The track, taken from Oh No’s upcoming release, Ohnomite, which is due out on June 5, features production from Oh No, as well as verses from both him and MF Doom.

Ohnomite features prominent samples from Rude Ray Moore’s 1975 blaxploitation film, “Dolemite”. In addition to an appearance from DOOM, the album also features verses from Evidence, Alchemist, MED, Guilty Simpson, Roc C, and a number of other notable guests.

The vinyl single for “3 Dollars” is set to ship via Stones Throw and Five Day Weekend starting on June 11.

Hit up Stones Throw for ordering information, and stream the track “3 Dollars” from Oh No and MF Doom below.

“Around My Way”, which is produced by Simonsayz and B-Side, features a prominent sample from Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s classic track, “T.R.O.Y.”, which originally angered Pete Rock, who produced the original track. According to reports, Lupe and Pete Rock have since squashed any potential beef and come to an agreement on the sample’s use.

Lupe’s upcoming Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album (its full title), will be his first release since 2011′s Lasers, which was embroiled in label politics and backlash from fans. After being held hostage in what was reported as a strong-arm attempt by Atlantic Records, Lasers eventually release last year received mixed reviews, including many fans who felt the album was a pop record, rather than a continuity of Lupe’s previous works.

The new record will be the follow-up to the original Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor (2006), which received wide critical acclaim, and is often revered as Lupe’s best work to date.

A release date for the album has not been announced.

Listen to the first single from Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor 2, “Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)”, below.

Today, Portland, Maine-born MC, Sole, announced the release of a new solo album, titled A Ruthless Criticism Of Everything Existing.

The founder and former head of Anticon is touting it as his first new retail album in nearly seven years. “[This album is] the most militant and empowered music I have ever made,” he said in a statement about the record.

Production on the record is helmed by a number of Sole’s contemporaries, as well as some of his own work, including tracks from Alias, Busdriver, Factor, Man Mantis, Cobraconda, Ryan Hemsworth, and more.

According to Sole, he has recorded approximately 25 tracks for the album, and appears to be in the process of finalizing the tracklist for the upcoming LP. Among those tracks, the newly-released track “Jungle of the Real”, produced by Man Mantis,  is a record that didn’t make the final cut.

Sole has collaborated extensively with Florida’s Skyrider band, releasing two albums in 2011 under the collective moniker Sole & The Skyrider Band. In addition, he also released an EP, the sixth of his Man’s Best Friend series, last year.

A release date for Sole’s A Ruthless Criticism Of Everything Existing is not yet announced, although the rapper/producer said that he anticipates a fall 2012 release. Stream/download “Jungle of the Real” below.

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New York rap veteran El-P’s newest album, Cancer For Cure, is available as a full-album stream via RollingStone.com.

His newest album features an assortment of eclectic guests, including hip-hop cohorts Danny Brown, Despot, and Killer Mike, as well as less-rap-inclined appearances by Interpol’s Paul Banks and Nick Diamonds from the Canadian indie rock outfit, Islands.

The album has made its rounds on the less-legal side of the Internet, leading El-P to acknowledge the album’s leak. He seemed amicable and rather unfazed, taking to Twitter and Facebook to simply ask that those who enjoy the album also purchase it legally upon release.

The famed MC/producer’s newest effort is his first since 2007′s I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead and follows closely on the heels of Dungeon Family’s Killer Mike’s newest LP, R.A.P. Music, which was produced entirely by El-P.

El-P’s Cancer For Cure is due out tomorrow (May 22) via Fat Possum Records.

Click here to hit the RollingStone.com stream.

The Alchemist, today, revealed that he’ll be releasing his newest full-length effort, Russian Roulette, via Decon in mid-July.

This newest release will follow closely from the last offering from Gangrene (Oh No and The Alchemist), Vodka and Ayahausca, which dropped on Decon in February. The label is calling the sprawling, new 30-track LP, “a cinematic musical experience interwoven through a continuous soundscape demonstrating the vast array of his musical palette.”

In addition to Al’s signature ear for obscure samples and hypnotic break beats, the album hosts guest appearances from Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q, Action Bronson, Evidence, Roc Marciano, and many other respected artists.

The Alchemist’s Russian Roulette is scheduled for release on July 17, via Decon Records. Check out the full tracklist below.

1. Soundcheck
2. Apollo’s Last Stand feat Ag Da Coroner
3. Crushed Kremlin feat Mayhem Lauren
4. Decisions Over Veal Orloff feat Action Bronson
5. Learned by Listening
6. Training Montage – Getting Stronger
7. Ivan’s Workout Plan
8. Never Grow Up feat Evidence
9. The Turning Point feat Roc Marciano
10. Live From Dynamo Stadium 2
11. Don Seymour’s Theme feat Midaz
12. Before The Fight Prelude
13. Adrian’s Words – Champion Song
14. Flight Of The Bumblebee
15. Kalashnekov Guns feat Guilty Simpson
16. Fight Confirmation feat Danny Brown and Schoolboy Q
17. Press Conference Prelude
18. Freakish Strength
19. Junkyard Fight Scene feat DRDC
20. Oleg’s Flight feat Fashawn
21. Moscow Mornings – Sunrise
22. Moscow Evenings – Sunset
23. The Kosmos Pt 1 – Liftoff feat Chuuwee
24. The Kosmos Pt 2 – Power Glove feat Boldy James
25. The Kosmos Pt 3 – In Orbit
26. The Kosmos Pt 4 – Moon Probe feat Big Twinz
27. The Kosmos Pt 5 – 1st Contact – The Chase
28. The Kosmos Pt 6 – Life On Another Planet feat Willie The Kid Master
29. The Kosmos Pt 7 – The Explanation feat Mr. Motherfucking Exquire
30. The Kosmos Pt 8 – Return To Earth Outro Master

aboveGround is proud to premiere the first official video from St. Louis beatsmith, J. Kennedy’s debut LP, California Dreaming.

The full record will drop on June 8, and will also premiere right here. Check out Kennedy’s Tumblr for behind-the-scenes beat videos and more.

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Watch Brooklyn’s El-P perform live on last night’s Late Show with David Letterman. Performing new tracks from his upcoming album, Cancer 4 A Cure, the Def Jux MC/producer/label head rocks “Stay Down” featuring Nick Diamonds and backed by a live band. El also offers a tribute to Beastie Boys’ MCA, who passed away this month, as well as “Where The While Things Are” author, Maurice Sendak.

Kansas City’s Mac Lethal, today, released the latest in his series of tongue-in-cheek videos showcasing his ultra-fast rapping ability.

Using the instrumental from Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” hit, Mac Lethal used this video to take on poor grammar by rapping about the difference between using “your” — the possessive — and”you’re” — the contraction.

“This one is a contraction,” Mac raps, holding up a sign that reads “YOU’RE”. “You apostrophe are — like ready for action.” He makes the distinction, then, rapping, “This one is your — possessive — your gun, your beer, your mom’s a whore.”

“Possessives and contractions are, apparently, just something that you used to know,” Mac sings to the key of the original song.

Previously, Mac Lethal has gained fame for his fast rap video to the “Look At Me Now” (Chris Brown) beat while he casually cooked pancakes and drank orange juice. Prior to that, Mac has also released videos rapping over Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” and a number of other popular tracks.

Check out the newest fast rap video by Mac Lethal below.

In a press conference at House of Blues Sunset in Hollywood tonight, Guerrilla Union revealed the line-up for 2012 Rock The Bells dates.

Among those listed — in a similar fashion to last year, with Supernatural freestyling with each of the artists names — were a number of huge acts, both recent and past.

Each of the three scheduled Rock The Bells dates for 2012 will last for two days. RTB is slated to hit San Bernardino, CA, Mountain View, CA, and Holmdel, NJ.

The following dates/venues:

San Bernardino
NOS Events Center
August 18, 19

Mountain View
Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 25, 26

New Jersey
PNC Bank Arts Center
September 1, 2

Tickets for all three dates go on sale on May 19 at 10:00 AM.

Update: The full line-up is now posted. Check out the full list of artists below.

The two Strange Famous compatriots join forces in a new video for the track “2BAD” from B. Dolan’s upcoming House of Bees Vol. 2. Both donning their signature unkempt facial hair, Sage and Dolan proceed to cause a ruckus within — what appears to be — an abandoned school. Graffiti, “breack” dancing, and more ensues.

Pre-order packages for House of Bees Vol. 2 are available now via SFR. Album is due out on June 12.