Heavy D’s first cousin, Pete Rock, called Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg this morning on Hot 97 to talk about his relative’s passing. He said they were recently in the studio working on new music. Condolences to the Myers family.

“Everyone cell phones n the sky one time…Heavy D, Heavy D” The Throne held their second concert last night at Madison Square Garden. During the tail end of their performance of “Made In America”,  Hov gave two rest in peace shout-outs to Heavy D. (Sorry, we only caught the second). We still got nuttin’ but love for ya. Sidebar: Jay-Z Shows Off Emmy Award UPDATE: Better sound quality. Fastfoward to 2:38 mark.

Once again, Webbie brings his mindless behavior to life with his latest recording. This will not appear on Savage Life 3 which drops November 15th.

Tech N9ne hit the studio to record a freebie for Hard Knock TV. Now put your money where your modem is and cop Tech’s new compilation, Welcome To Strangeland in stores today. hhnm

French Montana’s officially the hottest N-word in the Hood. Over the weekend, Hot 97’s Angie Martinez snapped him and Kanye West backstage at the Watch The Throne concert in New Jersey. For weeks, rumors have swirled that he was signing to Ye’s G.O.O.D. Music label. Evidently, the courtship caught the New York Post’s attention and documented it today in their famed Page Six column. It seems Kanye West hasn’t given up on signing “Shot Caller” rapper French Montana to his […]

Dru Ha crossed the NYC marathon’s finish line yesterday after 4 hours 51 minutes and 43 seconds. The race stretched 26.2 miles and spanned across all five boroughs. While in Brooklyn, he gave an update on his condition. Congratulations!

[vodpod id=Video.15660398&w=540&h=350&fv=] The bad news: Overnight, Drake’s sophomore album Take Care sprung a leak. The good news? One of the records sprouted was “Lord Knows” produced by Just Blaze. Simply put, the track is amazing. The song sounds like its anchored by a soul sample, but its not. Here’s brief footage of Just getting his Quincy Jones on with a live choir. Death to the jiggy rap! Take Care November 15th.

The Memph Man continues his attack on the latest instrumentals and takes a crack at Drake’s track. You know the motto: Kush Gang in the building!

Freeway stopped by the Beats By Dre pop-up shop in NYC last week and showcased his raps over Dr. Dre’s “Still D.R.E.” Andre would approve.

Joe Budden made an up north trip this past weekend and performed at The Opera House in Toronto. Walder was there and captured him performing Mood Muzik 4 cuts “Aftermath” and “Sober Up”.