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Yesterday in Norway, Robyn appeared on the Norwegian talk show Skavlan spoke on joining Jay-Z, Bono and The Edge in London tonight, as they perform “Stranded” during the Hope for Haiti telethon. Sak Pase.

Waka Flocka phoned into Atlanta’s Hot 107 and spoke on Tuesday’s shooting. To hear him to tell it, Waka says he was marked for death and that the shooter was shook before pulling the trigger. All’s well that ends well. WSHH

Ghost and AP heat the streets over the Eric B. & Rakim classic boom. This is off DJ OP’s  mixtape, dropping the same day as The Green Ghost Project. D-Block takeover. UHTN

Swizz Beatz spoke with Rolling Stone earlier today on how his musical tribute to Haiti with Bono, The Edge, and Jay-Z came about. He also dishes out some more details of the song and why he added Rihanna into the mix. “I knew that Jay would be able to tell a story and that Bono would be able to sing and bring it home,” he said. “The last component that I added was Rihanna, and she’s kinda like the angel that’s on the track, […]

Swizz Beatz spoke with Rolling Stone earlier today on how hismusicaltribute to Haitiwith Bono, The Edge, and Jay-Z came about. He also dishes out some more details of thesong and why he added Rihanna into the mix. “I knew that Jay would be able to tell a story and that Bono would be able to sing and bring it home,” he said. “The last component that I added was Rihanna, and she’s kinda like the angel that’s on the track, […]

Jaheim is two for two with his next single off his February 9th release, Another Round, and another soulful track. Sometimes you just got to slow it down, right? “Finding My Way Back” “Till It Happens To You” YK2 Sidebar: Behind the scenes look at his upcoming visual for his collab with Jada below. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.917298&w=425&h=350&fv=videoId%3D62732152001%26playerId%3D1119642854%26viewerSecureGatewayURL%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fconsole.brightcove.com%2Fservices%2Famfgateway%26servicesURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fservices.brightcove.com%2Fservices%26cdnURL%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fadmin.brightcove.com%26domain%3Dembed%26autoStart%3Dtrue%26] VIBE

“That muthafuckin’ beef ain’t new to us/ Get off my computer nuts” Both Joey and Nickel Nine slaughter the hell out of this one. And yep, you guessed it. Royce is firin’ shots and Mouse sounds mad raspy. Screwface rap. NR

“That muthafuckin’ beef ain’t new to us/ Get off my computer nuts” Both Joey and Nickel Nine slaughter the hell out of this one. And yep, you guessed it. Royce is firin’ shots and Mouse sounds mad raspy. Screwface rap. NR

Another lost gem from Lonnie’s Finding Forever sessions. Great lyrics, dope Kanye beat. Why it never made the final cut? Beats me. But he does spit the, “I said I got my SAG card, baby I’m an actor” line from “Break My Heart”. Props: HipHopSince79