MTV has a good write-up on which Houston emcee inspired Lupe to write “Hip Hop Saved My Life”, his latest single from The Cool. It turns out it was not one, but two of Houston’s finest – Bun B and Slim Thug: MTV reports: The genesis of the track came when the Chicago lyricist went…

Hey Naledge – why don’t I get to do a preview of the album? Because I’m not a fancy magazine? As if! No in all seriousness, they did a listening session for The In Crowd a few night ago in NYC. Hopefully, they have a similar event in Chicago (a work in progress?) Anyhoo, Complex…

Hey Say She Say is the Chicago duo of producer/DJ, Million $ Mano and songstress, Drea. The Movement was nice enough to post a couple of their MP3’s for your listening pleasure. He Say She Say has some exciting ventures in the works, so stay tuned for more info on that. He Say She Say…

No, I promise the site has not been hijacked by Yung Berg or The Cool Kids people, as you may think.

A leftover joint from AZ’s latest release, Undeniable. Not sure why this ended up on the cutting room floor. I’ll give to to Koch though, they do a good job of pairing up their labelmates, even though they may be stealing from them. Ouch? AZ feat. Twista – “Body Rock”via Eskay via Shake

Yes, the influx of Cool Kids content continues. URB just posted this new track from DJ Benzi and The Cool Kids – not sure if it’s from the Cool Kids new mixtape or DJ Benzi’s next release (guessing the former). DJ Benzi & The Cool Kids – “Oscar”

An Iceberg…er…Yung Berg freestyle from 2001, back when he was signed to DMX’s Bloodline Records. Semi-Related: DMX concert erupts in riot at Indiana University (the fine University that counts yours truly as an alumnus). They should have known better than to hire DMX for a concert that needed to end at 9:30. Dumbass penalty.

Finally, a solid release date for The Cool Kids debut EP, The Bake Sale. Word from Chuck Inglish is that the EP will be available on May 20, and feature the hits “Black Mags”, “88”, plus some never-before-heard material. Chuck also announced that The Cool Kids will be releasing a new mixtape in two weeks…

I was perusing the web today, checking out my daily blogs and lo and behold I stumbled upon the old Kanye West Behind The Beats Mixtape (presented by Plain Pat and Ferris Bueller, of course) floating around and people seemed pretty excited about it.  Behind the Beats dropped before Kanye was the global-super-megastar that he is…

A new track from Yung Berg’s upcoming album, Look What You Made Me. Coming soon. Yung Berg feat. Trey Songz – “My Kinda Girl”