[vodpod id=Video.4332965&w=425&h=350&fv=file%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fvideos.videopress.com%2Felq61yml%2Fjcolerisingicon_std.mp4%26amp%3Bstretching%3Dexactfit%26amp%3Bskin%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbanmusicdirect.com%2Fbeelden.zip%26amp%3Bimage%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fi36.tinypic.com%2Fmradeh.jpg%26amp%3Blink%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.urbanmusicdirect.com%2Fvideo-rising-icons-j-cole%26amp%3Bcontrolbar%3Dover%26amp%3Bplugins%3Dsharing-1] BET invaded Cole’s world for the latest installment of Rising Icon. Sandwiched between performances of “Who Dat”, “Lights Please”, and “It Won’t Be Long“, Jermaine spoke on his origins and mind frame for his untitled debut. nav via umd

Now that 50 Cent’s got the hang of his Twitter account, he revealed yesterday that he and T.I. both recorded songs for El Debarge’s upcoming album, Second Chance. He also said he collaborated with Lil Boosie before he was sent to prison. Hopefully that track fairs better than Tony Yayo’s. As far his album goes, he says he’s not cutting his hair until it’s complete. Later on, Fif unveiled the promotional poster for his film, When Things Fall Apart co-starring […]

DJ Whoo Kid delivered two new recordings yesterday from the man born, John Jackson. The first is an ode to Too $hort’s favorite word and the second is a freestyle. Two for the price of one. Cheers! “Freestyle”

At the Sunset Strip Music Festival yesterday in Los Angeles, Cudi premiered a new track entitled, “Ghost” produced by Emile. The music is a bit distorted, but it sounds like a funky tune. Are those bagpipes? Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager coming soon. hhnm

Well, look who kept their word. A snippet of this leaked two months ago, but tonight, Kanye released the full version. Ross was mum on the origins, but Ye confirmed it’s the second song off his collaborative set, Watch The Throne with Jay-Z.

Uncle Ralph continues his conversation with HHC and mentions that Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.” is his favorite music video and then says he has a never-before-seen freestyle session with Biz Markie, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, and Big Daddy Kane. Release the hounds!

Kanye promised to release new music everyday until Christmas. Instead, he announced that he and Shawn Carter plan to release a five song EP entitled, Watch The Throne. No word as to when it will be released, but harass Complex EIC Noah Callahan-Bever for any insight.

[vodpod id=Video.4321901&w=425&h=350&fv=] Yesterday, we posted an interview where Black Rob disowned Diddy and the Bad Boy family. 24 hours later, Banco Popular explains that the clip was a month old and says that he’s ready to renegotiate with the label. Whoa!

[vodpod id=Video.4321458&w=425&h=350&fv=] This is some cinematic shit. Maino’s releasing his new mixtape, Art of War with DJ Drama this Fall. But before tapping the download link, here’s the project’s trailer. os