Nipsey was definitely in a South Central state of mind earlier today as he shot the video for his debut’s first single.  Mo’ flicks underneath. 57thave

Although the finished version of Andre’s “Under Pressure” still has yet to make its way to the Internet, it can be heard in Dr. Dre Beats edition of HP Envy laptop commercial. At least something is remastered. hhnm

Directed by Mr. Boomtown, here’s your first look at Uncle Bun’s next video featuring Gooch and Gotti. Better start saving your money. Trill O.G. drops August 3rd. ea

Statik and Term downed some Ciroc last night and recorded this track, which will not be featured on their October 26th project. This will actually be featured on their FREEeP, which fans will receive when they provide proof of purchase of the album. mr. x

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.