Who knew this guy still made music anymore? Anyway, Ricky lends his assistance for theAmerican Idol’s second single off his current LP, Love Is. Not bad at all. UHTN

T.I.P.’s already home and back on his grind. Producer, Jim Jonsin says T.I. is diligently working on his next LP and hasn’t missed a step. “He was so upbeat, his spirits were up, and he’s excited to be out and working. He hasn’t changed, he sounded exactly like he did when I talked to him months before he went in…He’s back in the studio. I sent him some music via email. He can work during the week and not on […]

Ruff Ryders CEO Waah Dean told HHW that Ruff Ryders Evolution: Generation I is nearly complete and is expected to drop during the 2nd or 3rd quarter of this year. Ride Buy or Die. “We got a couple of nice joints.  It’s gonna be a mixture of the old and new… we got this joint called “Family.” We got a remix on it too and we want to launch the compilation with that. It’s expressing a lot of how families should […]

Konichiwa! Thank God for translators because I was just as lost as she was. AK took her album promo overseas to the land of the rising sun and appeared on Japanese television show Sukkiri.  AK speaks on working with Beyoncé and what she admires about Japan. Below she performs, “Doesn’t Mean Anything”. Worldwide baby! Spotted: HHNM

[vodpod id=ExternalVideo.917005&w=425&h=350&fv=] Before he was the Mighty Mos Def, he was the actor, Dante Beze, who played the role of Dante in the 1992 television series, The Cosby Mysteries. The show might not of lasted long, but Mos’ rap career sure did and it’s going strong. We see you Flaco. Heads Up: NR x Dustin Canalin

After tackling the Summit Of The Summit, Lupe is currently penning a track to support Haiti. More unseen pictures from his recent climb after the jump. LupE.N.D.

Memphis’ finest keeps laying down the heat. And this time around over a nice soul-sampled track. Hutch! TNT

Don’t front, The Rev’s baby boy goes in on that microphone. Lord have mercy. IllRoots

The tracklist for Mr. Slap Your Favorite DJ’s February 9th release is here. No surprise: Slay and everybody in the industry is on here. 1. Intro (feat. Busta Rhymes) 2. Men Of Respect (feat. Tony Yayo, Papoose, Lloyd Banks, Jim Jones & Rell) 3. Bad Girls (feat. Jacki-O, Remy Ma, Hedonis & Ayanna Irish) 4. Blockstars (feat. Yo Gotti, Jim Jones, Busta Rhymes & Ray J) 5. Monster Music (feat. Cam’ron & Vado) 6. Layed Out (feat. Bun B, Papoose, […]

Clueminatti and the People’s Choice sit down for some private time with Curtis as he discusses his beef with Rick Ross and competing with Hov. Clue and Envy’s facial expressions are priceless. Ha.