Yesterday afternoon, producer Devo Springsteen called his cousin’s forthcoming album, “inspiring.” Back in December, Ye recited a new verse at the Nokia Theater, then gushed about his new tunes on his blog. If Devo’s review is accurate, it’ll take a nation of millions to hold us back.

Here’s the end result of Jadakiss’ Coogi photo shoot. The ad was inspired by Dana Linxenberg’s iconic photograph. If you don’t know, now you know.

Luda raises the bar on his remix to “How Low”. Afterward, Rick Ross and Twista tack on verses to make the cypher complete. Nah Right

Salaam Remi gives his take on Will.I.Am recycling the baseline from “Thief’s Theme” for “Hip-Hop Is Dead”. To hear Salaam tell it, his track never received the props it deserved. Soul Culture

[vodpod id=Video.2940751&w=425&h=350&fv=] Coming off the heels (literally) of his Prespective chairs, Pharrell unveiled his latest design, The Tank Chair, last November. In an interview with BKRW, Skateboard P discusses how the idea came to fruition. HB

Maurice Garland pens Pill’s cover story for Creative Loafing. Take five and peruse the feature here.

With February 8th around the corner, Sade brought cameras into the lab to capture the creative process of her new album, Solider Of Love. A-ten-hut! RIK Sidebar: Behind The Scenes of “Soldier Of Love” Single Video

This summer, you can add “author” to Soulja Boy’s resume. It’s been reported that Soulja Boy has penned his first book, Teenage Millionaire. No word as to what it’ll entail, but SB says it’ll be released on July 28. Only time will tell ya, if it’ll be a bestseller.

Four days ago, Wiz graced the stage at Denison University out in Granville, Ohio. During his set, he performed “Ink My Whole Body” off his Star Power mixtape. What you expect, he doesn’t give a mutha fuck. Chris Franco

Late on Yelawolf too? Don’t feel bad. Play catch up and check out his latest mixtape, Trunk Muzik. While that downloads, take a listen to this new track featuring Prynce CyHi and Pill. It’s worth the bandwidth. Maurice G.