Pitchfork - Forkcast — Freddie Gibbs has a new 12", "Playa", that just dropped via Stones Throw imprint Innovative Leisure. The 12" features remixes from Trackademicks, Capski, Maker, and San Antonio-based producer Mexicans With Guns, who gives the track a bassed-out, funk... more info

MTV.com News — Fans decide our 'Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010' — vote now! The winner will be revealed on July 25.By Shaheem Reid Freddie Gibbs Photo: MTV News "Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" Candidate: Freddie Gibbs Of course Freddie Gibbs want... more info

VH1 News — Freddie Gibbs' "tailor-made flow" makes him a "Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" candidate. Fans decide our "Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010" — vote now! The winner will be revealed on July 25. more info

MTV.com News — Fans decide our 'Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010' — vote now! The winner will be revealed on July 25.By Steven Roberts Donnis Photo: MTV News "Hottest Breakthrough MCs of 2010" Candidate: Donnis Donnis sticks out like a sore thumb when... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Here's a fresh, profanity-laden (in case the title didn't make that clear enough) banger from Midwestern hip-hop phenom Freddie Gibbs. "National Anthem (Fuck the World)" is set to appear on his next EP, Str8 Killa No Filla, via Decon on August 3. (vi... more info

Pitchfork — In a recent Pitchfork interview, funny guy David Cross talked about the similarities between musicians and comedians: "There's quite an overlap between musicians who have an affection towards comedy and comedians who fantasize about being in a band,"... more info

MTV.com News — Who is the hottest breakthrough MC of this year? Your vote will decide -- the winner will be revealed July 25!By Shaheem Reid Photo: MTV News Last year, as part of our annual "Hottest MCs in the Game" rollout, we asked the audience — the p... more info

Pitchfork — The big weekend approaches! We're less than a month away from the Pitchfork Music Festival, which takes over Chicago's Union Park July 16-18. We have now announced the set times, so check the schedule below to see which bands will play when and on ... more info

MTV.com News — Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Slim Thug also join UGK legend onstage.By Shaheem Reid and Rahman Dukes Bun B Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — Bun B is one of the few MCs who's had a successful career both as a solo artist and as a group member (he... more info

Pitchfork — Last year, Rising Indiana MC Freddie Gibbs released two monster mixtapes. And he's got another tape, Str8 Killa No Filla, coming soon. For that one, he's enlisted Texas legend Bun B to help out on the pessimistic no-money lament "Rock Bottom". He... more info