[vodpod id=Video.3549835&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%3D512282%26amp%3Buri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A512282] Da Snowman gives 1515 his thought process on creating his new mixtape Trap Or Die 2. It’s thug motivation, suckers! I wanted to do Trap Or Die 2 because I’m still trapping or dying. Everyday is a hustle for me. Ain’t nothing guaranteed. I gotta get up and get it like I been doing since I was 13 years old. Because I’m doing bigger tours, the album is coming — that don’t mean I’m not trapping or dying […]

We were the first to tell you about Jim’s teaching gig two months ago. Now, we’re bringing you the pictures from his first day on the job at a high school in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Each one teach one.

3-D shades not included? In stores June 15th. TS

Color me bad? No really. Here’s some new material from newcomer Rome and Curtains. Only time will tell if they truly can’t stop.

You heard Green. 48 hours after he and DJ Drama released The Champ Is Here 3, tagless songs have already leaked onto the net. Let that bitch, breathe!

Previously: B.o.B.’s Running This Rap Shit | B.o.B. Scores First Platinum Plaque

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DJ Envy premiered a new one from the Love King this afternoon on Power 105.1 and then passed the ball off to Splash. A lil’ make up bag goes a long way.

So long, So Icey Entertainment. Today from from the Fulton County Jail, Gucci Mane announced the launch of his new label, 1017 Brick Squad Records Inc. La Flare also severed ties with management company Mizay Entertainment and booking agency Hitt Afta Hitt Enterprises. In a statement provided by AHH, Gooch said: “The rest of 2010 is going to be real major. I’m taking control of all of my business properties and keeping the focus on my career, my music and […]

The 64th annual Tony Awards nominations were announced this morning and leading the pack with 11 nods are the musicals Fela! and La Cage aux Folles. Jay-Z , Will, and Jada Pinkett are producers of the former. Nominated for Best Musical, Fela! chronicles the events of Nigerian renaissance man, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The ceremony airs on CBS June 13th.