Last Wednesday at Peter Rosenberg’s Noisemakers series, Kweli reminisced on the first set of beats he received from Dilla and how Jay Dee disregarded The Grammys. Under the hood, he speaks on why Detroit is the home to the best rappers and Mr. West and Mr. Carter. Props: OKP

Despite being unable to perform at Howard’s Yardfest, Raekwon made his way 20 minutes north of D.C. to Sterling, VA. SMH at me living 5 minutes away from this spot and not knowing until he tweeted about it. Well here is some great footage of most of his set. Must’ve missed the memo.

“All the niggas I hated on, I had to look in the mirror and tell myself, ‘I ain’t no hater’.” Mr. Malice in Wonderland chopped it up with Rasha Entertainment and talked about the concept and guest appearances on his upcoming album. At the 2:00 minute mark, he admits that he use to hate on Crooked I and Soulja Boy and shares the times he reached out to both artists to apologize. We forgive you Uncle Snoop.

Looks like De’Andre is getting his Gucci on and is releasing three mixtapes this Saturday (Halloween). One of the tapes is hosted by DJ Woogie and titled Paranormal Activity. Cameos include Drake, Gucci Mane, Sean Garrett, Kanye West, & J Bar. Scary. Heads up: MixFeed

After performing at last night’s Blueprint 3 show, Mr. Folarin joined J.Cole and helped Hot 106 host their after-party at Jerky’s Live Music Hall. Here, the ambassador of the Nation’s capital performs his current singles. RI chillin’.

Urban Spin followed the Carol City Cartel, Ricky Ross, and The Game out in L.A. as they shot the visual for track 10 off Custom Cars & Cycles. The album rolls into stores this Tuesday and Young Breed says go pick up like 800 copies. Not. Spotted: Splash

Three shows in one night? Yep, everybody knows every Yo Gotti show’s sold out. Before taking off to his next destination in South Cackalacky to rock his two last shows, he kicks a lil’ freestyle. Zip code on the wrist, phone number in the bank, your spouse, well, you know where she is. Spotted: TNT Sidebar: He’s currently getting inked up at the moment.

No your eyes aren’t deceiving you. When I first heard this track, I was not feeling it. But it actually kind of grew me and it’s not so bad. For all you 90’s R&B heads, this one goes out to you. And you. And you. And you.

“I got my own show/ I get to be bossy/ I got a hot wife/ Her name is Portia de de de Rossi.” Last Friday on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the hip-hop lovin’ talk show host raved on Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3. After givin’ Ghostface Killah a lil’ shout-out, she grabbed the mic and displayed some skills of her own. Someone get shorty a deal pronto. Spotted: Jay-Z World

Last night, Angela Yee hosted the big Duck Down showcase in the Rotten Apple. The Double D put it down for all their devoted hip-hop heads. Up top, Black Moon set things off with their classic hit “I Got Cha Opin”. After the jump, check more of their set as well as appearances by Sean Price, Pharoahe Monch, Sadat X, Smif-N-Wessun, and the Crooklyn Dodgers.

Yesterday after participating in a massive Crime Wave, Joell Ortiz woke up this morning with some more bars for all you heavy drinkers. I am sure some off y’all can probably relate to the title today. Produced by DJ Emz. Oh yeah, he works for Rap Radar too. Props: 2DopeBoyz

Wasalu hinted via Twitter that this Thursday, he will announce some major news in regards to his upcoming album, Lasers. I’m assuming it will be revealed at the Remember 2 Smile show at The Congress Theater Chicago. My fingers are crossed for an actual release date or another single. Heads up: SeanTheRobot

On October 27th, C Breezy begins his long road back to the top of the 106 & Park charts. Transformation, complete? Previously: Chris Brown On Angie Martinez

Looks like Alicia’s The Element of Freedom is not dropping on December 1st nor is Mary J. Blige dropping Stronger on November 24th. Both R&B songstresses have their albums pushed back going head-to-toe on their new release date, December 15th. It also so happens to be the date Chris Breezy is scheduled to drop Graffiti. It like it’s going to be one hell of an R&B album release day. MJB and Killa Keys don’t seem too thrilled about it though. I love cat fights. Back […]

Landing in the DMV area this weekend, Mr. Mescudi performed at DC 101’s MTV Halloween Ulalume Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, MD last night. Above, he recites his verse off The Blueprint 3. I heard some people were aggy that his set was pretty short. Howard Univ.’s homecoming is going on this weekend and he had one of many parties to attend. Spotted: DatNewCudi

While visiting his friend’s city for HU’s homecoming, Ludacris shared with the world his weekend digs. That pool table’s no ball breaker. Sidebar: As you can see below from Yardfest yesterday, he also rolls with one of HU alumni’s finest. Jodi, you lost.

Boosie appeared on The Deal a couple of days ago and said it was Drake’s delivery that earned him a nomination for Best Lyricist at BET’s Hip Hop Awards. He mentions a lot of videos being shot, singles being dropped and a DVD I probably won’t cop as he prepares for his time behind bars. He also speaks on Eminem, 2Pac, and how he doesn’t really keep it lyrical in his music. Oh, really? Props: Yardie

Before taking the stage yesterday at Howard Homecoming’s Yardfest, the Thornton brothers make it clear that this one’s for the house of YN and B.Dot. Heads up: EZ

Usually the behind the scenes comes out before the video. Still, this is actually some pretty nice eye-candy viewing here. Cameras catch Ms. Keys on her set while creating her first visual for The Element Of Freedom. Damn you, Mr. Dean. Spotted: Amajanese

Damn, the Brooklyn free agent grabs the fork and takes a bite out of Curtis’ track. Ortiz basically laced a hot beat with some mo’ hot bars. “Whoever want a part of me/ I pre-apologize, pardon me for puttin’ shells in every artery retardedly/ If you crack then I’m a non-stop pharmacy/ Over-the-counter drugs that give ya ears plugs harmony/ I war in an armory, ain’t nobody harmin’ me/ I guess that’s the James Bond in me/ The young Sean Connery” Voice’s […]