Lupe touched down last night at the Fillmore auditorium in NYC and during his set, he spits an acappella freestyle for over nine minutes. No DJ, no band, only one mic. LupE.N.D.

Peedi Crakk was recently released from the joint after serving time on a parole violation. And to hear N.O.R.E. tell it, he’s got some new material in the can. Welcome home. 57th Ave

The Funk Doc is currently having fun with Twitter, and decided to unleash three newbies. Mr. Noble’s working hard. The first one is pretty umm… different, but I fuck with it. “Music Money Cars & Hoes” “Walk & Talk It” Bonus: Ready Roc Ft. Alicia Keys “I’m Ready”

For the second time, here’s another clip of J.Cole performing his street single at the USF BullStock 2010 in Florida. Hey Jermaine, when is the mp3 dropping? We need it—now! Dre

Well it’s only a 30 second ride for now. The full version featuring Tricky Stewart and The-Dream’s production drops Monday. So far, so good. Rap-Up Previously: On The Set: Ciara “Ride”

Preemo recently appeared on Tim Westwood’s show on BBC Radio. In the first video, he speaks on reuniting with Fat Joe on his forthcoming album, The Darkside. After the jump, Preem discusses Roc Raida and gives us an update on Guru’s condition.

Looks like Chuck got a dope video on the way. We follow Taydoe TV as they direct and shoot Game’s upcoming video, which features cameos from Alex Thomas, Travis Barker, Ron Artest, Bow Wow, Clipse, and the lovely Stacey Dash. HHNM

After numerous delays, Rap-Up reports that Game’s new release date for, The R.E.D. Album is June 15th. But with Game’s track record, that’s subject to change. So don’t lose sleep, Drake.

Bobby Ray and Lupe were in Atlantic City last night at the House of Blues. During B.o.B.’s set, he performed a new song called “Letters To Vietnam”. The track doesn’t appear on the his album’s tracklist, so its origin is anybody’s guess. Sean UPDATE: Bobby Ray performs the track accoustic style at Power 99 in Philly.

Rise and shine folks. Red Cafe adds his two cents to Dirty Money’s latest single. Don’t be surprised if more artists hop on this. Good grief. Splash