The day after Gucci got his ice cream paint job, the man behind the ink, Shane Willoughby spoke with VIBE to discuss the procedure. According to Shane, the rapper was completely sober. Not sure if that’s a good or bad sign. “I was [hesitant] like ‘Are you sure you want to put that much [ink] in that area? He came straight to the counter and that’s where he pointed. I won’t tattoo anybody if their [drunk] or high because I can’t […]

You can’t take these fellas out the hood. Once again, Khaled rounds up the usual suspects for a new block anthem. Woop-woop, that’s the sound of a good track. flex

As Smoke DZA prepares to release his forthcoming project, THC, The Hustler’s Catalog, he gets aquainted with Killa for a tune that we all can smoke and drink to. Oh what a feeling.

Curtis along with actress Kimberly Elise announced the nominees of the 42nd annual NAACP Image Awards yesterday at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, CA. The ceremony airs March 4 on FOX at 8pm. Red carpet footage and list of nominees after the jump. thisis50

Voting: good. The rap game: stressful. But we’ll let Mr. Flame tell it himself. Here’s the latest offering off Waka’s forthcoming mixtape, Benjamin Flocka.

Maybe Gucci is mentally incompetent. Fresh out of the asylum, LaFlare made his way over to Atlanta’s Tenth Street Tattoo and got himself a new tat illustrated by Shane Willoughby. Two mo’ scoops after the jump. Take that Birdman. heads up: ybf

The Drama King’s mixtape, Redemption drops tomorrow, but tonight he lets loose the title track for the project featuring some familiar names.

Fasten your seatbelts and grab some popcorn. Here is the first promo ad for the new Aston Martin Rapide that the producer helped design. Man, I got to get me one of these. swizzworld

Two of the Keystone State’s finest MCs put on for their home state with their latest collab. Free and Statik’s StatikFree EP is now available on ShowOffHipHop and will be on iTunes at the stroke of midnight.

[vodpod id=Video.5320049&w=425&h=350&fv=] B.Dot continues his discussion on Women in Hip-Hop with Dee Vazquez, and weighs in on the ongoing feud between Nicki and Lil’ Kim while Rah Digga shares her thoughts on mainstream success.