Wale’s The Mixtape About Nothing gets a tracklisting [Link]

Spike Lee collaborates with Nike to create Jordan Spizikes [Link]

After 17 years, Slick Rick finally receives a full pardon [Link]

Common, Kanye, Method Man, & Redman all sued over sample [Link]

Journalist Eric Arnold calls out urban radio [Link]

[More News + Fresh Dunks After The Jump]

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The Roots - Rising Down Party (March 25, 2008)

Busy day with a lot of great, important stuff.
Enjoy folks.

Lil’ Wayne - A Milli (Full/NO DJ) [zShare]

Papoose & Remy Ma to Marry in Prison [MTV]

Mariah Carey - Touch My Body [Remix] (Ft. Cam’Ron) [zShare]

Nas Speaks On Jay Electronica [URB]

The Roots - Rising Down (Ft. Wale & Chrisette Michelle) [zShare]

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DJ Scream, MLK & Young Dro - I Am Legend [MegaUpload]

Alicia Keys & Ludacris - Never See Me Again {Remix} [zShare]

Hot Boys Reunion Cancelled [MTV]

Swizz Beatz - Candy Green [onSMASH]

Smoking Sessions With: Trick Trick [TheSmokingSection]

Busta Rhymes - Apologize [zShare]

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Shyheim - Hold That Thought Fatboy (Raekwon Diss)

“I take summers off ’cause I love winter beef…”

Most of these jacked from NahRight.

G-Unit - I’m Leaving (Fat Joe Diss) [Sharebee]

Peedi Crakk - I’m Sorry (Jay-Z Diss) [Sharebee]

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Shouts to my fellow bloggers in the blogosphere.

DJ Drama - Art Of Storytelling 4 (Ft. Outkast) [LINK]

Kanye West: Man Of The Year. [LINK]

VIDEO: Styles P. ‘Come Up DVD’ Trailer. Shouts to Jordan Tower. [LINK]

Saigon vs. Melyssa Ford, Nelly, Prodigy and Joe Budden. [LINK]

VIDEO: onSMASH interview with Saigon. [LINK]

Saigon quits rap. [LINK]

VIDEO: Freeway - Lights Get Low (Ft. Rick Ross) & It’s Over [LINK]

Mood Muzik 3 Tracklist. [LINK]

Joell Ortiz - Duffle Bag Boy (Ft. Novel) [LINK]

A-One disects the new J.R. Writer video. [LINK]

DJ Drama - Cheers (Ft. Pharrell & The Clipse) [LINK]

Def Jam to release American Gangster acapella album. DJ’s get ready. [LINK]

VIDEO: Dizzee Rascal - Flex [LINK]

Chamillionaire - Won’t Let You Down (Texas Takeover Remix) [LINK]

VIDEO: Hired Gun, Donny Goines and Cause cipher. [LINK]

Three new Wu-Tang tracks. [LINK]

2 new Saigon tracks of upcoming album/mixtape. [LINK]

EDIT: Ahh, we were wrong about that T.I. photo, i’m an idiot. It’s from an old photoshoot. Sorry about that Complex!! Thanks for the tip Bucky Turco. Our apologies again.

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WATCH THIS PLEASE

New Saigon interview. Speaks on the Mobb Deep incident, new mixtape, Just Blaze, and more. [LINK]

Beanie and Freeway add verses to Can’t Tell Me Nothing. [LINK]

Jay-Z to work with Timbo on ‘American Gangster’. Shouts to Wes at SitDownStandUp.[LINK]

Also, rumoured cover for that album. [LINK]

onSMASH interview with Chamillionaire (Part Two). [LINK]

Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg backstage at SOB’s for AllHipHop Week and talks with M.O.P., Royce Da 5″9′, and AllHipHop.com’s owner Grouchy. [LINK]

Our buddy A-One reviews Hell Rell’s new release. [LINK]

New Bone Thugs & Harmony DVD ‘I Tried’. [LINK]

Camp Lo Freestyle. [LINK]

Real Talk with 50 Cent. [LINK]

Finally, check this out. [LINK]

Foxy Brown sentanced to one year at Riker’s Island. [LINK]

Two non-Curtis 50 Cent cuts. [LINK]

Brisco - In The Hood (Feat. Lil Wayne) [LINK]

Lupe Fiasco - Superstar (Ft. Matthew Santos) [LINK]

Video of Nas’ performance at VT [LINK]

Dr. Dre to make an appearance at the VMA’s this Sunday? [LINK]

Jim Jones to perform alongside 50 Cent [LINK]

DJ Jazzy Jeff - Brand New Funk 2k7 (Feat. Peedi Peedi) [LINK]

Kanye West - ‘Graduation’ Review [LINK]

50 Cent - ‘Curtis’ Review [LINK]

ALSO: We’re looking for writers, especially ones to conduct interviews, write reviews, and maybe some articles. Hit me or KINGGS up on aim at parliament813 or KINGGSISLIKE or email contact@illroots.com if your interested. Thanks.

Kanye, 50 Cent, T.I., Diddy, Swizz Beatz & Jay-z make a surprise appereance together at Screamfest. [LINK]

onSMASH interviews Curtis Part Two [LINK]

Fabolous - Gangster Walk (Ft. Cassidy) [LINK]

Complex magazine’s Kanye West feature. [LINK]

Foxy Brown is going to jail [LINK]

Kanye getting his own Back To The Future kicks? [LINK]

Pharrell + Madonna - The Beat Goes On [LINK]

Remy Ma - Shesus Khrist (Video) [LINK]

50 Cent to hose two special’s on the Starz network [LINK]

RealTalkNY sit down with Cassidy [LINK]

SOHH Focused: Talib Kweli [LINK]

Dr. Dre Sues Death Row [LINK]

Snoop Dogg - I’m Here (Ft. The Game) [LINK]

Jay Smooth on Bill O’Reily’s attack to ‘Nazz’ [LINK]

Q-Tip: Labor Of Love [LINK]

onSMASH is doing HUGE things. Interview with 50 Cent. Part 2 and 3 coming later in the week [LINK]

Diddy to star in ‘Raisin In The Sun’ made for TV movie [LINK]

Michael Vick is guilty [LINK]

A producer who also tries to rap join’s Swizzy on the only good track from ‘One Man Band Man’ [LINK]

Kanye West: Genius Is As Genius Does [LINK]

Busta Rhymes - Fuck You (Ft. Snoop Dogg & Jacki-O) [LINK]

Universal Music Drops Fake Mixtape [LINK]

Maino - Streets Been Good To Me [LINK]

Friday Night Project with Kanye West
[Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five]

I’m gone for only two days yet there’s so much I miss.

Lil’ Wayne to ether 50 Cent? [Link]

Wyclef gets at Lauryn Hill hard in the new issue of Scratch. [Link]

Barack Obama gets cover of Vibe Magazine. [Link]

Marsha of Floetry to work with Amanda Diva. [Link]

Wu-Tang speaks on ‘8 Diagrams’. [Link]

Pictures from Rock The Bells @ Randall’s Island: Day One. [Link]

Cassidy - Amusement Park [Link]

Jay-Z shuts down rumours of leaving Def Jam. [Link]

These people have no idea what they’re talking about. [Link]

The Dream Merchant Vol. 2 Cover & Tracklist. [Link]

The Game & Lil’ Wayne - Lyrical Homicide. [Link]

DJ Semtex interview with Common. [Link]

“You’re Not The Best”. Blog by Joe Budden. [Link]

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Ludacris to play an “angry elf” in upcoming Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti movie ‘Fred Claus‘. [LINK]

Rafi and Dallas Penn hit up the BKLYN hip hop festival. [LINK]

Smoking Session with Keith Murray. [LINK]

Fabolous puts in work on Wyld N Out. [LINK]

So Cassidy and Green Lantern as supposed to drop a tape today. You got 7 more hours. [LINK]

Beastie Boys move 40k units of The Mix-Up. Monch moves a disgustin 12,000. [LINK]

This song is a nightmare. [LINK]

Rizoh Interviews P. Monch. [LINK]

Vote for the homie Wyldfyer for best producer of 2007 at this years Hip Hop Palace awards. [LINK]

Q-Tip - Work It Out [LINK]

Kanye West performs a sample of ‘The Good Life’. [LINK]

The HHNLive.com Interview: Pastor Troy. [LINK]

Info on Cassidy’s new album ‘B.A.R.S.’. [LINK]

Fam-Lay - No Time For No’s (Ft. The Clipse & Pharrell) [LINK]

Ray-J responds to what T-Pain said about his…. ya know… [LINK]

DJ Big Mike & The Empire - Lil Wayne & Jadakiss: The Drought is Over 3: Who Is The Predator? [LINK]

Cassidy - I Don’t Give A Fuck [LINK]

J-Smooth talks about the similarities in underground and mainstream hip hop and the media’s portrayal. [LINK]

Ciara - Can’t Leave Em Alone (Feat. 50 Cent) [LINK]

Legendary Hip-Hop icon Marley Marl hospitalized from heart attack. [Link] Get well soon Marl.

Jin takes an L to Iron Solomon in Fightklub battle [Link]

Kanye West - Stronger (NO DJ) [LINK]
Props to onSMASH & KanYeWest.

In Akon’s spare time, when he isn’t dry humping under-developed teenage girls, he is throwing paying fans off stages. [Proof]

Swizz beatz album gets pushed back. [Link]

Audio Heat: New emcee AC mixtape [Link] This dude is backed by every major DJ, so expect to hear his name alot more after this.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Originators [Link]

Joel Ortiz G4TV freestyle [Link]