Nelly’s got a chip on his shoulders. Yesterday, he turned to his Twitter account to vent about the lackluster promotion of his current album, 5.0 Apparently, Universal Motown only shipped 200,000 copies. Read up what he had to say below. A record deal is a 50/50 partnership!As a artist its your job to provide the record company with music that they(record company)can sell! Thing about the partnership is that n the public eye the responsibility is not 50/50!the artist is […]

The original version of this featured Asher Roth. But now, Wiz comes through with a verse of his own. As hhnm pointed out, Bobby Ray’s No Genre mixtape is on the way, so maybe this makes the final cut.

Man, he told ya it would be a best seller. For the week of Dec. 5th, Jay-Z’s memoir Decoded debuts at number three on the New York Times Best Seller, hardcover non fiction list. He trails Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken and George Bush’s Decision Points. On  a related front, dream hampton sounds off about her role with the project. I’m am NOT mad Jay isn’t yappin about me in friggin interviews. Being famous is corny, I feel sorry for my famous […]

And now, a word from Lil Wayne: Hello world. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving filled with all the food and football you could handle. Mine was great for two reasons. I spent it in New Orleans and I spent it around family. Enjoy this holiday season. Cherish these moments with your family. I love you all. P.S. What are you thankful for?

The gloves are off and the claws are out. DJ Absolut premiered a snippet of Lil’ Kim’s response to Nicki Minaj on Hot 97. The full version is scheduled to debut tomorrow. Simon says: Let’s go! uhtn UPDATE: Final Full Version splash lives!

Before hitting the mall, hit the download link to Jay Rock’s latest mixtape, Black Friday. Currently available for the low, low price of free 99. Tracklist and DL below.

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”kanye_macys”] Coming down the street like a parade—Macy’s, was Kanye West. Aboard the New York Daily News’ Big Apple float, ‘Ye performed “Lost In The World” during the annual Thanksgiving Day parade.

Out of nowhere, Estelle and John Legend combine their forces and release an EP, just in the time for Thanksgiving. Sink your teeth into the tracklist and link after the jump.

On Smash let loose another bonus cut from Lloyd Banks’ The Hunger For More 2. What can we say, stuntin’ is a habit.

Drake’s performance at Radio City two months ago will air tonight at 9PM on FUSE. To celebrate, Kodak is giving away a Playtouch and Easyshare cameras to one lucky U.S. resident. First one to send your full name to [email protected] wins. Go! UPDATE: Contest over. Congrats to Scott.