I honestly hate it when Vibe does these “greatest ____ of all time”  things. VH1 is just as bad. People just vote for who they’ve heard of, and with the whole “anything older than a few months old is OLD” mentality in the hip-hop community lately, anyone somebody hasn’t heard of is assumed to be wack…

This is a mix of songs that are tributes to the late J Dilla. I put this mix together as proof that not only will he live through his timeless music but also through new music that is created. Follow us on mixcloud if you have one and let us know what you think in the comments.

Just Blaze gives a candid interview with Ms. Drama about the recession, his thoughts on producers lying about getting paid, his ideas on “followers” and the difference between producers and beat-makers. He also goes in about working on Gospel music, his beginnings as a DJ and beat maker and why he’s not equipped to be a rapper. Plus his thoughts [...]

Just Blaze on the beat.

Wow, just wow. Just look at that. Madlib is launching Madlib Medicine Show, a once-a-month, twelve-CD, six-LP series through the year of 2010 on his own imprint, Madlib Invazion. Odd numbers, beginning with #1 in Jan. 2010, will be original hip-hop, remix, beat tape and jazz productions; even numbers will be mixtapes of funk, soul, Brazilian, psych, jazz and other [...]

Red Bull Radio recorded TOKiMONSTA and Buddy Bravo’s sets at a show at the BCKWLD! in amsterdam. The good folks at MOOVMNT shot the video above. Stream their sets below.