Here’s the video for the pulsating, lyrically mesmerizing standout track from Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. Where will Yelawolf’s skills take him next?

And if you’re in NYC on Monday September 6, come see Yelawolf, Pill, Just Blaze, and more perform for free at Fool’s Gold’s Labor Day party.

Black Milk told us at the listening session that he originally intended to have Jay Electronica on this as well, but couldn’t get a hold of him. I think the song works well as a Detroit affair. Video after the break. Album of the Year drops September 14.

Download: Black Milk – Deadly Medley (ft. Royce Da 5’9,” Elzhi)

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While he was in Chicago this past July, Freddie Gibbs hit the studio and made excellent use of “Bumpy’s Lament” by Isaac Hayes, best known as the sample from Dr. Dre’s “Xxplosive.” Instead of trying to match the mercilessness of Kurupt’s legendary verse, Freddie smooths out his version, but still keeps it distinctly Gibbs.

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Watch the making of the song after the jump

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Cars, girls, and a dramatic “To be continued” populate the video for Bun B’s single. Now that’s a proper rap video.

Call it Food Network rap. Strong Arm Steady’s In Search of Stoney Jackson is out now and amazing.

True story: the kitchen scene was filmed in my apartment by Devin Chanda and the fine people at Scheme Engine. If you pause at 1:07 you can see my Tupperware container!

“Do Wrong” originally featured Pill and first appeared on DGK Stevie’s Vol. 1 mixtape and more recently Freddie’s Str8 Killa No Filla. “Part 2″ is an iTunes bonus track for Freddie’s new EP. Produced by Atlanta brethren DJ Burn One.

I was indifferent toward Freddie until he oh-so-casually dropped this line:

I flirt with death; on the day that I fuck the bitch,
Bury me with my zipper down so my haters can suck my dick.

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If you’ve ever wanted a naked Janelle Monae to peer deep into your soul for three and a half minutes, her video for “Cold War” is for you. I’m convinced Leonardo DiCaprio helped Janelle steal this idea, because I’ve had this exact dream dozens of times.

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Sudanese rapper/producer Bangs stole our hearts last year with “Take U To Da Movies,” a bullish use of a green screen that seized the online audience not unlike rising star Antoine Dodson. Aside from dropping a new smash, “Meet Me on Facebook” (above), and appearing in a Honda ad, Bangs recently gave a blowout interview where he broke down his creative process. Prepare yourself.

On “Take U To Da Movies”

I just make the beat, ya know, and I listen to the beat. Put pen on paper and listen to it for a while and I said, “Let me make a song about the movies.”

On the video

It was free for free ’cause I work with someone he’s a director. He got his office with green screen and all that so he told me, “I want you to do a short movie for me like two minutes or three minutes. I tell him, “Okay,” I did the movie and I told him I want to shoot a video clip ’cause I got a song. He tell me, “Okay, alright, we see how we go.” I let him hear the song and all that we shoot “Take U to Da Movies,” he edit it and I did the rest.

On 50 Cent

He called me last year, December or so. He tell him I want to shoot video with him, “Take U to Da Movie (Remix).” I tell him, “Okay.” Since that day, ya know, he ain’t call back yet.

On influences

Chingy, Sean Kingston, ya know, who else…?

On using the word “Thurr”

I’ll be singing it, “Shawty right thurr. I say right thurr, when I say right thurr it feel like it’s a better mix with the beat to be kinda good to make it hip-hop. Right thurr.

Girls he wants to take to the movies

Raven, like That’s So Raven. Or Eve… Keri Hilson, Jordin Sparks. Good kinda girls I go to movies with, if I go to the U.S. and collaboration [sic] with them.

Bangs is like the rap version of the crazy American Idol reject. Talking to a viral sensation is usually awkward, because you don’t know if the person understands why he’s so funny. See also our interview with Mr. Chi-City.

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It’s getting to the point where vagina needs its own category on ML. I mean, vag rap almost constitutes a subgenre. “Vagina” speaks to hip-hop’s ability to laugh at itself. Royce is one of the most talented rappers alive and here he is blacking out about lady parts. Off The Bar Exam 3.

Mayer Hawthorne’s music videos consistently kick ass. When I saw the wobbly cam in the opening shot, I feared for a second that it would be on some discount video bullshit. But then the video launched into a choreographed, minimally edited, one-shot pageant of sunbathed happiness that made me wish I grew up in the 60s, back when everyone was happy all the time. For more fun, see the videos for “One Track Mind” and “Green Eyed Love.”

Update: Here’s a behind the scenes clip and some pictures.