Power 105.1’s DJ Self caught some northern exposure last weekend while at Caribana in Toronto. Here’s film of his escapades and introducing Waka Flocka to the stage at Kool Haus.

Word on the curb is that Puff is in talks to become one of the next judges on American Idol. If his addition is anything like it was on Making The Band, this might be worth watching. New season begins January 2013.

For Champs Sport’s latest television spot, the sporting goods chain licensed Yelawolf’s “Good To Go”. Needless to say, this is a good look for Catfish Billy.

Three weeks from now, A$AP Rocky and his crew plan to release their debut album, Lords Never Worry. Not sure if it will be a digital or tangible release, but a few weeks back, they dropped their first single featuring Flatbush Zombies. nahright

Money isn’t everything. And before Adam “MCA” Yauch passed away in May, he requested in his will, that his music may not be used for commercial use. Fall back, Monster. “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event may my image or name or any music or any artistic property created by me be used for advertising purposes.” rollingstone

The more successful, the more stressful. Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa’s Live In Concert mixtape was supposed to drop today. But due to bitchassness hip-hop politics, the project is on hold indefinitely. Spitta later turned to his Twitter account and explained the reason behind the setback. We wldnt feel comfortable droppin #LiveInConcert until we get the samples cleared.with how these suits keep poppin up.. Mixtapes ain’t safe. Lots of law suits being handed out to folks for makin free mixtape jams..Wiz,Mac,myself even..We gotta play […]

One of the most anticipated songs off of DJ Khaled’s Kiss The Ring is “Hip-Hop” featuring Nas, Scarface, and DJ Premier. With Dazed One behind the lens, Khaled shows how the magic happened. Afterward, he films the reactions from ‘Face, Shaheem Reid, and Jadakiss. Album drops August 21st.

How’s this for left field? For VIBE’s annual JUICE issue, MMG split cover duties with Azealia Banks and Diplo. Issue hits newsstands next week.

The Prince Of New York recently traveled across the pond for this year’s Olympic Games. Here’s the first of two vlogs of him touring London town and searching for the city’s best rapper. Gwinning!

During yesterday’s taping of MTV’s RapFix Live, Bleek flubbed his rhyme. But now, he finishes what he started with a freestyle over MMG’s underground hit.