Last night, Nasir and Damian stopped by The Tonight Show With Jay Leno to perform their first track off their collaborative effort live. Distant Relatives in stores now. herb

Expect a whole lot of folks on hand for this one. But for now, Banks and Jadakiss kicked off the first day of the video shoot for the remix. Mo’ flicks after the jump. This Is 50

[vodpod id=Video.3658359&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D518419%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A518419] Nas told MTV that he regreted missing out on Raekwon’s OB4CL 2. In return, the Chef tells 1515 that there’s love lost and says it wasn’t all about recording a follow-up to “Verbal Intercourse”. “It wasn’t even about reinventing ‘Verbal Intercourse’. It was about, he was there for the first album. When I think about us making this album, a lot of people, a lot of my fans knew he was down with me on the first [Cuban Linx] album. I wanted […]

Here is the latest leak off the U.N.’s May 25th release, Heat In Here Vol 1. If you noticed from the previous ones, they all sound pretty similar. This one also got that two-step bounce. NR via XXL

Supposedly this is Mr. Nash’s final album and it arrives June 29th. Let’s hope he doesn’t have any remakes included. UHTN

[vodpod id=Video.3655335&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dvid%253D518338%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A518338] With Big Sean’s debut coming this year, he speaks to 1515 about the project and his collaboration with Pharrell. ” ‘Donald Trump’ is more inspirational. It’s just about, like, reaching a certain point of success. Like Pharrell is singing on the hook, ‘I’m trying to stuff ’til I can’t get no more/ I’m talking Donald Trump level.’ He’s not even necessarily talking money — he’s talking knowledge and power and all of that.”

Janelle Monáe made her network debut on The Late Show with David Letterman and performed her lead single off The ArchAndroid, which is in stores now. Thats some fancy footwork.

The Last Call With Carson Daly was the latest stop on Bobby Ray’s promo run last night. Above, the chart-topper with Bruno Mars rocks the audience and down bottom, a one-on-one with Carson. Yardie

During the remainder of Fabolous’ sitdown with Tim Westwood, he says at the 3:00 mark, that he’s aiming for Loso’s Way  2 to drop Thanksgiving. Fab says that he’s recruiting new producers for the project too. HHNM

In a brief phone conversation from the bing, Weezy speaks to DJ Scoob Doo on the upcoming “Steady Mobbin” video, The Nino Brown Story 3, and last week’s contraband incident. “I’m coolin’…I’ll be home soon. If you worryin’, don’t worry too much but if you ain’t worried than something’s wrong…It’s Nino Brown, I got the penthouse here at Rikers, man. I got my feet up…my team is still holding it down, they keepin the flood goin’, I already know….ain’t too much, […]