Here’s the first leak off Free’s and Don Cannon’s mixtape, The Beat Made Me Do It. Real Nice and Smooth like, Free. 

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Props: X

After months of anticipation, here’s a detailed look at DJ Hero’s Renegade Edition. In addition to the carrying case and DJ stand, the game also comes equipped with a 2 CD pack featuring unreleased tracks from Jay-Z and Eminem. In fact, you can pre-order here. More images after the jump.

Yesterday morning, Jay-Z phoned into Big Boy’s Neighborhood and talked about how the Blueprint series puts him in a comfort zone, The Game, and Drake. In the second clip, he plugs Roc Nation and how he’s not in the Tweets. We don’t believe you!

Part 1

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Part 2

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Props: Big Boy

Hey, Fab and Jay can both see the borough; they can both see the bridge. Coincidence? I think not. Loso’s Way in stores now.

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Here’s a cut off Statik Selektah’s upcoming album, 100 Proof (The Hangover) dropping in October. This is that black hoodie rap.

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Here’s five year old footage of RZA giving a eulogy at Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s funeral. Sorry Abbot, but not even the Dirty one would be caught dead in that suit.

Props: XXL

Here’s some new material courtesy of Dwayne Carter and Just Blaze. Wayne’s ‘phors and similes are intact, but that flow? Not so much. I think it’s time for an intervention.

Props: X-Man

Bonus: Weezy salutes the Notorious One.

Update: My fellow half-Black hit me with the official version of his song that LowKey leaked today.

Mr. Thanksgiving says:

The leaked version was the version before I did hooks. And I broke up his verses. I named it million dollar baby cuz I’m wayne’s boxing coach on the song and its a three round fight. bells and all. Just blaze was gonna be the announcer at end but we never finished it.

08 million dollar baby hithiphop.com

HitHipHop they gets props too!

And…

More footage from KC.

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Ms. Keri baby, sat down with Alexa Chung this afternoon and talked about rappers smelling goods and how she would never strip down to her birthday suit in a movie. *Yawn* After the jump, check out her performance of “Knock You Down.”

G-Unit’s Boy Wonder doubles your pleasure with some brand new flavor. This one’s for you.

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Saw It: NR

Alright folks, I got a pair of tickets to see Jigga Man this Friday at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival in Jersey City, NJ. The first person to email me ([email protected]) the working title of Elliott “YN” Wilson’s unauthorized Jay-Z biography wins. Hint: Google is your friend. Of course, if you don’t live in the surrounding tri-state area, fuggedaboutit.

Be sure to include your full name, address, and telephone number in the body of the email. Good luck.

Whoa, that was fast. Congrats to the winner. Now, stop emailing me damn it! Ha!