Lookin’ Good! © Freddie Prinze, Sr. Props: YBF Bonus: Boosie’s Replacement Spitta. It’s Barbie, bitches!

“You got me twisted.” Now this is fresh. During the Hennessy Artistry tour stop in the Dirty South, hip-hop’s finest band tore through two of Mi Marie’s signature tunes. *I’m dancin’* Props: For all your soundboard audio needs, All The Way Live.

“You bad, brother.” Here’s an oldie but goodie: An 18-year-old James Todd Smith makes his Soul Train debut. *Dead at hypeman E-Love at the 3:05 mark.* And nothing tops the interview at the end. “Fascinating art, gentlemen.” SMH. Props: It must be Robbie

A lil blurry but sharing is caring, AK. I hope she can get some rest for that “Empire” shoot tmw. Tick tock. Previously: On The Set: Alicia Keys “Doesn’t Mean Anything” Video

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3523115&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D6805788%26server%3Dvimeo.com%26autoplay%3D0%26fullscreen%3D1%26md5%3D0%26show_portrait%3D0%26show_title%3D0%26show_byline%3D0%26context%3Dsubscriptions%7Cnewest%26context_id%3D%26force_embed%3D0%26multimoog%3D%26color%3D00ADEF%26force_info%3Dundefined] To help plug the Big Pun: The Legacy DVD (I still need to get my copy), the Doggfather pays homage to The Punisher. Peep his interesting take on Mr. Rios’ current status in hip-hop history. “I feel like Big Pun’s memory has been put aside in a treasured way and not in a distasteful way. A lot of people doin’ songs with Tupac and Biggie that they probably wouldn’t have never fuck with. So that disrespects their whole […]

Here’s a final taste from the “Common and Friends” gala this past Saturday. How ’bout some crisp soundboard audio courtesy of All The Way Live? In one of the many highlights of the evening, Luda and Nas join forces for the culture. Once again, no Hova. No problem. No shots.

After a weekend filled with car accident rumors and food poisoning claims, Fab continues to give his all into his Twitter account and tonight revealed that he’s been quietly filming a pilot. Don’t worry no tonguing chicks down here; in fact, the premise revolves around familia. Hey I’ve done a couple reality shows. Fab is cool and his son is light-skinned. I’m all for it. Ha! Spotted: Natasha

This past weekend, Mrs. Carter put Lindsay Lohan in check (allegedly. Ha!) and, more importantly, gave a super performance of her biggest solo hit at Singapore’s F1 Rocks concert. B in HD, FTW! No guest Hova appearance. No problem. Props: Illionaire

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Janet and JD’s reunion in Milan. With Rosenberg out for Yom Kippur, Ghostface “Mr. Promo” Killah stepped in to assist Cipha Sounds on his Hot 97 morning show. Here Starks gives his take on the infamous wedding, the infamous love triangle, and, as evidenced by the above photo, reports that JD and Janet might be on the road to reconciliation. Don’t y’all Nas and Kelis us! Spotted: eskay

Whether those nuptials were real or staged, one thing that’s undisputed about Lamar and Khloe’s big day was that they chose a great DJ to tear down their reception. And I thought I had a gold star for gettin’ Just Blaze. SMH. Ha! Heads Up: Ang

“Suffocating y’all muthafuckas. Y’all won’t get a chance to breathe.” Killa’s back! Give him and his buddies 20 dollars each. Dramatic comes through again! Here’s the first offering off the Boss of All Bosses Vol. 2. That’s right, the re-up was quicker than you thought. They’ll holla!

What, me worry? Here’s Swizzie’s snuggle buddy gettin’ her hair did and her make-up just right for the visual to her first single. Yup, there’s your appetizer. Main course manana.

I just ripped the packaging off my new deluxe edition of Mariah Carey’s Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel. You know, the one with the Elle magazine-sponsored booklet that contains the liner notes. Shit, Mrs. Cannon even got to write an editorial for this bad boy. I say nice try girl, but…we can all admit it: YN’s XXL Editorials >>> (Insert Your Name) Ha!

These guys may not lip lock in public anymore, but that don’t mean Birdman ain’t got love for his psueodo-biological son. Mo’ tats! Sidebar: ’82? eskay says no way, Jose. Props: DGBlog

Here’s Soulja Boy gettin’ it in with 5 video chicks including his fiancé friend Ms. No Sex Til 2010. Yeah right. Below: The trailer to the actual video. This kid’s one lucky bastard. Props: Omen

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Mo’ dopeness from the “Common & Friends” shindig this past weekend. Serena’s man lends a hand to Esco as he rips through a couple of classics from Illmatic. Yeah that was a pretty good rap album. Ha! Here’s some real rap shit, Internets.

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3517200&w=425&h=350&fv=] Like he told Drama in the previous post, Wayne was gonna spend his evening doin’ it big in the 305. New million dollar watch? Check. And yo, get my diamond-encrusted cake in the front! Props: 305 and Derick G

Today is Lil Wayne’s born day. And the mixtape DJ he made beautiful music with didn’t forget. That’s right folks, Drama and Weezy chop it up. What’s a lawsuit? Break 1: Wayne says he jetted to Minnesota to watch Brett Favre, his favorite player, bring his team to a thrilling last minute victory. Break 2: Wayne discusses his big tour moneymaker status and Young Money’s success. Part 3: Wayne on the “Bedrock” mixup and big praise for Nicki Minaj and […]