Banks and Lloyd were on the same bill this past Saturday as part of Power 98’s Summerfest concert in Charlotte, North Carolina. And for the first time, the duo performed Banks’ latest single “Any Girl”. Go shawty, go. thisis50

[vodpod id=Video.4184343&w=425&h=350&fv=] Swizz relived his youth with MTV for the latest episode of “When I Was 17”. He spoke on relocating to Atlanta, his early hustle as a barber and budding DJ career. Who would’ve thought 15 years later he would marry two R&B divas? Life’s funny like that sometimes. yk2

[vodpod id=Video.4187610&w=425&h=350&fv=videoId%3D458505942001%26amp%3BplayerId%3D1126070790%26amp%3BviewerSecureGatewayURL%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fconsole.brightcove.com%2Fservices%2Famfgateway%26amp%3BservicesURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fservices.brightcove.com%2Fservices%26amp%3BcdnURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fadmin.brightcove.com%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BautoStart%3Dfalse%26amp%3B] Billboard picked Nicki’s brain for their live Q&A session on Friday. She discussed her debut set Pink Friday and a whole bunch other of other topics including her style, influences, and recreation. Five additional clips after the jump.

See, when has Rick Ross been known to lie? Wait, don’t answer that. As promised, here’s his appearance with Erykah Badu in the visual to “Window Seat”.  Afterward, she channels the memory of our nigga Biggie with “Turn Me Away”. tss

[vodpod id=Video.4180398&w=425&h=350&fv=] Yours Truly hooks back up with Freddie Gibbs and captures an in-studio rendition of “4681 Broadway” off his excellent mixtape, Str8 Killa, No Filla. FSD presumes that an official video is in the works as well. If you haven’t purchased his Str8 Killa EP, kill yourself…or cop it here.

Now that Ron Isley’s out of jail, he recently appeared on the All Out Show with Rude Jude and Lord Sear. He spoke on rappers sampling his music and cited Ice Cube’s “It Was A Good Day” as his favorite. This might require a lil’ diggin, but there was an article in Scratch magazine where Ron discussed this subject. He also spoke on Shade 45 about his new single “They Don’t Make It Like That No More” and relationship with […]

[vodpod id=Video.4181951&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D549387%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A549387] Sean Penn isn’t the only one that’s not supporting Wyclef’s bid for President. Former bandmate Pras, tells 1515 that he’s not convinced Clef is the right man for the job. Instead, he’s endorsing opposing candidate, Michel Martelly. “Listen, I love Wyclef to death..we came up together, we grew up together, we basically called each other cousins. But the reality is this, we need a real leader. Not just a regular leader, but a transformative leader. Someone that’s gonna […]

[vodpod id=Video.4178712&w=425&h=350&fv=autoplay%3Dfalse%26amp%3Blocale%3Den_US] Kanye made his Ustream debut today from Korea. He didn’t stay long, but he said his fifth album will be release sometime in November (Goodbye G.O.O.D. Music Day?) and his next single is coming in the next 20 days. He’s torn between two records: “Lost In The World” and “All Of The Lights”. He played a snippet of the latter which Sean ripped below.

[vodpod id=Video.4177507&w=425&h=350&fv=configUrl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2Fvideo%2Fsfp%2FembedPlayerConfig%26amp%3BconfigId%3D406732%26amp%3BclipId%3D11341134%26amp%3BshowId%3D11341134%26amp%3Bgig_lt%3D1281125332324%26amp%3Bgig_pt%3D1281125335544%26amp%3Bgig_g%3D5%26amp%3Bgig_s%3Dhiphop-n-more.com] The Roots and John Legend were with the early birds this morning as part of GMA’s summer concert series. Together, they performed tracks off their collaborative set, Wake Up! which drops September 21st. Two mo’ clips under the break. hhnm

Travis Barker graces The Source for the first time as the alternate cover to the magazine’s Fall edition. Rock out and cop the issue later this month.