Last Thursday, Cudder tested out some new material at Purdue University in Indiana. Click play to check out Cudi’s melody. HHNM

Despite the rain, fans packed S.O.B.’s last night to see J.Cole hit the stage for the first time. After finishing his set, Cole gave an encore performance of his street single, “Who Dat” produced by Elite. Prior to that, he premiered some verses. Check ’em out after the jump.

Bobby Ray and Chuck Hamilton reunite for the first time since their XXL cover for this new ditty. This is one of three tracks the pair recorded last month in Atlanta.

Joe Budden does the unthinkable over Alicia’s beautiful ballad. Wait, is that a Ricky Martin stab? That’s right, this is marked for freshness.

Tonight it’s going down—basement. For the first time, J.Cole will perform at S.O.B.’s before a sold out crowd. He says the building holds a special place in his heart after watching Kanye perform there for the first time in 2003. Mo’ clips on the way.

[vodpod id=Video.3337605&w=425&h=350&fv=] Although The Wu-Massacre‘s in stores today, that hasn’t stopped Raekwon from giving XXL the greenlight to debut his new video, from Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II. “I write rhymes that paint clear pictures,” he says. “You can almost close your eyes and see every scene, character and location. I feel like every song off the album deserves it’s own visual. The video for ‘Canal Street’ is another installment.” Get familiar.

[vodpod id=Video.3337338&w=425&h=350&fv=%40videoPlayer%3D74677631001%26amp%3BplayerID%3D71458850001%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3B] I don’t know how y’all see it, but when it comes to the children, the Wu is for the children. Get off your ass and cop Wu-Massacre in stores today. Remember: Puffy is good, but Wu-Tang is the best.

This afternoon, Reflection Eternal and Estelle are shooting their new video, “Midnight Hour” in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. The track’s off their new album Revolutions Per Minute. Briefly, the duo spoke on the concept of the shoot. Below’s a glimpse of Kweli filming his scene.

[vodpod id=Video.3336841&w=425&h=350&fv=] Joell takes it back to the tenements with his new video, “Project Boy.” This definitely makes up for that crap Wyclef put out a couple of years ago. OS Update: Now with audio.

T.I. becomes the latest passenger on board Diddy’s Last Train To Paris. Hello, good morning. And in case we don’t ever hear this song again, good afternoon, good evening, and good night. UPDATE: Diddy’s in super promo mode.