After his much-heralded return on OB4CL 2, Shallah doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. In a conversation with VIBE, the Chef reveals some of the guest appearances on his September release, Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang. “Method Man, Ghostface, Inspectah Deck, and GZA all appear on the album. At the same time I got some other guys involved like [The Roots’] Black Thought—I love his talent. I think that when it comes to him delivering what level I wanted to go he was […]

Kendrick plans to drop his album OD sometime this year. And if the project sounds anything like this, we’re in for a treat. Tae Beast on the beat. Mellow out and tap your feet.

Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf were in the lab last week cooking up material for their joint mixtape, Country Cu$$inz. With three tracks already done, here’s one of the first. Pretty dope cuz. cgm

[vodpod id=Video.4053916&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D13444828%26amp%3Bserver%3Dvimeo.com%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bfullscreen%3D1%26amp%3Bmd5%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_portrait%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_title%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_byline%3D0%26amp%3Bcontext%3Duser%3A958647%26amp%3Bcontext_id%3D%26amp%3Bforce_embed%3D0%26amp%3Bmultimoog%3D%26amp%3Bcolor%3D00ADEF%26amp%3Bforce_info%3Dundefined] For the final day of the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago, Boi took to the stage and performed a nice line-up of new joints including “General Patton“, “Follow Us”, and “Daddy Fat Sacks”. Sir Lucious Left Foot in stores now. fsd Previously: Freddie Gibbs At Pitchfork

Last week, Too $hort was arrested and charged with assault after a fight broke out at an Idaho nightclub. The rapper discussed the charge with XXL and says the “underage girls” claim was taken of context. “The accusations against me regarding my arrest in Idaho on July 15th, were untrue and exaggerated. Normally I would ignore rumors, but because of the nature of the story that’s being spread I had to say something. I don’t blame these outlets for running with […]

This weekend, Luda and other celebs linked up with for a three-day event to raise awareness for children and diabetes. Luda was honored a Humanitarian Award and capped off the event last night at the Nokia for The Developing Options Diabetes Awareness & Healthy Living Celebrity Benefit Concert.

Curtis is a funny guy. During his show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Fif takes another shot at Puff before going into his verse off the “Bitch (Remix)”. Don’t act like one! 50’s #1 fan: nav

The Queen Bee’s been quiet as of late, but on Friday, she was buzzing at a sold out show in Hollywood. Up top, she performs her verse off “Get Money.” More hits down bottom. Sidebar: Lil Kim On Detox?

Nipsey swung by Hot 97.5 in Las Vegas last week to promote his signature kicks with Pony. Following his interview with Bootleg Kev , he blessed the mic with a freestyle and signed a pair of kicks.

[vodpod id=Video.4050123&w=425&h=350&fv=] Gangsta Gibbs repped for the Midwest yesterday and performed at the Pitchfork Festival at Union Park in the Chi. Above is a brief interview with Andrew before Freddie takes to the stage and performs “The Ghetto”. Str8 Killa No Filla coming July 29th.