On Lupe’s birthday last month, he stopped by 88.2 out in France. After his interview, he recited a freestyle over Busta Rhymes’ “New York Shit”. And you say Chi City! hhnm via lupeend

Mac Miller held court before a sold out crowd at the Highline Ballroom last night. With a new mixtape dropping today, he performed cuts from his previous effort, K.I.D.S. More footage after the jump. Sidebar: Photos courtesy of Techienyc

For Al Lindstrom‘s latest feature, he turns his cameras on SRC boss, Steve Rifkind. During Steve’s soliloquy, he speaks on artist development and explains why the music business is declining. The most interesting revelation comes at the 3:38 mark, where he says he wants in on Tyler’s creation.

A week ago, Rick Ross announced the release of Maybach Music Group’s first compilation, Self Made. Now, a date has been set for May 24th. Time to celebrate like it’s your birthday Meek.

ESPN held a screening at the Tribeca Cinema in NYC last night for the latest installment of their 30 For 30 documentary series. This time, the network chronicled the days of the University of Michigan’s basketball starting squad dubbed the “Fab 5”. The freshmen line-up consisted of Jimmy King, Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Ray Jackson and Juwan Howard. Together, they changed the face of college basketball by incorporating hip-hop and street ball elements to their style of play. Following the […]

[vodpod id=Video.5736337&w=420&h=350&fv=] Lupe went out West and performed his gold single last night on George Lopez’s nightly gig. Lasers in stores and iTunes now. What’s not to love?

Maybe Karen Civil knows something we don’t, but supposedly, Freddie Gibbs has signed to Young Jeezy’s Corporate Thugz Entertainment. This past weekend Gibbs was in Atlanta and posted the cryptic tweet, “Power move. Checkmate.” For now, it’s all hearsay until he say, but we’ll keep you posted.

[vodpod id=Video.5731862&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Did%253D1658878%2526vid%253D626916%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A626916] The Roots and Jimmy Fallon are set to appear on the fourth season of MTV’s game show, Silent Library. On the show, contestants perform stunts while remaining quiet in a library. The quieter they remain, more money is earned. Below are sneak peeks of the band in action. The new season begins on March 28th at 7PM.

[vodpod id=Video.5731475&w=540&h=350&fv=] Stranger things have happened, but according to Shawty Lo, he’s on the verge of signing with 50 Cent’s G-Unit label. If that smells like a good idea, than fast forward to the 1:45 mark and try Shawty’s new cologne, Lo Seduction on for size. hhnm via ahh

Maino pours a lil’ liquor for the Notorious one on the 14th anniversary of his death. What’s really unbelievable is that after all these years, this case still isn’t solved. Russell Poole ain’t lie, that crooked cop had something to do with it. Anyway, if you want to get your Biggie fix, here’s some good content from The Source, MTV, and Lifefiles.