In the words of Boyz II Men, it’s so hard to say goodbye and on Saturday, the New York location of the legendary store, Fat Beats finally closed its doors. It was a sad moment, but a celebration nonetheless. Luckily, Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg was there to capture the event. Tribute mix after the jump.

[vodpod id=Video.4385808&w=425&h=350&fv=] Saturday, Pitbull and Fat Joe threw the opening pitch at the Atlanta Braves vs Florida Marlins game at Sun Life Stadium. Afterwards, they hit the stage. When it was all said and done the Marlins fell short with a 2-0 loss. planetpit

We head to the Boogie Down as Montana and Crack shoot the Picture Perfect directed visual for their New Yawk anthem. Watch out!! The video is coming.

Looks like J.Cole’s had a change of heart and now plans to release a mixtape before his debut album. Rejoice! Until then, here’s his latest recording over Kanye’s recent leak. dreamvillain

Best cover ever? As promised Jermaine Dupri drops off his mixtape for your Labor Day weekend pleasure.  I don’t know what’s worse, the artwork or what we’re about to witness. Only one way to find out. Download link and tracklist if you dare to continue on. kingz

Nicki and her purple wig headed down to the Peach State for Atlanta’s Black Pride Weekend and one of the many stops she made was at the Georgia Freight Depot. Above she gives her fellow barbies a rundown of hits. Looked like it was the place to be. No homo. rap-up

Pretty interesting pair here. Nonetheless, Three Six Mafia’s DJ Paul and Maino wild out with their rags. Whether it’s black or white, a bandanna or even a du-rag. Right B.Dot? splash

The late Chad Butler has been doing it since the 90’s and here’s another solid track off Pimp’s forthcoming. The Naked Soul Of Sweet Jones drops October 5th. nav

Who’s world is this? Well last night, it was Jay Electronica’s during the North Coast Festival in Chi-City as he performed his rendition of Illmatic‘s classic. Jay brings some concertgoers to rock the stage with him during “Googly Eyes” after the jump. yk2 via rh

[vodpod id=Video.4376129&w=425&h=350&fv=] Bombaclot!! On Friday, Wyclef performed at Hot 97’s On Da Reggae Tip at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NY. During his performance of “If I Was President”, he had some words for Sean Penn and Fugees member, Pras. “If I was president…I got a message for Sean Penn, maybe he ain’t see me in Haiti because he was too busy sniffing cocaine. I got a message for Praswell, even though you don’t want to support me, I got love […]