In celebration of Black History Month, Common was a guest speaker at Illinois State University on Tuesday. After giving his “The Effect of Hip Hop on American Society” presentation, he kicked a few bars for those in attendance. Pay attention. irockcollege

[vodpod id=Video.5539894&w=425&h=350&fv=] Ms. Badu literally sets the blueprint for her latest motion picture. It’s not as controversial as her first or gangsta as her last, but worth checking out nonetheless. Directed by Flying Lotus.

Fear not, The-Dream’s still alive. In fact, on the purple carpet of Justin Bieber: Never Say Never premiere last night in L.A. he says that his next album should arrive late summer. “Everybody’s calling for an album now, so I should have one out by August.” ru

X to the V has us seeing double with his latest viral presentation. Directed by Court Dunn, this is part of Nah Right and Restless Films’ One Shot series. The Kid with The Green Pack arriving soon.

Eleven weeks after the release of Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday, the album lands at the top spot on the Billboard charts. This makes her the first female rapper to do so since Eve’s 1999 debut, Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders’ First Lady. Previously: Pink Friday Goes Platinum

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After performing this live over the past few weeks, Mac finally releases the song in its MP3 format. This serves as the first offering from his upcoming mixtape, Best Day Ever dropping March 11th.

After Sunday’s big game, Lil Wayne, Drake and the rest of the YMCMB took their celebration to Escapade in Dallas along with tons of special guests. Up top, Weezy runs through his ode to the new Super Bowl champs courtesy of e6Media.

The Chicago Tribune confirms that Eminem will be one of the acts headlining Lollapalooza 2011, which will take place August 5-7 in Chicago’s Grant Park. The complete lineup for the festival will be announced in April including three more headliners. This guy stays winning.

Travis Barker lets the sticks takeover Kanye and Jay-Z’s collabo for his upcoming mixtape, Let The Drummer Get Wicked. Man, this drummer goes hard as a muthafucka. radioplanet