[vodpod id=Video.3649256&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Did%253D1639513%2526vid%253D518124%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A518124] It wasn’t that long ago actor Ryan Phillippe claimed he could spit with the best of them. Recently, he told MTV he hopes to produce some day and also lists some of his favorite MCs. Turns out Phillippe just checked out one of hip-hop’s hottest acts when he made his way to Drake’s sold-out show at Los Angeles’ Club Nokia earlier this week. “He was amazing,” Phillippe said. Not only was it Drake, but he brought out Nicki Minaj. Birdman came out […]

The Wall Street Journal caught up with Nas and in between talks of Distant Relatives he shares his thoughts on Jay-Z’s New York anthem. WSJ: In 1994 you put out a song called “N.Y. State of Mind.” Jay-Z recently had a huge hit with his anthem “Empire State of Mind.” What did you think of his track? Nas: It’s just keeping that whole thing alive—this New York thing. There are a lot of people complaining about New York hip-hop, about […]

This is Gooch’s first recording since his release from the pokey. It’s off Sean’s upcoming mixtape, Inkwell and unfortunately, the beat’s the real star on this particular one. But you can geek to it if you want to. Dirty Glove Bastard

[vodpod id=Video.3647743&w=425&h=350&fv=] While out in Paris for his album’s listening session, the son of Chico Dusty fields questions from the press on the album title, upcoming projects, and the new music scene coming out of his hometown. Can’t wait for that musical nuclear bomb July 6th. We feel the funk already. Sidebar: Daddy Fat Sax says Andre 3000 produced a Yelawolf collabo.

[vodpod id=Video.3647257&w=425&h=350&fv=id%3D19895468%26vid%3D7509287%26lang%3Den-us%26intl%3Dus%26thumbUrl%3Dhttp%253A%2F%2Fl.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fi%2Fbcst%2Fvideosearch%2F14730%2F107647121.jpeg%26embed%3D1] Puff’s next stop is the big screen and before Get Him To The Greek opens in theaters June 4th, here are two clips featuring Sean Combs Sergio Roma. Up top, Sergio wilds out on his fellow staff members and down below is the chase scene. You can not out run me. I am Black.

This summer, Sosa plans to follow up on his ’95 debut with Doe or Die 2 and with the first leak, we see the sufferings through his eyes. Produced by Frank Dukes and cuts by Statik Selektah. Nah Right

Well I think my crush has officially been reinstated too. And she is a rockstar. Here’s a sneak peek from a wigged-out Ri Ri.

[vodpod id=Video.3647094&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Did%253D1639505%2526vid%253D518119%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A518119] A few weeks ago, it was reported that Diddy made a trip to the Island to visit Weezy. Not getting into too much detail, Puff confirmed the visit with MTV and insists that Mr. Carter’s doing fine. “Wayne is a trooper. Wayne is doing great. It was a personal visit, so I don’t want to get into the details of that. We’re just counting down the days of him getting out. He’s somebody that has been there for me over the years numerous […]

It’s about that time of the year folks. Earlier today  the nominees were announced for the 2010 BET Awards. Jay-Z leads the pack with five nods. The ceremony’s hosted by Queen Latifah and takes place on June 27th in Los Angeles. Performances include Drake, Nicki Minaj, Dirty Money, and Trey Songz. Full list of nominees after the jump.

Continuing his conversation with Soul Culture, Just explains why your remixes these days have lost their true essence. Diddy might have to renew his patent. “The remix became a marketing tool – and a BDS [Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems] spin generator,” [which calculates multi-platform airplay figures] “so the artform got taken out of it and the dollars got put into it… If you change the beat, the computers that run BDS don’t pick it up as the same song.  So […]