L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — “Rap ain’t nothing but talking [trash], I’m just the best at it,” Freddie Gibbs crowed on “Crushin’ Feelins,” one of the standout tracks on the “Str8 Killa No Filla” mixtape that the Gary, Indiana-born gangster rapper has released i... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The close-harmonizing boys in Los Angeles indie-folk outfit Local Natives took some time during this year's Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago to record this side-of-the-train-tracks performance with Yours Truly-- then, they witnessed an alleged rob... more info

Allmusic Blog — If you love free stuff, you really should consider becoming a hip-hop aficionado (if you aren’t already). The flood of free mixtapes is truly inspiring and unique to the style — and best of all, everyone does it. From giants like Weezy to up-and-... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: - Jim Jones - "Salute" Remix w/ Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, & Vado (MP3) "Freddie Gibbs hella #underrated" - NiNO_WiLLIAMS "only in NYC can you see Gotham Green, Black Milk, Freddie Gibbs, DJ Spinna and Tony Touch all... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Photo by Sanchez and Kitahara Rising Gary, Ind. rhymespitter Freddie Gibbs spent some time with Yours Truly over in his hometown for this mini-documentary, as footage of him talking about his past and growing up in Gary is split with performance-styl... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — [via the great yours truly] Download Freddie Gibbs’ Str8 Killa No Filla mixtape for free here.... Read more » more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Black Milk at SXSW (more here) Black Milk will team up with his uber-buzzy mic controller Decon label-mate Freddie Gibbs for a show at SOBs on Tuesday (August 3rd, tickets). The show will double as a record release... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Rising Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs has a new EP, Str8 Killa, out next Tuesday, August 3, on Decon. Gibbs also just dropped a new mixtape, the similarly-titled-but-not-really Str8 Killa No Filla, today, and you can grab that now over at XXL. Th... more info

MTV.com News — With more than 200,000 votes cast, Khalifa's Taylor Gang helped boost his final tally to nearly twice that of first runner-up Nicki Minaj.By Shaheem Reid Wiz Khalifa Photo: Rostrum Wiz Khalifa is the first to tell you that his base of suppo... more info

MTV.com News — Vote now to decide the Hottest Breakthrough of the year!By Shaheem Reid Travis Porter Photo: MTV News "Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010" Candidate: Travis Porter Travis Porter say the key to their success is following their own self-impos... more info