NEWS: SDSU On One Week Vacation

I'll be in Mexico for a week or so. Make sure you behave in my absence, and visit a, few, of esteemed, colleagues for your daily fix of Hip Hop news and music.

NEWS: Photos From The RZA Video Shoots

RZA shot two videos over the weekend, for 'Drama' and 'U Can't Stop Me Now'. The other afro puffs haircut belongs to Monk of The Black Knights and the out-of-place looking (not saying she IS!) blond female is Thea who sings on the album. Shavo from System of a Down made a cameo in the video as well. As predicted from taking a look at the script, lots of green screen going on here.

LISTEN: N.E.R.D. - Everybody Nose (Remix) ft. Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West & Pusha T

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N.E.R.D. gets CRS and Pusha T of Clipse in on this. Dope. Pusha goes 'Jigga What, Jigga Who' on us and kills it.

Via Kanye. Ha.

VIDEO: The Living Room Dipset

New from The Real.

LISTEN: Black ELement - Human

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Black ELement returns with some more dope stuff including 'Human' which sonds straight out of DJ Quick's play book, in a good way. 'Keep It Rockin'' features Nav on the hook.

LISTEN: Rashid Hadee - Oxygen Ft. Pugs Atomz (Prod. By Pete Rock)

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Pete Rock produced this Rashid Hadee gem.

LISTEN: Grynch - Peer Pressure

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Does Seattle's Grynch look like that scrappy kid in High School that got teased but would fight the bigger bully nonetheless? Yup. Does he look like a typical MC? Nope. Is this track dope? Yup. Is he opening for Nas in Seattle May 16th? Yup. Are the girls in this photo mad cute? Yup. Off of My Second Wind.

VIDEO: The Mountain Goats - Lovecraft in Brooklyn (Aesop Rock RMX)

Aesop Rock remixed folkies The Mountain Goats song 'Lovecraft In Brooklyn' in what may be a payback for the Goats' John Darnielle's appearance on Aesop's last album None Shall Pass.

LISTEN: TSS Smoking Session W/ Killer Mike

TSS got together with Killer Mike to discuss everything from his new record deal, to mixtapes, Atlanta back in the day, beefs, gays, Obama, Reverend Wright and The long-standing relationship Democrats & black folks. Listen to the interview in the player above and watch a video of a live performance of 'Two Sides'.

VIDEO: Gnarls Barkley - Going On

Better, better.

LISTEN: Royce Da 5'9" - Black Girl

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Previously unreleased and featuring Next's T-Low on the hook.

LISTEN: J The S - Do You ft. Joell Ortiz & Lee Wilson

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Boston's J The S brings in Brooklyn's Joell Ortiz to beast out on this soulful beat. Dope vintage feel.

LISTEN: Jay Pak/Flow Sik - My Prayer

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Co-signed by Ice-T.

VIDEO: Guru - Who Got It On Lock ft. Doo Wop

LISTEN: Common Market - Black Patch War

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Title track off of Seattle's Common Market's new EP Black Patch War. Dope beat, dope rhyme, simple as that.