Waka didn’t choose the title of his album overnight. Mr. Flame tells MTV, that it was Tupac’s alias Makaveli, which inspired him to hit the books and read up on philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Philosophy, good. “Tupac introduced me to the [writing] of Machiavelli. That’s why I made that. I can’t just, ‘Oh, Tupac did that, so I’m gonna do that too.’ If people read, they would love that man. That man is a mind-game genius. I read the Machiavelli war-tactic books, his biography, […]

This is one “clap” you need to get familiar with. During Pharoahe’s trip to London, he stopped by Kiss 100′s Hip Hop Show on Sunday and premiered a new track off his upcoming W.A.R. LP. Below he explains the concept behind it. “That song is like a year and some change in the making – not that it took me a year to write it, but I found the beat on tour in Australia. I started writing over it after […]

[vodpod id=Video.4603805&w=425&h=350&fv=] Busy day for Drake today. He’s currently headlining Kodak’s “So Kodak” campaign concert in NY. But earlier, Drizzy stopped by Hot 97 to chop it up with Angie after his interview with CBS News’ Katie Couric.

Chess anyone? Last weekend, Twista and Shallah shot the visual for their recent scorcher in the A. No ID & Legendary Traxster on the track. The Perfect Storm arrives November 9th, but until the video drops—make your move. fsd

You’ve heard this live last week, but now, get your mind right with N.E.R.D.’s latest track produced by Daft Punk. Nothing in stores November 2. yk2 via nqm

Cube wraps up the third video in support of I Am The West. The track bangs, but we’re a lil’ too East Coast. Ha! Album in stores now. Previously: “You Know How I Am” | “She Couldn’t Make It On Her Own”

The shit keeps going and the new music keeps flowing. In fact, today marks a month of Malone’s Drive-By Muzik series. Close to a hit and far from some ish. sermon Last Week: “Son”

I don’t care what you think. Ghostface works wonders over R&B tracks. Over Statik Selektah uptempo groove, here’s some new material from Josh Xantus. This goes down smooth.

Skateboard P isn’t the only producer providing beats for Pusha Ton. Last night, he had a studio session with Bangladesh and Karen Civil provides some stills of what went down. Possibly for his G.O.O.D. Music debut? More flicks after the break.

Just like his homie Drake, Trey Songz takes advantage of Kodak’s M590 Share Button feature in their new ad campaign. Take a look at another as well as Pitbull’s commercials after the jump.