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Back in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Wiz gives a breakdown of his latest mixtape, Kush & Orange Juice to MTV. Smoke one wit’ cha dawg.

“Mesmerized”:  “My man Carlo did that beat. Taylor Gang or die. You know what it is,” he said. “That song is about keeping it G, in a nutshell. Can’t really say too much about it. When they see it, they recognize and they’re mesmerized.”

“Never Been”: “My man Sledgerin did that beat,” Wiz said. “The beat comes on crazy with that. It’s a totally different vibe. So lyrically, I had to step it up on my end and take it on some Taylor Gang, Khalifa business. That’s what I did. Once again, heavily, herbily inspired. That’s a wake-and-bake classic. Bow!”

“The Kid Frankie”: “I rapped over this Loose Ends beat. It’s a track from the ’80s, ‘Hanging on a String.’ ‘The Kid Frankie’ was inspired by a movie that me and my man Spitta be watchin’. Shout-out to Spitta. Jets/ Taylor Gang. But the movie ‘The Business,’ there was this guy named Frankie, and his old head homie called him ‘The Kid Frankie.’ They was riding around Spain listening to Loose Ends. Frankie said, ‘It’s better to be somebody for one day than to be a nobody for your whole life.’ “

Cam’Ron channels mobster Vincent Gigante while leaving the Loews Hotel in Atlanta. A few years ago, Jim Jones admitted on a SMACK DVD that he goes shopping in his boxers. So much for the whole no shirt, no shoes, no service policy.

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Somehow, WSHH managed to secure the first on camera interview with Remy Ma at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York. She’s currently serving eight years behind bars for assault, weapons possession and attempted coercion. Unfortunately, the sitdown is marred by awkward questions. Nonetheless, in the first segment she discusses her life in jail, female rappers, and time away from the booth.

Previously: Remy Ma Calls From Prison

Remember when videos had budgets? Well allow Ice Cube to refresh your memory. Here’s his new clip for the first single off I Am The West. Album drops July 13th. Throw them dubs up.

Sidebar: Ice Cube Talks To GQ

Saturday night was DJ Infamous’ 5 year celebration on ATL’s V-103 and plenty of big dawgs were in the house. Watch Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Cam, and Vado encourage DJ Khaled to spit his verse from his latest remix. Oh Lord.

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Swizzy takes the Wall Street Journal on a walkabout of the Upper Westside and discusses his transition from a DJ to producing and growing up in the South Bronx. South, South Bronx.

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