While Trinidad James was in New York, he did morning radio with Hot 97 and Power 105.1. On Hot, Rosenberg grilled him about his origins and “All Gold Everything”. Meanwhile on the Breakfast Club, he discussed his quick ascent and headlining NY concert.

Trey Songz’s Chapter V Tour made its New York stop last night at MSG’s Theater. Towards the end of his performance, he brought out Young Jeezy (“Hail Mary”), Fabolous (“Say Aah”) and Trinidad James. So soon? Additional footage after the jump.

Juicy was at the Bank United Center at the University of Miami last weekend. And without the assitance of Young Jeezy or Big Sean, he performed his new single for the first time. What a trip. hipsociety

Mystikal’s Cash Money debut Original, should be here sometime next year. But for now, here’s an unmixed leak that evokes the spirit of James Brown. Hit me!

Pretty solid line-up, no? Rolling Stone caps off 2012 with Em, B.I.G., Pac, and Hov on the cover of their latest issue. 50 songs are tough, but who will clock in at number one? Pick up the issue on newsstands next week. thanks: jana UPDATE: Peep Ahmir’s intro and list here.

Yo! On December 12th, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis will be performing at YouTube’s NYC HQ at 4PM. To be one of the 200 people in attendance, enter HERE. Afterward, yours truly will be hosting a Q&A session. See you there!

It’s Mr. Carter’s born day and as a gift to us, here’s his documentary chronicling his eight concert run at the Barclays Center. Subway commute included. Cough up a lung, son. In this documentary short, Life+Times takes an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the creation of JAY Z‘s Barclays Center opening concerts. lifeandtimes

2 Chainz extends his verse from’s G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer compilation with some footage during his European excursion. The newlyweds at the 2:37 mark are the real stars of the show.

It appears so. Before Tyga was running with YMCMB, he was contestant on the unaired MTV game show, Bu$tas. The program was hosted by Kurupt and featured amateur rappers competing for, well, we’ll never know. When it was all said and done, Tyga lost to some other poor sap. But if history has proven anything, it’s that rappers and gameshows don’t mix. These days, hardcore authenticty in hip-hop has gone the way of the dinosaur. So more than likely, this will […]

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