K.R.I.T. has to be the last rapper to spit over Jay Elect’s instrumental. But unlike many of the others that came before him, he does the beat some justice. Exhibit it for yourself.

During Diddy’s European press run last week, he told Tim Westwood that he planned on renaming his crew, the Supreme Team. Well, as of today, the outfit are going by a new moniker. Take it away Puff… Anyone wanna be Christian Laettner?

Marsha premiered a lil’ of this during her gig at S.O.B.’s a few weeks ago. Here’s how it sounds the way she intended. Late Nights, Early Mornings coming soon. hhnm via bossip

Eminem and Red Bull’s EmSee battle competition kicks off next Monday (June 21) at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City. Showtime’s at 9 P.M. and is hosted by Shade 45’s Angela Yee. There will also be a special performance by Slaughterhouse. Afterward, the series heads West to the Bay Area. Peep the dates below. San Francisco: July 16 Philadelphia: July 20 Orlando: July 29 Atlanta: August 3 Greensboro: August 5 Houston: August 12 The winner of each location will […]

Last month, Nas and Kelis finally called it quits after seven years of holy matrimony. Earlier this week, the singer spoke with Perez Hilton and said that she and Nas are on friendly terms—sometimes. Tell it to the judge, sister.

How cool is this? Yesterday at the Midland Theater in Kansas City, MO, Kweli and Tek’s sons perform their pops’ classic track “The Blast”. And just for old time’s sake, let’s take ’em back.

Black Eyed Peas frontman, will.i.am is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The L.A. native was discovered by Eazy-E and will be the fourth hip-hop act to receive the honor. Diddy was immortilized two years ago. No date as to when the ceremony will take place.

DJ Carnage comes through with some footage of Kanye in Hawaii working on a beat for his tentatively titled album, Good Ass Job. Can anyone name that tune? UPDATE: Commenter 106th pointed out that it’s a sample from the Broadway musical, Wicked.

[vodpod id=Video.3853789&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dinstance%3Dnews%26amp%3Bvid%3D528785] What do you when you can’t sell another single in stores? No, you don’t light a match—you go on strike. Yep, that’s T-Pain’s plan. With record sales down, The Autotuner tells 1515 that he’s not releasing another album until they pick back up. With that said… “I got the mastered version of my album in my car right now. But I’m not bringing my album out until these artists start selling records again, ’cause ain’t nobody selling records […]

Lil Boosie’s goin’ thru some thangs. This afternoon, an East Baton Rouge grand jury indicted the rapper with first degree murder. District Attorney Hillar Moore, alleges that Boosie and two other men were responsible for the shooting death of Terry Boyd last October. To make matters worse, he, girlfriend Walnita Decuir, and a former prison guard were also indicted on drug charges. Bad Azz is currently serving four years on probation violation. TORRENCE HATCH, A/K/A “LIL BOOSIE” 27, 1132 POMPEY […]