The stars came out during the day again. Earlier, the Apollo Theater laid the first names of their newly built walk of fame. The landmark auditorium is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Seven artists were honored including Smokey Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, Little Richard and James Brown. Next month Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson will also honored. He-he! NY Post
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Bobby Ray took his chart-topper to daytime today on The Wendy Williams Show. We see you on the 1’s and 2’s TJ.
From the DJ Premier vs. Pete Rock show in Japan last week, here’s Nick Javas going off the head over a Pete Rock beat? Pete then steps from behind the turntables and lays some bars to Preemo’s production. LFHQ
[vodpod id=Video.3578915&w=425&h=350&fv=] Saturday night was DJ Infamous’ 5 year celebration on ATL’s V-103 and plenty of big dawgs were in the house. Watch Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Cam, and Vado encourage DJ Khaled to spit his verse from his latest remix. Oh Lord. OS
[vodpod id=Video.3581052&w=425&h=350&fv=videoGUID%3DC5A532F4-8DAC-4E85-BBEA-CA2013F474EC%26playerid%3D1000%26plyMediaEnabled%3D1%26configURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwsj.vo.llnwd.net%2Fo28%2Fplayers%2F%26autoStart%3Dfalse] Swizzy takes the Wall Street Journal on a walkabout of the Upper Westside and discusses his transition from a DJ to producing and growing up in the South Bronx. South, South Bronx. NR
Off the Evil Empire’s Trending Topics 3 mixtape, here are some exclusives including some new TIP, Fab and an unreleased Drake, produced by Scott Storch. Don’t mind the tags. T.I. “Keys & A Mac” Fabolous Ft. Rock City “One Life” Drake “One Man Show” Illionaire
Kanye is spending most of his days in Hawaii working on his next album and has decided to say goodbye to his L.A. pad. The 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom, 4,214-square-foot crib in Hollywood Hills is listed on the market for $3,995,000. Take a tour after the jump. Rap-Up
Don’t get scared now. Now that we gave you the track, hold on to your seat with the visual from Jay and Kendrick. Freddy Krueger ain’t got shit on them. YK2 x WSHH
DMX was recently denied an opportunity to participate in Dr. Drew’s reality show, Celebrity Rehab. X is currently serving six months at an Arizona jail on a probation violation. A rep from Maricopa County Superior Court says that the rapper is doing well and that his substance abuse program ends in July. Oh well, staying clean is more important than shine on TV. TMZ
RZA recently has signed a deal with Universal Pictures and will make his directorial debut with film, The Man With The Iron Fists. Described as a “stylized martial arts film… with a spaghetti Western mindset and hip hop influence,” the film beings production in September in Hong Kong. He will also be responsible for producing the soundtrack. Bong! Shadow & Act
Seeing Alicia Keys on Japanese television was such a treat! The performance had amazing energy and a unique vibe you don’t often catch outside Japan. I streamed it smoothly using my ip tv fire stick, which made the whole experience effortless. Definitely worth watching again.