By Phillip Mlynar
Ludacris has a new album out. It’s called Battle Of The Sexes. Unfortunately, he’s still the king of the curt answer when it comes to an interview – his ‘concise’ sentences make even Havoc’s monosyllabic grunts resonate like insightful nuggets of worldly wisdom. But here’s Luda’s thoughts on lots of important things anyway. Can [...]

With mother’s day coming up on the calendar, we got Krafty Kuts to compile his top ten songs to play to your old earth. Keep reading to check out his picks (though, sadly, he didn’t include Katch 22’s great ‘For My Mum’). Oh, and click here for more info on his gig on March 26th…
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The first track from Little Brother’s last album, due out in April, has just been released. Click here to download the appropriately-titled ‘Curtain Call’.

Released late last year, Spank Pops’s ‘Make It’ is definitely worth checking out, as is the ‘Beautiful Noise’ EP which you can pick up for the equivalent of a pint over here. Part of the Honor Roll movement headed up by Trackademicks, keep an eye on their moves in 2010.

At 10.30pm Eastern Standard Time on Sunday night, DJ Premier confirmed that Guru had gone into a cardiac arrest and was currently in a coma. HHC’s thoughts are with him.
Update: On Wednesday, March 3rd he issued the following statement:
“I am doing fine and I am recovering! I’m weak though. Solar is the only person who [...]

By Phillip Mlynar
Having migrated from France to set up base in London, producer-on-the-rise dEbruit is now looking to take his patented bump-hop sound worldwide. But be forewarned: his super slick sound is best enjoyed with the use of 3D glasses…
Where does the name dEbruit come from? And what’s the significance of the capital E in [...]

In, apparently, a bumper day for mixtapes, DJ Technics and DJ Mika have just dropped ‘Females Of The Rap Game: Vol One’, featuring Sparky D, Baby Doll, 5 Star Moet and LA Star… Sorry, that should read featuring Kay Tee, Kim D, Oracle, Audra The Rapper, Chevy Blue and many more. Click here to download [...]

As he gears up for his next album, Sway’s just dropped ‘The Delivery’ mixtape project, which includes guests Styles P, Giggs and Bigz. Click here to mosey on over to grab it.

Spanning the south from Atlanta to Alabama, the ‘Southern Loyalty’ mixtape features G-Mane, Bentley, Slow Motion Soundz, Priceless The Kid and many more spread over 28 tracks. Click here to grab it.

Updating the Wake Up Show theme, King Tech has thrown the RZA, B-Real, Ras Kass, Tajai, Cooked I and Tech N9ne on to a track cannily titled ‘2010 Wake Up Show Anthem’. Click here to check the new style.