Stereogum — Just Blaze has shared two unreleased tracks from Slaughterhouse, the hip-hop supergroup made up of Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, and Royce Da 5’9″. Slaughterhouse released two albums while they were together — an eponymous one in 2009 ... more info

Stereogum — "From doing records from sampling, I started learning the science about what happened to soul music," the Alchemist told me 13 years ago. One evening, at New York's Baseline Studios, I sat in a backroom full of ancient, dusty records, and I listened ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2018 edition of Afropunk Brooklyn happens August 25 & 26 with Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, Miguel, Tyler the Creator, The Internet, IBEYI, Smino, Trash Talk, JPEGMAFIA, Duckwrth, and more. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Netflix premiered the first season of Rapture, an eight-part documentary series following the lives of notable rappers and producers like Nas, T.I., 2 Chainz, Logic, Just Blaze, Rapsody, G-Eazy, Dave East, and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, back in March. A... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kool Keith, Dan the Automator and DJ Qbert, aka rap supergroup Dr. Octagon, celebrated the release of the terrific Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation -- their first record in 20 years -- at Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday night. It wa... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dave East, Rapsody, Just Blaze, Trae Tha Truth, Maxo Kream, Cuz Lightyear and more are also playing Mass Appeal and Netflix's 'Live at the BBQ.' Continue reading… more info

Chicago Tribune — “When you’re younger, you want everything to hit hard,” said musician and composer Charlie Coffeen about making music. “You want Just Blaze beats. But it’s just not that. And it’s not just what people want.” Coffeen, who also performs a... more info

Stereogum — Once a king of New York rap, Cam'ron has only been intermittently active in recent years, and his profile is nowhere near where it once was. But Cam remains a very good rapper, and today, he shared his new mixtape The Program. The new tape features p... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, the enormously promising Buffalo rap hardheads Westside Gunn and Conway inked a deal with Eminem's Shady Records, and they celebrated by sharing the chaotic, Just Blaze-produced banger "Machine Gun Black." In the new video for the ... more info

Stereogum — A-Trak has announced a new DJ contest called the Goldie Awards. The competition will consist of a DJ battle and a beat battle judged by a panel of famous DJs and producers including Diplo, Just Blaze, Mannie Fresh, Mija, Craze, Destructo, and the Who... more info