Houston Presto Vol.2: The Playoffs is underway. But in the meantime, here’s something to hold you over. At the end of the track, Dustin ripped the audio from his phone call with Shade 45. Yep, his music is still really good.

At an in-store signing, Hip-Hop Official’s Artist of The Week speaks on his grassroots grind. Hussle’s in house. Make yourself at home.

Chatting with SoulCulture, Jermaine recites his verse from “Badness” off The Warm Up mixtape. In case you haven’t heard, take a listen below.

I wanna talk to the mayor, to the governor, to the muthafuckin’ President. NY Governor David Paterson emailed MTV and gave a stamp of approval of Hov being crowned the Hottest MC In The Game. “Jay-Z is not only an outstanding hip-hop artist, but a dedicated philanthropist as well,” Paterson said in a statement. “Having just attended his September 11th benefit concert in Madison Square Garden a few weeks ago, I can personally attest to his commitment to New York […]

At one of Funk Flex’s Car Shows, the part-time pastor performed a snippet of “Mo Money, Mo Problems” to little fanfare.  Looks like no one wants to see ya fly, bruh. YK2

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Wale and Colin borrow The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” for their personal enjoyment. No backsies, gentlemen. Bonus: Sarah Michelle Gellar was hot.

TMZ’s predecessor, The NY Post captured Tical leaving court this afternoon after being arraigned on tax evasion charges. Wu-Tang Uncle Sam ain’t nothin to fuck wit. NR Earlier: Method Man Arrested For Tax Evasion

Next Tuesday, VH1 will celebrate Def Jam’s 25th anniversary with a special edition of Hip Hop Honors. All week long, we’ll commemorate the label with print ads from the past decade. And what better way to kick things off then with Hov’s classic, The Blueprint. I’d bet my bottom dollar the original title was The Ghostwriter. When the album dropped, I was reluctant to listen. At the time, Nasir had my ear. Eventually, I put biases’ aside and was captivated […]