Rolling Stone — J Dilla and Nas flex over an electro-prog Madlib beat on "The Sickness," an iTunes-only bonus cut from Dilla's posthumous vocal LP, The Diary. Now the rappers unite in Ruffmercy's psychedelic video, which finds Nas rapping and Dilla smoking ... more info

Core News — “Egon, boss at Stones Throw and Now Again Records and man behind releases by the likes of Madlib and Aloe Blacc, speaks about the new posthumous J Dilla release. Plus he’ll be doing a 30 min Prince mix, tracks will include So High, Gett Off, If I... more info

XLR8R — On Friday April 30 at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles, Four Tet, Goldenvoice, and FYF are set to present a miraculous display of music that has had ... more info

Guardian Music — (PayJay/Mass Appeal)It’s taken nearly 15 years and much legal wrangling for this album by Detroit producer J Dilla, who died in 2006, to see the light of day. Having built his reputation with beats for A Tribe Called Quest, the Roots et al, Dilla ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Massive collaboration is taken from Dilla's long-lost album The Diary. more info

Consequence of Sound — Massive collaboration is taken from Dilla's long-lost album The Diary. more info

Rolling Stone — J Dilla's lost vocal album The Diary arrives on Friday, but first, Mass Appeal has dropped "The Sickness," one of the bonus tracks from the posthumous all-star LP. On the iTunes-only cut, J Dilla and Nas alternate verses over a proggy, warped beat ... more info

Core News — We got a request for this classic Benji B show so we thought we would share it with you all. Enjou! “The ultimate Hip Hop legend and founder of the Beat Junkees, J.Rocc joined Benji B for this spectacular show. Have a listen back to J.Rocc in the m... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Kanye West at Governors Ball 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) We were just saying in today's rap roundup that Kanye West is supposedly releasing a new song every Friday starting today (1/8) ahead of his... more info

Nialler9 — Ratking’s So It Goes was one of the best rap albums of last year and now, Wiki of the group has announced a free solo album out on Monday called lil me out via Letter Racer and featuring production by Madlib, Sporting Life, Kaytranada and Lee Banno... more info