The word on the street is that Ras Kass will win the battle of the shared beat. As you all should know by now, Ras Kass and Jadakiss have both recently release new 12"'s with the same beat, which was produced by The Alchemist. According to the Radio 1 Rap show, it was said that Ras Kass had the upperhand with the rights to the beat, so it may be possible that Jadakiss' version may not make the final album. This is not a confirmation, but a possibility, so don't count anything out yet. Ras Kass' third album "Van Gogh" will drop on September 11th, whilst Jadakiss' solo debut, "Kiss Tha Game Goodbye" is currently scheduled for a July 17th release, depending on the outcome of the whole beat-jacking situation.

The third release from Wu-Affiliates, Killarmy, has been completed. "Fear, Love & War" is expected in stores on August 7th on 36 Records, RZA's new deal with Loud Records (yes, the label DOES exists). Killa Sin of Killarmy has described the album as "a more mature version of what we've been doing since our first record". He also said "We're just trying to kill all the negativity in our cipher. We're not with all those funny style raps about cars and jewelry, we're trying to feed the mind with our music." Apparently, it's the group's strongest album to date, so be on the look out for it. The first single from the album is a joint called "Street Monopoly", which has already been receiving a bit of airplay on radio's.