Nah, It wasn’t the man upstairs, B.Dot. Instead, it was Andrew Dawson. The LA Times recently chopped it up with Dawson about his involvement on Kanye’s …Dark Twisted Fantasy. How did you get involved with the “Fantasy” album, and what were some things you talked with Kanye about in terms of engineering and mixing it? “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” pretty much started New Year’s Eve 2009. He flew everyone out to Hawaii the day before New Year’s Eve … and I […]

Closing out Al Lindstrom‘s end of the year awards are Most Valuable Player and Label Of The Year. Once again, YN and the usual suspects weigh in on the Internet’s most talked-about topics. Previously: Most Improved MC | Rookie Of The Year; 6th Man | Album

The Roots were in the DMV at the 9:30 club for the past two nights and according to my lil’ sister, they were incredible. And during Monday’s show, ?uest and F. Knuckles went head-to-head on the sticks. Give both drummers some, will ya? Black Thought after the jump.

Buck and the Outlawz have done numerous collaborations, but today, they bring forth their latest thanks to Jordan Tower Films. wshh

Marsha Ambrosius pulled out her laptop Monday night and gave a rendition of Teena Marie’s “Yes Indeed” at Dingwalls in North London. The singer also reveals that Lady T also approved of her covering her favorite track. Sounds good indeed. soulcultureUK

It’s four days before 2011, and to celebrate the new year, X to the V jumps five years ahead of our time with his latest track. Seven on the beat. kingz

Foxy turned to her Twitter account and explained why she was a no-show at a Christmas Eve party at Club Jelani in Brooklyn. It was rumored that she was going to debut a Lil’ Kim diss record, “Christmas Eve Massacre”. I hope everyone had a blessed & beautiful Christmas.. my favorite time of the year. Still grieving the loss of someone special & dear to me. I’d like to personally apologize for the confusion and venue changing of the beautiful “Christmas […]

After receiving a year in prison a for a probation violation, it’s been reported that DMX has been moved to the Flamenco Mental Health Unit at Alhambra as of December 20th. At his sentencing, Judge Christine Mulleneaux told him she believes he has “an undiagnosed mental condition,” possibly bi-polar disorder. DMX’s manager, Nakia Walker, wouldn’t comment specifically on whether DMX might have a mental disorder, but she says she wasn’t surprised when he was moved to a mental-health unit. The rapper himself always has refused to comment on […]

Swizzy’s a little late than normal, but for this week’s Monster Monday, the missus sings beautifully about their newborn son, Egypt. The track also features E-V-E and samples the bridge from Yeezy’s “Devil In A New Dress”. UPDATE: Peep the making of video at Monster Mondays.

Although Christmas is over, the other half of CNN drops off a late present with his solo track. Hopefully, with a new project coming next year, Capone doesn’t stop and has more on the way. 57thave