Before J.Cole takes over NYC’s Roseland Ballroom tonight, he brought his tour to the Regency Ballroom two nights ago. Up top, he runs through his Jay collabo and “Work Out”. Clock’s ticking. Cole World in two days.

Before the refugee from Haiti scored his way to the top of the charts and got into politics, a young Clef wanted a jheri curl, had to enroll in summer school to graduate and took a L in a battle rap. yardie

Aloha! Tunechi crossed the Pacific to the 50th State and performed at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center last night. At the close of his set, Weezy treated the audience with a new freestyle. Sure beats a luau. lwhq

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After Alicia premiered her new ballad at the MGM Grand Arena, Hov took over last night’s iHeartRadio festival and brought out Ms. Keys for “Empire State Of Mind”. Let’s hear it for Sin City. hhnm

Papoose hits the streets and is calling shots of his own for his take of French Montana’s track. Off his King Of NY mixtape. forbezdvd

Last night, Mos Def and Talib Kweli brought their current tour to the House Of Blues in the Windy City and brought out the Chi’s own Common for a live performance of their track. What a breath of fresh air. fsd

Not even the bouncers can prevent these three in the club. Here’s the latest visual in support of Waka and Slim’s latest joint mixtape, Twin Towers 2. If we don’t have to leave, where’s the VIP? wshh

Pinero keeps his head up high for the cover art of his fourth studio LP, Master Of Ceremonies. This ritual begins on October 4, so don’t be late and pre-order it here. hhnm UPDATE: Tracklist below via SD 1. How We Fly Ft. Avery Storm 2. We Don’t Play Ft. Lloyd Banks 3. I’m A Gee Ft. Rell 4. Ryde On Da Regular 5. Keep The Faith Ft. Aja 6. Children Ft. Pharoahe Monch 7. Street Shit Ft. Sheek Louch 8. Feelings […]

They shooting! Well more specifically Zeke gets caught up in the blast on Vado’s latest track, produced by Butter Beats. Be prepared, Slime Flu 2 is coming soon. nr