This kid is an animal with the pen. The Good Sun is available now.

Previously: Homeboy Sandman – The Essence (Video)

Here’s a short testimonial that Pill recorded for the Testify Project, an effort to collect and document stories of injustice from people around the country. Five of these testimonials will be screened for delegates to the United Nations at a summit in Geneva next month. In the clip above, Pill speaks briefly about the impact of gentrification on the poverty stricken areas of Atlanta that he came up in.

via XXL

Kweli kicks it with SoulCultureTv while over in London recording with Sway. He speaks on a problem he had at a show the night before, why he picked London as the setting for his “Mr. International” video, his new project Gutter Rainbows and the Prisoners Of Conscious project that will follow it, remembering rhymes, UK Goon Rap and more.

Previously: Red Cafe ft. Talib Kweli – I Luv (prod. Pete Rock) [Mastered]

SkeeTV and Karmaloop prowl the grounds at the Cypress Hill Smoke Out 2010 and speak to Sen Dog, Ras Kass, Eric Bobo and Alchemist about the push to legalize it. Your man at 33 seconds was puffing a fattie.

Above is the full interview with Cudi where he talks about bouncing ideas with Kanye on “Gorgeous” (from Runaway,) not wanting to be on “Christian Dior Denim Flow,” and Kanye being the greatest artist at this very moment.

“If there wasn’t Eminem and Jay, it’d be ‘Ye” – Kid Cudi

Props to Yardie.

Uncle Murda ft. Jadakiss – They Don’t Know Me [Dirty] | Mediafire

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What’s up Fred?

Previously: Uncle Murda ft. Waka Flocka & Ra Diggs – G’d Up

This kid fell off my radar a little something but this is pretty dope.

Previously: Show TuFli ft. Vado – The Block (Video)

Edit: this ain’t bad either Show TuFli – Midnight Hour

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Here’s Cole’s full interview with Good*Fella Radio.

We sat down with Rapper / Producer J. Cole and asked him plenty of questions like: being on tour, being creative, album not done yet, mixtape coming out soon, relationship with Jay-Z, producing on a major level, investing in rapping, scared of thanking a vacation and more!

Previously: J. Cole – I’m On It

“I don’t want new friends, I don’t want a new circle…”

^What he said. Episode 2 of Gasface’s NYC doc New York Minute focuses on Joell Ortiz and his two right hands, his manager Mike H. and their man Dennis, who just came home from a bid.

Previously: Media Gasface – New York Minute Ep. 1 (Midnight Marauder)

Crooked commandeers Ursh and Hov’s single for this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Weekly Reloaded.

Crooked I – Hot Toddy (HHW Reloaded #12)

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