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This is more like spoken word, but Wale reps for the ladies one time on this new tune. Lack of ambition, so wack.

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My dudes Mel D. Cole and Ernest Estime came through last night with some great shots from last night’s show at S.O.B.’s. Thanks to Crack, Vado, Cassidy and the gang of guests who came out. Good times.

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Joe Beezy enters Royce’s world and drops a few bars over his spaced-out track. We come in peace. Pause.

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Puff and the Diddy bunch cover VIBE‘s 15th annual Juice issue. The mag hits newsstands on August 16th, but VIBE has an excerpt below.

Dr. Dre said that the last beat that floored him was “All About the Benjamins.” How does that make you feel?
It’s humbling. I was in the studio with Dre the other day. He started working on a record for me. Watching him as a producer is watching greatness. We had a lot of similar traits. It was like looking in the mirror. He would ask questions like, “How you feel about this?” People don’t really understand true producers want to know how you feel about things. We are some of the most observant people on the planet.

What happened during the Martin Bashir interview on Nightline?
There were times in the interview when I had to give him an ultimatum. The questions weren’t being handled the right way. In hindsight, when I saw him I shouldn’t had done the interview because I know the style of interview that he does . . . The whole thing about giving a Maybach to my son, that’s really like a racist question. You don’t ask White people what they buy their kids. And they buy ‘em Porsches and convertible Bentleys and it ain’t no question. It’s really a racist question and put things back in perspective with money and the way that people still look at you. And I’m not saying that consciously he’s a racist. But he probably don’t even realize that he would not ask Steve Jobs that. He would be like Steve Jobs has that money and that’s the gift his kid is supposed to get.

Are the comments from Lil’ Kim about Nicki disheartening?
When I heard her say what she said, it didn’t really affect me. I didn’t get mad at her or anything like that. I knew how she felt. I ain’t agree with it. But also I know the motivation. I know that people say, “Oh, he’s trying to get a new Lil’ Kim.”  I guess people will see in time. Yeah, Nicki’s had flavored wigs on, but besides that it ain’t even the same approach to the writing.

Curtis stopped by to chat it up with the ladies on The View earlier today. He spoke on the transition of his hustler days to music, his film Twelve, and shows off his new tattoo-less arm.

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Sidebar: On the set of Lloyd Banks’ “Any Girl”

It’s official: Mr. West has changed the title of his upcoming album. Now how do we know this? Well the man himself joined Twitter today and told us. Heaven help us all.

Fat Joe celebrated the release of his 10th album, The Darkside last night at S.O.B.’s. Rap Radar was co-sponser and with our urging Crack didn’t perform his more popular chart toppers but opted for his underground cuts instead. In fact, during the middle of his set, he told the crowd that if they wanted to hear his “hits” to get the fuck out. Of course, nobody moved. Check out some performance highlights above. Great night! Special guests footage a lil’ later.

Before the bootleg bugs bite I finally convinced the Dirty South’s finest to let his Drizzy Hendrix collabo go. You know how Rap Radar puts it down. You can thank me now! Trill OG Day is next Tuesday. Pre-order here!

Previously: Bun B Clarifies Drake Collabos

Lupe called the 1515 Boys and discussed his woes with Atlantic Records. To hear him tell it, the petition for Lasers woke the sleeping giant. When there’s demand, someone will supply.

WIMH just liberated a new cut from Freddie Gibbs that will not appear on his Str8 Killa EP, but on the Adult Swim Singles Project. Remember Str8 Killa No Filla mixtape drops tomorrow.

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