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Nas told MTV that he regreted missing out on Raekwon’s OB4CL 2. In return, the Chef tells 1515 that there’s love lost and says it wasn’t all about recording a follow-up to “Verbal Intercourse”.

“It wasn’t even about reinventing ‘Verbal Intercourse’. It was about, he was there for the first album. When I think about us making this album, a lot of people, a lot of my fans knew he was down with me on the first [Cuban Linx] album. I wanted to really make it happen for the sake of the fans as well as the relationship. Me and him, we always been cool. We always looked at our styles as being real similar. So I felt it was a great move. I guess, at the time, he couldn’t be available. I understand. I know how it gets sometime. But at the end of the day, it’s always good to know that we still the same cats from 10 years ago. That’s how I am. I don’t change the face of who I am because of no certain situations in the game, because our careers go where they go. If you was down with me from the door, I’m still the same old G. I’m sure he feels the same way. Like I said, ain’t no love lost. If we do it again, we gonna make it tight and do what we supposed to do.”

Here is the latest leak off the U.N.’s May 25th release, Heat In Here Vol 1. If you noticed from the previous ones, they all sound pretty similar. This one also got that two-step bounce.

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Supposedly this is Mr. Nash’s final album and it arrives June 29th. Let’s hope he doesn’t have any remakes included.

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Where we going to for breakfast? Well, Jay-Z knew the answer his morning when met with NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, developer Bruce Ratner, and NJ Nets majority owner Mikhail Prokhorov at Gracie Mansion. Pics of the gathering down bottom.

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Xzibit’s back to pimpin’ tracks and here’s his new single from his upcoming album, MMX. Sounds promising.

Hosted by Don Cannon comes Young Chris’ second installment of The Network. Download here. Tracklist after the jump.

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So far in J.Cole’s career, he’s already established himself as one the game’s premiere collaborators. Before taking the stage at S.O.B.’s two months ago, he gives MTV a breakdown of some of his guest features.

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Contrary to previous reports, Rick Ross’ movie, Teflon Don will not be packaged within his album. Instead, it will be released after the LP hits shelves. Back in February, he gave a sneak peak of the film in his video “Mafia Music 2″ and now, he gives Rap Radar a brief synopsis of the plot.

Bonus: Since the movie will be released as its own entity, Ross reveals that a documentary will be included with the album. He says the doc will include footage of him and Jay-Z previewing their collabo track on the Playstation 3. Say, what?!

Donnis’  mixtape  Fashionably Late is arriving a month from now. So for the next 30 days, ride out to this new track featuring a certain Caribbean Queen. Yup, that one.

With Big Sean’s debut coming this year, he speaks to 1515 about the project and his collaboration with Pharrell.

” ‘Donald Trump’ is more inspirational. It’s just about, like, reaching a certain point of success. Like Pharrell is singing on the hook, ‘I’m trying to stuff ’til I can’t get no more/ I’m talking Donald Trump level.’ He’s not even necessarily talking money — he’s talking knowledge and power and all of that.”