Watts up? Nice shirt. Ha! Anyway, back to business. Jay Rock and Kokane reference Diana Ross’ hit, for this new track. Sounds good too. And you do know that.

And so the saga continues. Days after Steve Stoute questioned Arcade Fire’s big win at the Grammys, the band’s manager Scott Rodger, fired back at “The Commissioner”. “Arcade Fire deserved the win this year. They made the best album. If the award was names ‘Album Sales Of The Year’ award, there would be no discussion. Stoute’s letter was nice piece of self publicity. Did he see Kanye’s tweets when we won and the praise he gave us?? He needs to […]

At the G.O.O.D. Music Grammy after-party this past weekend in Los Angeles, Pusha T gave one of the first recitals of his underground single, “My God”. Lord have mercy, this sounds heavenly. hhnm

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Adios to mañana. Tru Life plead guilty to manslaughter today and was sentenced to eight years in prison for the 2009 stabbing death of Christopher Guerrero. A week ago, he was offered 10 years for the crime. He would be credited with a year and half of time served. His lawyer Alan A. Ambramson issued this statement to XXL: “Robert and Marcus Rosado accepted responsibility today for their role in the tragic incident that occurred in June 2009. They wish […]

[vodpod id=Video.5635115&w=425&h=350&fv=] Travis Barker is set to appear tonight on FUSE’s Hip-Hop Shop. In the clip above, he speaks on his recent mixtape with DJ Whoo Kid, Let The Drummer Get Wicked. fuse

“The Show Goes On” and so does Lupe’s single sales. According to Atlantic exec DJ Busy, Lasers’ lead single has earned Lu another gold plaque. See, patience is a virtue. Album in stores March 8th.

Punch is not only a rapper, he’s also Top Dawg Entertainment‘s president. Kendrick’s placed on the hook, but word is Punch didn’t want this to see the light of day. Hey, there’s nothing wrong playing for the team you own. Puff does it all the time. Sidebar: Devi Dev interviews Kendrick Lamar & Schoolboy Q

Meek Mill phoned DJ Smallz yesterday and spoke on his new appearance on the jacket of XXL‘s upcoming issue. The conversation than shifted to his deal with Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group.

Inspiration comes in all forms. And in Biggie’s case, it was found in the July 1994 issue of The Source. For his song “10 Crack Commandments”, Chris’ step-by-step booklet came from a sidebar of a crack cocaine article. Funny how a hot story turned into a hot song.