Usher gave us a heads up on Twitter and here is the result of his latest shared track. While Mr. Raymond searches for love, we’re really not particularly looking forward to these type of verses from Diddy. Yuck. hhnm

[vodpod id=Video.4730283&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D589200%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A589200] Nicki Minaj, the first Female rapper to make MTV’s Hottest MC list, takes the number six spot. Bet some folks would have had her higher. The remaining five will be announced Sunday on MTV2 at 1:30 p.m. “She showed that not only is she the most talented female right now, she’s one of the most talented rappers,” MTV News’ Shaheem Reid said during the Hottest MCs roundtable discussion. “This girl has star power. She took a little bit […]

Last week BET released their list for Top 10 Rappers Of The 21st Century, and, of course, it stirred up some controversy. One of the rappers who did not make the cut was Nelly. That Grape Juice caught up with him in London and he spoke on his omission. Related: Bow Wow Talks BET Top Rappers List

The Black Eyed Peas just released their first single from their November 30th release, The Beginning. Not a fan of william and the crew, but with a Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes sample, this should get them dirty dancing back to the top of the charts. will.i.am

Nothing here to put your hands up to, but for the latest leak off his upcoming album, Twista links up with MTV’s eighth Hottest MC. The forecast calls for The Perfect Storm on November 9th. kingz

At the beginning of the week, Kanye revealed the album cover which was supposedly “banned” from retail. But now, we have the first of his five new covers. If you recall, this was used as the inital artwork for “Runaway” before it was changed to this. Album drops November 22nd. yaf

Off the recent Lime Light Exclusives mixtape, here are two stand outs from Loso. The first features an unknown female vocalist and the second is a two minute verse with a Rozay sample. It’s time to shine! “City Lights” “Whip It” UPDATE: Splash says “City Lights” is by Nikki & Rich. Here it is with no tags

Slim Thugga wasn’t the only guest at the House of Blues Tuesday night. Mr. Trill OG was also present for B.o.B.’s show and the pair performed their track off the mixtape B.o.B. vs. Bobby Ray. Looks like Bobby Ray brought out all of his H-Town buddies. tj

Looks like Busa Busss drops a verse on Dirty Money’s new single “Loving You No More“. The video for the track will be coming soon. This one is a thumbs up in our book. diddy

Diddy called into Hot 97 last night to talk to Funk Flex about a whole bunch of topics including the Bugatti Boyz group, the many female artists careers he’s played a part in and he cleared the air on his Nicki Minaj management situation around the 2:20 mark. Last Train To Paris, is finally dropping on December 14th.