Here is Jigga’s cover story with Cigar Aficionado magazine.

“I love food and wine and sunsets. You give me a great sunset, a perfect meal, a great bottle of wine— and a cigar to finish it off— and I don’t have a care in the world.”

So much for nice cooked food and clean drawers, eh? Squint your eyes and read more after the jump. If that doesn’t work, pick up the issue at your local newsstand. Support print, cheap ass.

Neighborhood Nip Hussle speaks guap-anese on this new track from the upcoming Bullets Ain’t Got No Name Vol.3. 

“A clique of broke niggas, man your crew’s usless/ My niggas having dollars like we born Jewish.”

{mp3}my language feat. june summers{/mp3} 

Props: Legend

Calvin’s wax figure was unveiled yesterday in Las Vegas at the Madame Tussaud Wax Museum. This shit is kinda spooky. Who’s real. Who’s fake? 

Props: Broken Cool via Woooha

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My former co-workers predict the album sale figures for Asher Roth and Ricky Ross.

Big Smiley: Astro? Who the hell is Astro? Who’s That?

*dies a thousand deaths*

Thanks for giving me a reason to post this, Derrick. But in all seriousness, cut the crap and quit the rap. To be frank, you suck. Anthony, I’m actually more disappointed in you. A talent like yourself should know better than fuckin’ with the musically inept. *Waves finger*

“Greener”

{mp3}greener feat. anthony hamilton{/mp3}

Props: HipHop N More

 Well, you heard the man. Off his upcoming album, Loso’s Way

“Throw It In The Bag”

 {mp3}01 throw it in the bag-main mix v9 cd{/mp3}

“Its My Time” Featuring Jeremih

{mp3}fabolous its my time feat. jeremih{/mp3} 

Props: X & Legend

…And a shirt.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Mrs. Carter says she’s not feeling the Twitter phenomenon. 

“My sister is the Twitter queen. She told me about the twittering, but I

don’t get it, I feel like I’m getting really old. I’m like what? I don’t understand. Just call me.“

Call you? What you think this is, 2008? Shawn knows what’s up.

Props: BC

Vibe.com reports that Ray J’s cougar is prepped for her official comeback:

“Diane Warren, the songwriter behind Houston’s comeback single, has

Conference in Seattle on Friday. ‘Whitney’s back. Big time.

Warren said she wrote the song specifically for Houston. ‘I tried to

will be produced by famed hitmaker David Foster. “

Should be interesting to see how Whit fares in the land of the Auto-Tune.

Bonus: YN was at the aforementioned gala before Rap Radar launched. We lost.