Why this never got picked up is beyond us, but here’s behind the scenes film from Kanye West and Rhymefest’s puppet show, Alligator Boots. The series was going to air on Comedy Central and was produced by the folks behind Crank Yankers. From our P.O.V., it seems like they were onto something. fsd

Guess who’s going back to the big house? Two months after getting released from jail, Gucci Mane’s returning to his seasonal residence for six months. Today, he plead guilty to battery from this past April’s incident. He will also have to pay a $3,000 fine and restitution. Luckily for La Flare, these “Free Gucci” T-Shirts are a hot seller.

Statik Selektah’s new album, Population Control is set to impact on October 25th. Below is the project’s all-star line up. Statik’s such a showoff. 01 Population Control (feat. Sean Price & Termanology) 02 Play the Game (feat. Big K.R.I.T. & Freddie Gibbs) 03 Groupie Love (feat. Mac Miller & Josh Xantus) 04 New York, New York (feat. Styles P, Saigon & Jared Evan) 05 Sam Jack (feat. XV, Jon Connor & The Kid Daytona) 06 Never a Dull Moment (feat. […]

Although Queen Latifah’s everything else but a rapper these days, she’s still one of ours. And for Tony Bennett’s new CD, Duets II she displays her vocal talents alongside the American Classic. The duo plan to perform the song live tomorrow on America’s Got Talent. ew

Guru always said he wanted to teach college. And recently, he got his first taste at it while at the SAE Institute in NYC. Here’s a recap of him explaining how he broke into the game and his work on Jay-Z’s The Blueprint.

Freddie Gibbs used the last 120 seconds of his interview on DJ Green Lantern‘s Invasion Radio this past week for a quick freestyle.

[vodpod id=Video.15400113&w=540&h=350&fv=videoId%3D1155848838001%26amp%3BplayerID%3D648748947001%26amp%3BplayerKey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAQBxUKuk%7E%2CO7BxoSOXb6XQkA_b5L-4Vk5r4UUmQraR%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BdynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] Before The Throne kick off their tour in Atlanta on October 28th, they plan to rehearse in Birmingham, Alabama. Mayor William Bell compared it to the Jacksons’ “Victory” rehearsals 27 years ago. No word if the practice runs will be matriculate into a full fledged performance. al

[vodpod id=Video.15400069&w=540&h=350&fv=] This was filmed last week during Fashion Night Only. Oddly enough, ol’ girl at the end of the video was the tamest of ’em all. karmaloop

While Jermaine was in Philadelphia, he mutilated the mic over “Ima A Boss” and “Otis”. If memory serves correct, those are rhymes from Cole World: The Sideline Story. Find out September 27th. wshh

The gangsta has returned. After noticing Freddie Gibbs’ insightful and often humorous observations on sports through his Twitter account, Rap Radar decided to give him a forum to express his thoughts on the thrills of victory and the agonies of defeat. It’s Gangsta Gibbs Wide World Of Sports. The black Bill Simmons is here. And for his 13th column, weighs in on week one of the NFL season and Indianapolis Colts QB, Peyton Manning’s neck injury.