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Gangsta Gibbs tells MTV that he followed 50 Cent’s mixtape hustle to get signed to Interscope Records in 2005. Unfortunately he was dropped two years later.

“I locked myself on the fourth floor of Interscope — there wasn’t no development, there was nobody telling me what to do, how to write hooks. Every lyric came from me, every concept, just a depiction on my life,” he explained. “There was no telling me how to do this, proper etiquette — there was no artist development at all. That was something I had to take upon myself and do on my own. My time over there wasn’t a total waste; it made me a smarter businessman.”

Live and learn, my G.

It’s goin’ down Sunday night at the Staples Center. This all-star line up will perform the remix live. No Kanye. No Problem?

Heads Up: NR

Time to slow it down again and what better way to do it than with the latest leak from Sade’s February 8th comeback.

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A double dose of Mimi, which both can be found on her upcoming Angels Advocate remix album. Up top, is some red hot fun with Nicki Minaj that pretty much looks better than the actual track. Down bottom, Mariah slows it down with Ne-Yo while Nick Cannon sits in the director’s chair.

If you are not in Sin City, click play, throw back shots of the world’s most Premium Vodka, and pretend you were there.

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Let’s go gun shopping with Marvin in his latest visual. Let’s just hope ATF does not get a hold of this one. G.P.G. (Gun Powder Guru) mixtape pops off February 9th.

Spotted: HHNM

Yesterday: Tony Yayo “Bullets Whistle”

A track that did not make The Ecstatic sees the light of day. My guess is the sample was never cleared? This should’ve been a keeper.

Props: Andrew

Despite the slow start, 50 Cent’s latest album Before I Self Destruct, earned him another plaque. Released last November, the LP earned its RIAA gold certification last week. It also became the third most successful rap album of ’09. Congrats, Curtis.

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Yesterday on North Carolina’s Foxy 99 FM, B.o.B let the verbal AK spray over Jay Electramadon’s “Exhibit C”. Prepare for Bobby Ray’s adventures, May 25th.

Speaking with MTV, Lupe addresses Bill O’Reilly‘s comparison of Chicago’s South Side to Haiti. Pardon Bill’s hyperbole, but nothing comes close to the conditions in Haiti. Prior to the quake, the nation was (is) the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. In 2008, 80% of the population lived under the poverty line. Obviously, that number’s since increased. Third world democracy, indeed.

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