Apparently, Dres of Black Sheep wasn’t privy to the rapping hamsters in Kia’s latest ad campaign. D-R-E-S shares his thoughts with VIBE on the group’s song being used and how he’s expecting some royalties to come along with it. “The Choice is Yours” is in a new Kia commercial and some other classic hip-hop songs have been getting commercial revivals too. What’s up with the resurgence of golden era hip-hop in advertising? I think it’s reflective of a time period of a certain level […]

[vodpod id=Video.3938074&w=425&h=350&fv=] Dream is on his grizzly. Under the Motion Family’s direction, he combines three videos off Love King ( “Yamaha”; “Nikki Pt. 2”; “Abyss”) into one. Listen up, Terius got a story to tell. Performance of “Make Up Bag” on Jimmy Kimmel Live after the jump. Previously: “Panties To The Side” (Video Preview)

This ain’t funny so don’t you dare laugh. But here’s some new material from former Bad Boy, G-Dep. Lighten up, people. 57ave

Sauce moves his weight around and talks some real shit on this new track. Shots fired from all angles. Better duck sauce. nr

[vodpod id=Video.3934821&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D533376%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A533376] Bobby Ray tells MTV that he is torn as to which track he plans to release as his next single. Decisions, decisions. “I think ‘Magic’ is one where, in terms of the pop crowd, it’ll really be the hit, the record of choice. I think ‘Don’t Let Me Fall’ is the song that people just kinda embrace naturally. It doesn’t even have to be pushed or on the radio. When I perform and do shows, people sing ‘Don’t […]

[vodpod id=Video.3934567&w=425&h=350&fv=mediaKey%3Dc623dda7-b309-4b04-a67b-6b965ea8130e%26image%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwbads.vo.llnwd.net%2Fo25%2Fu%2Ftelepixtv%2Fextratv%2Fus%2Fvideo%2F2010-06%2F29%2F062910_drake_still.jpg%26origin%3Dembed] Extra caught up with October’s Very Own today on his Virgin America flight to Toronto. At around the :20 mark, he reveals that one of his studio hopping sessions was with Chris Breezy. Oh boy, fireworks. Ha! On a more serious note, best wishes to Drake’s moms who’s set to undergo a surgical procedure. Stay strong. heads up: rap up

HardKnock TV brings forth additional footage from Lauryn’s performance at the Harmony Festival 2010 in Santa Rosa, CA a few weeks ago. Here Ms. Hill performs the Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill cut over Drizzy and Timbo’s “Say Something”. Sidebar: The Many Voices Of Lauryn Hill

Listen. Sean P adds some visuals for his recent cuts and delivers them both on the same day. Better duck down.

G.O.O.D. music has arrived and it’s the third motion picture feature off Cons’ Movies On Demand co-starring the Ghost. Produced by Statik Selektah. Is it September 14th yet?

DJ Envy’s Exclusives at 2 just premiered a new tune from Ms. Sullivan. It’s so hip-hop too. Good luck clearing all those damn samples. splash Update: Looks like that’s been handled. Update 2: TUD connects the dots.