[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”chris_brown-12″] Hands down, the highlight of last night’s ceremony was Chris Brown’s tribute to Michael Jackson. After busting a couple moves, Breezy broke down during his performance of “Man In The Mirror”. How’s that for a redemption song.

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”bobeminem”] Last night was a couple firsts for B.o.B. Not only was it his first BET Awards, but he finally got to perform “Airplanes II” with Eminem and guest, Keyshia Cole. Afterward, Marshall took ’em to church with “Not Afraid”.

[vodpod id=Video.3918574&w=425&h=350&fv=] As if there were any doubt (or competition for that matter), Nicki Monroe Minaj took home the Best Female Hip-Hop Artist trophy at last night’s BET Awards. It’s Barbie, bitch. Say it like $hort.

[vodpod id=Video.3918487&w=425&h=350&fv=] Kanye has been to the mountain top and has no plans of stepping down. Last night at the BET Awards, Yeezy opened up the ceremony with his new single, “Power”. We rollin’!

YN called it early and now, Playboy’s coming for 700%. Apparently, Heff’s former label Playboy Records owns the rights to Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds’ “Fallin’ In Love” which is sampled in the beginning of Drake’s “Best I Ever Had”. As a result, an infringement suit was filed against the rapper and Universal Music Group. According to Playboy: [They] knew or should have reasonably known, that the sound recording was protected by copyright…” and that “each Defendant continues to infringe […]

T-Pain may be going on a hiatus, but here’s his collaboration with Uncle Bun on Trill O.G. I want to be a trillionaire so fuckin’ bad.

These days, it seems as if nearly every song utilizes truncated similes. The style pioneered by Big Sean has been used by Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and most notably, Drake. In an interview with Allhiphop, Drizzy says he regrets adopting the flow, but doesn’t mean to rain on anyone’s parade. Macy’s! AllHipHop.com: How much do Young Money artists bounce off each other? I noticed you have similar inflections and cadences or rhyme patterns. I noticed this one thing that Nicki said, […]

Next Thursday (July 1) at 8 PM, Eminem will appear on Shade 45 and give a breakdown of his new album. The two hour special called, Road To Recovery will be rebroadacsted throughout the holiday weekend. Recovery in stores now.

[vodpod id=Video.3903604&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%3D532297%26amp%3Buri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A532297] This didn’t air during Drake’s documentary, Better Than Good Enough. Here, photographer Jonathan Mannion recounts Drake and his grandmother’s interaction during the rapper’s photo shoot for FADER magazine. A replay of the doc airs today at 4 PM EST on MTV.

Vado goes hard in the booth (pause) for this new freestyle over Waka Flocka’s track. Slimeee dunk! nr via tss