Unbeknownst to anyone outside of Harris Publications, XXL published their 250 Greatest Rap Songs of the 90s. Coming in at number one is Dr. Dre’s “Nuthin’ But A G Thang”. Pretty good bad choice. You can read the other 249 selections when the issue hits nationwide next Tuesday. mtv

[vodpod id=Video.9211414&w=540&h=350&fv=] SAS and directors Mike Rosen and Topshelfjunior  find themselves in an airplane graveyard for their new video. Too bad Marsha doesn’t make an appearance. Either way, Arms & Hammers is available now.

This is what happens after one too many coconut Cirocs. If you’re looking for Diddy on Twitter, good luck finding him. He’s taken the liberty of renaming himself, “Swag”. Good grief. Follow him here—or to Hades.

Consequence keeps the ball rolling with two verses on Estelle’s lead single. If you head over here, you can check out his Words To Live By segment with Karmaloop. MOD 3 coming soon.

[vodpod id=Video.9183426&w=540&h=350&fv=] Yay Areaaa, here’s a look at Erk Tha Jerk’s new video, “Favorite Song”. The track’s off his mixtape Nerd’s Eye View, which spawned personal favorite and regional hit, “Right Here”. New mixtape on the way.

Minutes before the curtain dropped last night at the Roseland Ballroom, Memphis Bleek, The Roc Boys orchestra, Swizz Beatz, and DJ Franzen were in the dressing room watching the Heat vs. Bulls game on a Mac Book Pro. No TV, no problem. If you couldn’t make it to the show, here’s a couple of miscellaneous clips from behind the stage.

[vodpod id=Video.9170952&w=540&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%3D654612%26amp%3Buri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A654612] Rap Radar invaded 1515 Broadway again as YN sat alongside Sway on the RapFix Live couch. Elliott spoke on Eminem and Royce Da 5’9″s Bad Meets Evil project, revealed the new RESPECT. cover, and gave advice to upstarts.

Jay-Z held his first New York concert this year at the Roseland Ballroom last night. The gig was part of Upfront Week for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. In the house were DJ Khaled, Fabolous, Swizz Beatz, and Pharrell. Hov switched up the set list and even performed “Intro” and “Thank You” (see above) over The Boondocks theme song. Under the cut, he segues “Allure” into “Dead Presidents”. Below that, he brings out Swizzy for “On To The Next One”.

Here’s the second single to Ace Hood’s upcoming album, Blood Sweat & Tears. Same flow, just a different song. flex

Swizz Beatz held a charity auction benefiting the Bronx Charter School For The Arts last night at 1-Oak in New York. NYClout was in the vicinity and captured performances from Swizzy and Estelle.