Shawnna may not have made the album, but for the bonus cut, she takes a ride with Dru Hill. Buckle up. Battle Of The Sexes in stores now. YK2

Here we go again. TMZ reports that DMX was arrested earlier today in Arizona on five counts of probation violation. He’s currently being held without bond. Just goes to show that you can’t teach an ol’ dog new tricks. Sidebar: DMX’s Wife To Write A Tell All

“Get back to rappin, you niggas Twitter too much” The Young Gunna enlists J.Cole for this track off his The Network 2 mixtape. Who’s the hottest? You decide. Here’s to the Roc. The Smoking Section

[vodpod id=Video.3204416&w=425&h=350&fv=autoplay%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bbrand%3Dembed%26amp%3Bcid%3D3305487] Everyone’s invited. Whoa, can’t let you in with them shoes.

[vodpod id=Video.3204368&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%3D490963%26amp%3Buri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A490963] 1515 caught up with Hot 97’s Mister Cee and DJ 50 Grand outside Biggie’s former hangout spot in Brooklyn. The turntablist reminsces on B.I.G. recording his demo which in turn got him signed to Bad Boy. I think Cee’s eating off B.I.G.’s first LP. Ha!

As Envy already mentioned, he released his new iPhone application today. In addition to social networking capabilities, the app will also feature Envy’s entire mixtape library available to stream. iCan dig it!

Following B.I.G.’s death, ego trip ran excerpts from their conversation two months prior to his passing. There aren’t any new revelations here, but it digs deep on Biggie’s love for his son C.J. and why he didn’t want to rap into his 30s. Read up.

As HHNM stated, the clip begins with Diamond reciting her verse from “My Chick Bad (Remix)” followed by some interviews with Ludacris and Bangladesh. Welcome to the party life.

Jermaine and Bobby Ray rocked the stage while performing their collab at the DUB show in Anaheim CA last Sunday. Jay Rock, Game, and Nipsey Hussle are just a few are on board for the tour. More footage from Mr. Cole’s set after the jump. HHNM

[vodpod id=Video.3203418&w=425&h=350&fv=] Green Lantern’s a busy man. Yesterday Maino appeared on Green’s Invasion Radio on Hip Hop Nation. He spoke on his success, Weezy’s incarceration, and new tune, “Trina, Kim, & Nicki”. Don’t sleep, The Day After Tomorrow‘s coming soon.

Puff’s coming to Fulton St. On the 13th anniversary of B.I.G.’s death, Diddy will be performing tonight in Biggie’s ol’ stomping grounds. Last week he spoke with 1515 about the shindig. “I’m going to Brooklyn. It’s gonna be the first time I’m throwing a party in Brooklyn. I’m from Harlem. Everybody in Harlem knows you don’t usually go over the bridge to Brooklyn. It’s a big, big deal. Me being such a Harlemite, I’m going over there to pay respect […]

[vodpod id=Video.3202934&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D10032633%26amp%3Bserver%3Dvimeo.com%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bfullscreen%3D1%26amp%3Bmd5%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_portrait%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_title%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_byline%3D0%26amp%3Bcontext%3Duser%3A3198393%26amp%3Bcontext_id%3D%26amp%3Bforce_embed%3D0%26amp%3Bmultimoog%3D%26amp%3Bcolor%3D00ADEF%26amp%3Bforce_info%3Dundefined] That ain’t the Joker, it’s me, YN. In honor of the RR anniversary, Dee Vazquez interviewed me for her PROFILE series. And you know, she had to nerve to ask me a lot of personal shit. Ha. Thanks, Dee.

Two days ago, Kiss traveled south of 1-95 and performed at club Ibiza in Washington D.C. Luckily, no bottles were thrown during this performance.

Last week, Statik Selektah and Saigon made stops in London and Denmark. Here’s the footage of the tandem in action. Below are the remaining dates of Statik’s overseas tour. Mar 10 The Wardrobe Leeds, UK w/ Termanology, Skitz & Rodney P Mar 11 Rhythm Factory London, UK w/ Termanology, Skitz & Rodney P Mar 12 Casa Latina Uno w/ Termanology Turin, Italy Mar 13 Saponeria Rome, Italy

“Some people might wonder why Jay-Z’s in the President’s chair. Some people might wonder why Barack Obama is. After all, Jay-Z’s created more jobs.” Ha! A year ago, Rap Radar was the new blog on the block. 365 days later, Wolf Blitzer’s plastering the site on CNN. Crazy, ain’t it? Last Friday, Wolf and political pundits Donna Brazille and Alex Castellanos discussed Hovito’s photo op in the White House’s Situation Room. Last year, RR was featured on channel 10 (check […]

17 years ago, ‘Pac and Freddie Foxxx brought the ruckus with a pair of freestyles at the nations capital. You can watch this from ’93 til infinity. Imperialfilmworks

Oh M Gee! This sounds a lot better than the previous version that leaked. Ursh, you got until March 30th to make  music we care about again. Let’s get ready for the world! YK2

Jada broke the ice, now Rae gives his testimonial on the legacy of Fubu. The Chef admits to sporting a few pieces during the brands heyday and says he was impressed on how LL Cool J waved the company’s iron flag. Woooha

[vodpod id=Video.3201599&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%3D490701%26amp%3Buri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A490701] After weeks of waiting, here’s B.o.B.’s new clip, “Nothin’ On You”. Bruno was right, beautiful girls all throughout this vid. Adventures of Bobby Ray swings in April 27.

Consequence’s new mixtape Movies On Demand will be hitting the ‘net next Monday. One of the collaborations is with Pharoahe Monch on the song “Let U Live”. Here, the kings from Queens add the final touches to the track.