Illnature returns with a new track from the Loud.com mixtape, The Loud Tapes – Valium 1, which is currently being put together by Tommy Ruffin and will be dropping on January 22, 2009 and will be hosted by John Public, who is not to be confused with Joe Public. It’s also worth noting that Illnature…

Wow, Million $ Mano is getting that TMZ.com love these days?  I guess that’s when you know you’ve made it?  I once had my picture in the local newpaper.  It was pretty cool.

Here’s some vintage Brainz Hussla from the vaults courtesy of Shake.  Some may have this, some may not, but it’s the finished version and some hard-to-find Goon Squad, nonetheless. Brainz Hussla – “U Ain’t F***in’ With Me” Free Bump!

As requested, again, more music from the youngest of the Go-Getters, Timmy G. Timmy G – “I’m A G”

Kanye confirms in this clip that he has a sneaker collabo with Louis Vuitton coming in the near future.  In other news: TMZ paps are complete douchebags. via Eskay

Reno Chinati hooks up with Grant Parks for the second of four leaks from Grant’s upcoming compilation, Thou Shall Not Hate, A Change Has Come Part 3.   January 20th is the release date. Reno Chinati – “What You Gone Do” (Prod. by Grant Parks)

Common checks in for the 2-0-0-9. Speaking of, over at Nah Right, they have the 10 year update to Comm and Sadat X’s “1-9-9-9”, which is aptly titled “2-0-0-9”, from a bunch of hip-hop young guns. When I saw that it kinda had me shook as I can’t believe it has already been a DECADE…

Here’s the brand new single from the Queen of DTP, Shawnna – and she hooked up with the Tung Twista and Teddy Cain for this one. This will be featured on Shawnna’s upcoming album, as well as her collaborative mixtape with DJ Geno and Mustafa Rocks, Block Music, which is dropping very soon. Shawnna feat….

Gerald Walker is back with some new music after a brief hiatus.  I’m pretty sure I just heard him shout out North and South Dakota as being part of the Midwest, which they are, but I’ve just never heard anyone ever shout out Dakota – Not even Master P, back when he’d name every city…

I’m not 100% sure if this is going to be a side project, or if this is just a one off experiment, but Lupe (or rather, Percival Fats) is now fronting a rock band he is calling Japanese Cartoon, and is singing in a British accent. Lu has been speaking in code lately on Twitter…