
Big thanks to R.A. the Rugged Man for taking the time and sitting down with me before his latest show in Chicago. Much love and respect for one of the illest emcees to step into the game. Support R.A. and follow him on twitter @RAtheRuggedMan and support your underground hip hop! #Respect

After more than three years in prison on gun possession charges, Queens rapper Prodigy was released from New Jersey’s Mid-State Correctional Facility earlier today. The Mobb Deep MC, known to his mother as Albert Johnson, was arrested in New York City along with producer the Alchemist in October 2006 after police stopped them for making [...]

While working on his new studio album due out later this year R.A. decided to shoot a short movie/music video to the classic Rugged Man song ‘A Star is Born’. The outrageous video and song are based on his true life story. Directed by Jed I. Rosenberg Written and Produced by R.A. the Rugged Man [...]

Tyler the Creator banging out “Yonkers” Hip Hop at it’s rawest form!!!

“i’d show you how to milk the game… but you a sheep, im a wolf… we aint built the same” – Ruste Juxx-

Hoping that 2011 will bring Heltah Skeltah back…. Rockness Monsta and Sean Price!!! Duck Down fo’ Life!!!!

Ruste Juxx is unstoppable…. BANGER after BANGER!!!! Keep em’ coming homie! Ruste Juxx ft. Skanks & Reek- U A Bitch from the Adamantine album on Duck Down Records!

“Todor & Petru” a mind-melting eclectic fusion of stop-motion and cartoonish 2D graphics. The project was completed over a 2-month summer stay at Wizz in Paris. AMAZING!!! Great find @Stealx

Big shout out to my boy Shinobi Stalin for dropping a new video for his banger “Just Skate” from the album Zombie Skool. I have know Stalin since he was in elementary school and what can I say.. my man has been rhyming since then and hasn’t stopped. Stalin has some of the most dedication [...]

Dez & Nobs are back with another banger off the Rocky Dennis album straight calling out Kat Von D and her tattoo empire. Funny Ish!! Hip Hop at it’s realest!!! “Since I caught hepatitis c from Kat Von D”.

Sean Price can punch through school buses! Sean aka @SeanMandela who recently joined twitter brings the fire to EVERY SINGLE track and “Figure Four” is no exception! Dude delivers and never disappoints! DUCK DOWN FO’ LIFE!!!!

Rhymesayers Entertainment has announced that their flagship group, Atmosphere, will be hitting the road this fall. Joining the Minneapolis-based headliner will be Columbus, Ohio’s Blueprint, who released the acclaimed 1988 thematic album with RSE in 2005. Also along for most dates are Grieves and Budo, along with DJ Rare Groove. Tour Dates: 9.08- Madison, WI [...]

Eight years after the initial release of his debut album T.H.E. High Exhaulted, Copywrite will be re-releasing the cult underground classic with newly-added tracks next Tuesday (June 1). Originally put out through Eastern Conference Records, limited pressing of T.H.E. High Exhaulted subsequently led to a high demand for the album that put the Columbus, Ohio [...]

IT WAS A SAD DAY FOR ME TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN WHO I WILL CONTINUE TO CALL MY BROTHER, KEITH ELAM, BETTER KNOWN AS GURU OF THE LEGENDARY GANG STARR. FROM 1988-2004, WE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH SUCCESS TOGETHER THAT WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESSES INDEPENDENTLY AND GIVE EACH [...]

Just over a month since undergoing surgery following a heart attack, Gang Starr MC Guru (born Keith Elam) has died at age 43. According to a statement, Guru died of cancer-related causes on Monday after a long fight with the disease. R.I.P. The world has lost one of the best MCs and hip-hop icons of [...]

Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx have combined forces to bring fans a serious dose of hardcore Hip Hop. The eXXecution is entirely produced by Marco Polo with Ruste Juxx providing gut-wrenching vocals over heavy hitting drums. Marco Polo explains that a “simple studio session to play beats turned into Ruste Juxx recording 9 songs. The [...]

update 4/20/2010: R.I.P. Guru After a week without updates, legendary emcee/producer Keith “Guru” Elam’s condition has been updated Monday morning. Guru’s publicist has reported that he is in stable condition, ending three weeks of coma-reports to press and fans. Moreover, the emcee has been diagnosed with Anoxia, effects from a lengthy history of asthma and [...]

Tomorrow night (Friday, March 19), Duck Down Records will unveil their annual showcase at Austin, Texas’ South By Southwest. While the bill features various Duck Down acts ranging from the Boot Camp Clik to B-Real to Skyzoo, also included are Bahamadia and Pharoahe Monch. This morning it was confirmed that Monch is officially part of [...]

Another classic colab w/ R.A. the Rugged Man and the Smut Peddlers (Mr.Eon from The High & Mighty & Cage) What happened to the good hip hop?! Is it officially dead? “Hey yo, I’m just as broke as when I had no deal I’m not too bright. My brain is like oatmeal“

After debuting #1 last week on the iTunes Hip Hop chart with his newly-released Boston’s Boy EP, budding emcee Sam Adams was accused of buying $75,000 worth of his own music on a credit card. The 22-year-old, who according to The Boston Phoenix recorded his first song seven months ago, explained in a statement that [...]