Scratch ft. Damon Albarn & Talib Kweli - Too Late

A few question, if I may (one with an answer):
1. Who is Scratch?
He's the dude that used to do all the...scratches...and ad-libs and whatnot for The Roots.
2. How is Stereogum up on this before the hip-hop sites?!
3. This is Scratch's SECOND LP...when the hell was the first one, and how did I miss it?
4. What's shorter: The amount of time it takes to yell "F*** yeah!", or the time it'll take for me to click on any link that includes "ft. Damon Albarn & Talib Kweli"?

Scratch's Loss 4 Wordz will be out on 5/26, and feature a mighty fine list of guests. Let's see if I can remember this a month from now.