10 Deep has been dropping mixtapes left and right. This time they teamed up with DJ Benzi to bring you “The New Deal” which features unreleased tracks from Wale, Blu, Kid Cudi, Santogold, Kanye West, and more. You can download The New Deal for free here.

  Common-Universal Mind Control G.O.O.D. Music /Geffen Records Rating: 3 out of 4 By: Preach Jacobs There’s something in the water for the alternative-hip-hop artists. Everyone that’s been instrumental in the jazz-inspired-neo-soul movement is running as fast as they can in the opposite direction musically. The Roots’ sound has become more rock inspired, rappers like [...]

Kanye West-808s and Heartbreak Roc-A-fella/Island Def Jam Rating: 2.5/4 By: Preach Jacobs Everyone has gone through a bad break-up and lost a loved one. So, when listening to Kanye’s latest effort, I do have that in the back of my mind. After losing his mother to cosmetic surgery and having his engagement defunct, I actually [...]

Jay-Z on iLike – Get updates inside iTunes Just a few days ago a new Jay-Z tracked surfaced on the internet called “Brooklyn Go Hard.” The track was produced by Kanye West and features Santogold. Today we found the accompanying video, directed by artist and Graffiti Research Labs founder Evan Roth. “Last week I was [...]

For the launch of Justin’s latest signature shoe, éS teamed with Chocolate Skateboards and their resident internationally-acclaimed artist, Evan Hecox. (“Resident internationally-acclaimed artist?” Yikes.) Pretty obvious Half Cab influence, but the colorway is tight (can you still say tight? Yikes) and so is the Chocolate-covered strap. Don’t really see much Evan Hecox art here, but [...]

  When Kid Sister enters a room, she makes a presence without even trying. She isn’t one of those cool girls who grew up as the captain of the cheering squad and will float on that reputation for the next fifty years. Rather, Melisa Young was that girl in school who never realized how cool [...]

I hit up Felix when I heard rumors about Converse re-launching their skate program, since he was one of the architects of Con’s first foray in skateboarding. Felix can be a pretty modest guy in his way, so I wasn’t expecting so much honesty about the ins and outs of the industry. As a veteran [...]

A leak from the upcoming Blueprint 3. It’s a-ight, it’s a-ight… Tough judge any rap song from a live version, but at least Jay-Z isn’t wearing multiple bandanas and carrying a guitar on stage.