Ras Kass: “Some of these dudes sound insane/and if you’re from the West and you’re a Blood, I hope you ain’t as lame as Game” [G4 TV]

-Lauryn Hill to play a free concert in Brooklyn. A pretty smart way to go, seeing as her last show was so flawed that folks were demanding refunds. [Brooklyn Concerts]

-Still on the topic of free concerts, the lil homie has one coming up at Virginia Tech on September 6th. [HHNLive]

-It’s a dog eat dog world, right? DMX barked at for failing to promote tank tops for dogs. [BBC]

-Download: Trae the Truth Mixtape. Somewhat related: My official thoughts on Trae’s Life Goes On in the September VIBE. [Trae the Truth]

-Download: Jill Scott’s The Real Thing sampler. 9/25 suddenly seems so far away. [Hidden Beach]