Konichiwa bitches! Kanye’s currently in the land of the rising sun, but despite the time difference, he manages to drop off this week’s freebie. Wasalu’s havin’ the best week ever. Ha! ku Last Week: “Christian Dior Denim Flow” Ft. Kid Cudi, Pusha T, John Legend, Lloyd Banks & Ryan Leslie Flashback: Child Rebel Soldier song #1: “Us Placers” UPDATE: 2 days later, another mix and cleaner, courtesy of Mr. West.

It’s a Queens thing, fool. That’s right, the borough remains supreme with some new material from Consequence produced by Havoc. Movies On Demand 2 coming soon. Grab a ticket!

This came through in the mail today and caught my interest. Similar to Jay-Z’s upcoming book, Decoded, Understand Rap provides explanations to some of the game’s most iconic quotables. The book drops today and is also available on Amazon. Peep an excerpt below. Lyric: “I was strapped wit’ gats when you were cuddled wit’ cabbage patch.” Lyric From Song “Forgot About Dre” On Album 2001 By Artist Dr. Dre Explanation: When you were still a child and had no concerns […]

DJ Deep Freeze returns with the second installment of Reek and Busa Busss in the studio. After acknowledging The Conglomerate, Reek lets the verbal AK spray. Better duck down.

Lupe Fiasco fans can put away their picket signs. After meeting with Julie Greenwald yesterday, Atlantic Records has given Lu a a release date of March 8, 2011 for his third album, Lasers. Next Friday, fans planned to protest outside of the label demanding the LP’s release. hhnm

[vodpod id=Video.4620362&w=425&h=350&fv=] The Cable News Network rounded up Birdman and Young Money manager Cortez Bryant, to speak on Lil Wayne’s current incarceration. Weezy is weeks away from completing eight months on Rikers Island for weapons possession. He’s set to be released November 4th. ice

Cudi returned to his home state last night and was booked at Ohio State University. During his set he performed his verse from “Christian Dior Denim Flow”. More footage after the jump.

[vodpod id=Video.4617991&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D580955%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A580955] Gucci and P are ready for their close-ups. On the BET Hip-Hop Awards black carpet, La Flare tells MTV that he and the Ice Cream Man plan to shoot two movies. File under: Dark Comedy. “Me and P are doing two movies,” Gucci told MTV News. “That’s a field I never got into, movies, and I want to get into. So I want to get money with somebody I want to, so I reached out to him. … […]

In a lil’ less than 72 hours, Eminem will be profiled on 60 Minutes. According to the information provided on their site: EMINEM – Anderson Cooper profiles the chart-topping rapper from Detroit who overcame addiction to reclaim the winning style that made him the biggest selling artist of the past decade. Tanya Simon is the producer. Show airs this Sunday at 7 P.M. Getcha tape decks DVR’s ready.

Every step you take, they remind you ghetto. In effort to curb Miami’s gang activity, local authorities created this banner using Jay-Z’s likeness. The depiction uses two press photos from Jay-Z’s Blueprint run nine years ago. Clearer image after the jump. miaminewstimes