Best Rap Solo Performance Best Rap Performance By Solo Or Duo Best Rap Sung/Collaboration Best Rap Song Before the main event, the Recording Academy gave out several golden gramophones in the hip-hop/urban music categories. So far, Jay-Z leads the pack with three trophies while Eminem takes home one. On the R&B front, John Legend and The Roots rack up three awards for Wake Up!. Meanwhile, Cee-Lo snags one for “Fuck You”.

Do not adjust your television sets while watching the Grammy Awards tomorrow. That’s because sitting in front of Lil Wayne and behind Jada Pinkett Smith will be Shady Records’ funky four, Slaughterhouse. For their contribution on Eminem’s Recovery, the group can possibly walk away with a phonograph if the project wins Album of The Year. boxden

Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia celebrated the 20th anniversary of their college radio show two nights ago at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC. The 7th Boro were in the house and caught performances from Masta Ace, Buckshot, Raekwon, and a bunch of others. Check out the festivities after the jump.

It’s been over a decade since Memphis Bleek released the first version of “We Get Low”. Nonetheless, he keeps the flag waving with the second installment featuring singer, Miss A. The Process is on the way.

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”yelawolfpaulcsi”] Yelawolf and Paul Wall dump-dump the body on last night’s episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The duo play suspicious cremators that hightail it when approached by the police. Better run for it!

Kendrick performed before a sold out crowd last night at the Key Club in Los Angeles. At the close of his set, he brought out mentor, Dr. Dre. What’s the over and under of the Doc bringing K-Dot to the Grammys this Sunday? missinfo

Nicki Minaj made her first appearance on Jay Leno’s nightly gig last night and recited “Moment 4 Life”. The song’s currently #22 on Billboard while the album sits comfortably at number one.

Travis Barker appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night with Game, Swizz Beatz and gave the first televised performance of “Can A Drummer Get Some”. Where’s Ross and Weezy? Anyway, be sure to Give The Drummer Some on March 15th.

Picking up where “Ginger” left off,  Moonie and Count celebrate the finer things in life with their latest visual, “Lust For Life”. Both tracks appear on last year’s standout, Don’t Feed The Killaz Vol. 3. In related news, a couple corporate niggas are trying to build a rapport with the Lower End Professionals.

Wax gets animated for his new video in support of his forthcoming mixtape, Scrublife on March 15th. That might be something you need in your life.