan 7s and the way that move “impacted” the sneaker culture.

Previously: Fat Joe – Find Your Love (Remix)

Nas flicks through Distant Relatives‘ album packaging in this teaser for The Next 48 Hours webseries.

“Take a good look, this is about to be extinct…“

This can’t be real right? That’s gotta be Photoshop right? Who loses that much weight and doesn’t die?
This pic, from US Weekly, shows Curtis after he lost 60 lbs for his role in the film Things Fall Apart. Seems like a pretty big commitment to make for a movie that you know is going straight to DVD. What is it with this guy and his dreams of being a big movie star anyway? You suck at acting Curtis, get over it.

Spotted @ ThisIsBooBoo

This is the first release from the new Madvillain album that DOOM and Madlib began recording in 2009. Adult Swim put it out as a part of their new “singles” campaign with Kia.

Madvillain – Papermill | Mediafire

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The video is all models and 100% rapper-free, for your (safe-for-work) viewing pleasure…

Off the B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray mixtape.

Pill’s 1140: The Overdose drops on June 1st.

Props to The Educated Villains. After the jump, Pill’s interview with MTV.

Bonus: Pill feat. Zay Cash – Get It How U Live

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They premiered a Nas-less version of this song on EstelleMusic.com yesterday. Here it is with Gnozir’s verse.

Estelle feat. Nas – Fall In Love | Mediafire

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It don’t matter what the blogs say, I go hard like nobody signed me

BONUS: Estelle feat. John Legend – Fall In Love [via Mr. X]

Q Deezy asks Jonah what he prefers between 36 Chambers and the Purple Tape.

Previously: Diddy on Inside The Actor’s Studio (Video)

Fat Joe – Find Your Love (Remix)

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Shouts to Splash.

Previously: Fat Joe feat. Trey Songz – If It Ain’t About Money (prod. Cool & Dre) [Dirty]