During the Closer To My Dreams tour stop in the capital of Virginia yesterday, the Diggster stopped by Richmond’s The Beat 106.5 and dropped a quick set of bars on The Big Nat Show. Listen up.

Here’s some footage from producer Caviar’s studio in West Hollywood. In the clip, we get to see N.O.R.E. and Macy Gray crafting their collaboration track, “Electrolytes“, which surfaced last week. 57thave

2Pac Back—and on the cover of XXL. On the 15th anniversary of his death, XXL reaches out to the people that knew him best, including his biological father, Bill Garland. Issue on stands August 16th. “[Tupac] cared for people,” he said. “That was his main thing. He really cared for people. I think that’s why he would get so upset when people tried to question his commitment, his love for Black women or Black men. The East Coast/West Coast, you […]

This leaked a few days back, but here’s the sanctioned version of 50’s new track. On a related note, Fif says he’s cooking up some new material this week that will last the test of time.

Ja might be locked away for awhile, but that isn’t stopping him from releasing music. After a few setbacks, the second installment of his Pain Is Love is now dropping on October 11. Don’t front, the first single still bumps. nav

Tomorrow, yours truly will be hosting the gig above. If you want to catch my handsome face—and the Bogus Boys, send an email to [email protected] with your full name for a pair of tickets. First email wins. See ya then. UPDATE: Contest over. Shouts to William.

[vodpod id=Video.14375571&w=540&h=350&fv=videoId%3D1090098732001%26amp%3BplayerId%3D1126070790%26amp%3BviewerSecureGatewayURL%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fconsole.brightcove.com%2Fservices%2Famfgateway%26amp%3BservicesURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fservices.brightcove.com%2Fservices%26amp%3BcdnURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fadmin.brightcove.com%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BautoStart%3Dfalse%26amp%3B] After Drizzy’s show at OVO Fest this past weekend in Toronto, he spoke on his new single “Headlines” and says that he’s pushing for Take Care to have up to 18 tracks. Master P would be proud.

2 Chainz brings us into his sizzurp world with his Codeine Cowboy documentary. Spliced between performance footage, he speaks on his crew and his come up in the game. Long live Tity Boi!

Speculation is over. An official press release has just gone out announcing that Jay-Z and Kanye should now be known as The Throne. Album drops on iTunes August 8th exclusively. It will then be available at additional physical and digital distributors four days later. And on yeah, there’s a tour too! Dates on the other side. Tickets available on the 8th. It’s gonna be a hot fall. Ha! UPDATE: Revised list. Cop tickets at Livenation.

No bars from Rozay, but he provides his signature adlibs as Meek kicks a freebie over “Tony Montana” and “Otis” during their recent stop at The Come Up Show in Philly. Dream Chasers drops August 11.

Division 1’s Young Chris and Rico Love kick back and sail away for their latest clip. Feel like canoodling? Well let the L.I.F.E. mixtape serve as your soundtrack. wshh

[vodpod id=Video.14367659&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] The Dirty Dozen has been quiet these last few months but they made a stop at DJ Tony Touch’s Toca Tuesdays show. Of course Tony turned on the beat and they spit a few bars. al

Raekwon revealed to XXL, that his biopic C.R.E.A.M. is 60% complete and he has enlisted Cee-Lo to play the role of his father. “Cee Lo Green [is] playing my pops in the film. Cee Lo is gon’ play Raekwon’s ol’ dad! [He’s] a good friend of mine. When I called him and told him about it he was just overwhelmed. He’s just one out of the greats that’s gonna be on the project.”

Presented by Embassy Ent., Willie The Kid uses his one-of-a-kind raps over some familiar samples for his latest mix. You know the drill. Tracklist and download link below.

We’re getting close to the release of Breezy’s rap mixtape, and producers Tha Bizness let loose a new record which they produced featuring Kevin McCall. Boy In Detention drops August 15th.

Loso was across the border at the Telus Theatre in Montreal last Thursday. During his set, he paid tribute to the late Nate Dogg while performing “Can’t Deny It”. You don’t wanna fuck with we. montreality

Although B.o.B.’s working on his sophomore album, he’s still promoting his debut, The Adventures Of Bobby Ray. A few days ago, he began his Far East expedition. Here’s footage of him in Jakarta, Indonesia. If you’re in Asia, check him out tonight in Singapore. Hard to get a ticket.

Good question. Just a few weeks after Jay held his own, The Throne held a listening session last night at the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. Guests included Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, DJ Khaled, Pusha T, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip and more. Watch The Throne drops digitally August 8 on iTunes and in stores August 12.

[vodpod id=Video.14323756&w=540&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Before Drizzy hit the stage, Rozay warmed up the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. Here’s what DRE Films‘ camera caught of the Bawse’s set as well as J.Cole, Stevie Wonder, Weezy and Nas.

So far, Nickel Nine’s album is shaping up pretty nicely. And if you do not agree, take a listen to his latest offering. Don’t worry, Success Is Certain on August 9th.