[vodpod id=Video.3692441&w=425&h=350&fv=CONFIG_URL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.mtvu.com%2Fplayer%2Fembed%2Fconfiguration.jhtml%3Fvid%3D519303] Life is short and so is Consequence’s new video. Poignant though, nonetheless. Directed by Derek Pike and the Cons himself. Word!

Word is Jay-Z wants to rumble with the Bee. Allegedly, Lil’ Kim has signed to Hov’s Roc Nation and is set to executive produce her next album. We did it again, Brooklyn?

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William Yan spotted Kanye West yesterday in the Soho section of Manhattan. No word if he was working on his new album, but Pharrell  heard it and told a French publication, “I think that people are going to be in shock. His precedent was crazy, the new one goes even further.” According to ATB, DJ Semtex caught an early preview too and said the following: “Okay, so I’ve heard the first Kanye West joint. I was sworn to secrecy. I’m […]

From the looks of it, it seems as if Banks is following the same formula: Girls. Car. White backdrop. etc. Nonetheless, here’s a first glimpse from his new motion picture. Previously: Lloyd Banks “Beamer, Benz, or Bentley (Remix)”

Tek and Kweli held a Revolutions Per Minute release party this week in Los Angeles and gave an impromptu performance of “Back Again”. hh

The song’s hot and hopefully the video is too. In under two minutes, check out the making of Xzibit’s next clip.

Last night at The Roots’ How I Got Over listening session in NYC, Black Thought spoke on the progress of his long-awaited solo album, Masterpiece Theater. But don’t get your hopes up yet. He says the project is on the “backburner”. In laymen terms: It ain’t happenin’ cap’n. SRD

Noreaga and Raekwon run a train on Fat Joe’s instrumental. Ice Water, ya killin em! CNN’s Camouflage Season mixtape drops next weekend. 57ave Update: And just like that, Capone hops on too splash

[vodpod id=Video.3671456&w=425&h=350&fv=] Remy continues her jailhouse interview with WSHH from the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. The clip starts with her reciting an acapella freesytle and ends with her pleading her case—followed by some shout-outs. Previously: Remy Ma Prison Interview (Pt.1)