Stereogum — Lots of rap records came out on Friday, including new records from JID, Young Nudy, and Roc Marciano and DJ Premier. So we somehow never got around the posting the grand, triumphant return of Remble. Way back in 2021, the San Pedro rapper Remble d... more info

Antimusic Rock — DJ Premier and Roc Marciano-have joined forces to give the people what they want with the forthcoming collaborative project, The Coldest Profession more info

Stereogum — Last Friday, the iconic hip-hop producer DJ Premier and the underground-legend emcee Roc Marciano announced they were teaming up on an album called The Coldest Profession, due out Aug. 8. Today, with that release date looming about a week away, th... more info

Stereogum — Once again, the Ruler is back. Last month, the Nas-backed label Mass Appeal announced Legend Has It…, a new series of seven albums from seven iconic rap acts, including long-awaited records like Nas and DJ Premier’s collaborative LP and Ghostf... more info

Stereogum — Roc Marciano is one of this century’s most influential rap producers. On albums like Marcberg, the Long Island rapper made his own beats, and he did it by taking the beat out of it. Roc Marci’s beats would crackle and float, and the drums, if ... more info

Stereogum — Chance The Rapper hasn’t released an album-length project since the 2019 catastrophe The Big Day , but he’s been cranking out a steady stream of one-off singles for a long time now. Earlier this year, we posted his track “I Will Be Your (Bl... more info

Stereogum — The world is still waiting for news on the forthcoming Nas/DJ Premier collaborative album, which is supposedly coming this year. People have been asking for that record for many years, and Nas and Premier announced it back in April, but we haven�... more info

Consequence Of Sound — The single and album announcement arrive in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Nas’ debut album, Illmatic. Nas and DJ Premier Drop New Single “Define My Name,” Announce Collaborative Album: Stream Jo Vito more info

Stereogum — The 20-year-old rookie Nasir Jones released his debut album Illmatic on April 19, 1994. We can argue all day about the greatest rap album of all time, but Illmatic is usually the first name that will come up in that conversation. Today is the 30... more info

Stereogum — The Detroit-born rapper Boss, the first woman ever signed to Def Jam Records, has died. As HipHopDX reports, Boss’ ’90s rap peers like Bun B and DJ Premier shared the news on social media last night. No cause of death has been reported, but Bo... more info