While we wait for Michael Jackson to back out of his summer tour, L Boogie continues to confuse and disappoint:

Festival organizers say hip-hop and R&B singer Lauryn Hill has canceled all tour dates in Europe this summer for health reasons.

The tour would have marked a comeback to stage by Hill who has kept a low public profile in recent years. She was the planned headline act for The Stockholm Jazz Festival, one of Sweden’s biggest music events.

Let’s hope she has no real illness, we already know she’s sick in the head.

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Don’t act like y’all didn’t fuck with “Careless Whipser” or “Everything She Wants.” “Somebody Tell Me!” Ha! Anyway, George Michael supported B on her final show in the UK last night. A big look for Mrs. Carter.

Props: HHNM

“I got wings, nigga. I got wings.”

Baby’s runaways unite woadie! Although Juve’s flow still ain’t the same, this hook-heavy joint still got a lil’ bounce to it. I ain’t mad.

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“Oh, let’s not get it twisted. Venetian paint. Here’s that Venetian. This ain’t regular.”

During The Penguin’s interview with the 1515 Boys he expressed his feelings on being mentioned in Hova’s latest song:

“Khaled was recently humbled by rap giant Jay-Z, when Hov shouted Khaled on the song ‘D.O.A’ The mouthy DJ says he was stunned and left speechless by Jay’s co-sign.

‘To get a co-sign from a legend like that is big. He said my name, he said, ‘We the best!’ It brought a tear to my eye,” Khaled said.”

Ah! Who said Terror Squad and Jigga can’t get along? We’ve come a long way baby. Ha!

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First footage I’ve seen with Hov’s whole appearance. When are the station’s high quality videos droppin’? Let’s go!

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The surprise guest of the headliner came through and let’s us get up and close personal. Are you happy Aston? Ha! 

Sidebar: Julia Beverly got the publishing game on her back!

That loud roaring noise is the sound of Chris Wallace rollin’ over to scratch his back. Someone tell Voletta don’t clear this crap. Gimme The Loot Some Earplugs!

Blame: Splash

Sidebar: Cassie speaks about nude flicks on Big Boy Show. CK 3 min mark.

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Jay-Z thinks female rap’s been dead since Lauryn Hill. Enter Nicki Minaj. She’ll save the day. Yeah right. Fuck outta here!

YN Confession: I may have listened to her rap once or twice but can’t recall one song.

Previously: Nicki Minaj x Nipsey Hussle Model For DrJays.Com

During a break in shooting from his Complex feature, F-A-B-O gets his brag and boast on:

Complex: Which of the new crop of young New York rappers do you feel like you’re competing with?
Fabolous: None. I’m not…there’s no New York rapper who’s out that is competing with me because first of all, I’m the best and—

Complex: [Laughs.]
Fabolous: [Laughs.]—second of all, I’m not like a new jack, I’m not just coming out, this is not my first album. I’ve been out for years and I’ve had numerous hits, I’ve had numerous endorsements. It’s my fifth album, like, this is not new. I’m not just rapping because I like it anymore—this is like almost my career now, you know? Not almost, it is! This is what I feed myself and my family with, so I attack it that way. You know, certain people, they do what they do, and I’m sure they’re good at what they do but I just don’t put anybody—especially in New York—in my category because they haven’t been through all the things I’ve been through, throughout my career. And I’m still going, I believe. I still haven’t peaked, there’s a lot of guys who’ve came, peaked, and I think now people look at them and are like, “OK,” but I think people still want more of me because they feel like I haven’t peaked. Sometimes I even hear people say, “I don’t think Fab has lived up to his full potential yet,” you know what I’m saying? I believe this album right here is a classic album and I listen to it as a fan; I just rode in my car listening to it and I was very pleased.

I’m not mad. If you don’t think you’re the best at what you’re doin, you shouldn’t be doin’ it.

This album which features plenty of The Lox’s soldiers (J Hood still lost) is also in stores today. I ain’t coppin’, but I do dig this joint. New Jack City (no Bow Wow), FTW!

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EMZ. He’s down with us!

I think we ignored this story when it first broke. But thankfully, Mos Def still wants to battle rap’s big dawgs. But as he tells Angie Martinez, it ain’t that simple.

At around 7:30 mark:

He explains he wants this to happen in New Orleans Dec 30-31 for charity:

2 Marching Bands (Morgan State vs. Grambling)

2 DJs (Kid Capri vs Biz Markie)

2 Breaker Crew (Korea vs. France)

2 Battles of The Beats (Kanye vs Swizz)

5 Man Rap Team Battle

Captain: Mos Def & his partners: Black Thought, MF Doom, Jay Electronica and Nas

Vs.

Captain: Jay-Z or Kanye and either one’s four.

For rap supremacy!

Yup this dude has lost his mind.

10 Million Pot. 5 Mil To Charity.

Link

Link 2 (More shouts-out to Dame)

Sidebar: Recent interview with Interview.

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Another throwback Footage Fa Dayz interview courtesy of AHH, in which Big Pun talks about his Terror Squad origins, strip club trips with Cam’ron, his second album renegotiation, and big up his hermano, N.O.R.E. Sadly, he passed shortly after this.

Previously: Vintage Interview With Cam’ron (1998)

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I missed last night’s rap supergroup event (My bad, Haitian Mike) but luckily The Maguire was there and got some footage. Your guide to the following: Snipe talk. Wavy talk. Bandaged thumb. It’s the Real shout-out. Mouse likes “D.O.A.” especially last verse. Louie bag murses. Crooked I chomps on cobb salad. And Royce rambles off the record. Yup, sad I missed all that. Ha!

Spotted: 2DB

That ain’t Lord Tariq.

Scotty 2 Hotty (You can’t pause my ‘rasslin’ reference) shares his views on creating his own sound in the latest V60.

VIBE: You could easily relax and let Kanye produce your entire album. Why are you looking elsewhere?

Well, if I had an album that was all produced by Kanye West, it would just sound like Kid Cudi and Kanye West. It wouldn’t be just Kid Cudi and the funniest thing is that artists don’t understand that being a new artist is about developing your own sound and not conforming to what another motherfucker who is established has. I’m not going to conform to the Kanye sound. I’m trying to make a Kid Cudi sound, so the next person that comes, motherfuckers can compare him to me and it inspires him to be like, Nah, this is my sound. He can just make his own shit. It’s a chain reaction. I want to inspire kids to be better than me. 

We don’t believe you, Kanye’s producing too many people. Ha! j/k

To plug his upcoming concert in the Chi on July 7, Hov calls in to WGCI.

He talks more about the coin toss

The Wendy’s commercial that used autotune.

DJ Webstar’s a young dude who doesn’t understand.

How him and B got bills to pay so they tour. 

Advice he gave Rihanna.

He wants Kobe to get his ring.

Nets are breakin’ ground in BK in Sept.

His top 5: Big, Pac, Scarface, Eminem and Andre 3 Stacks

Lauryn Hill is GOAT of female MC’s.

And BP3 (a.k.a. The New Classic) is mostly Kanye, but Timbo got some heat on there and he’s still recording.

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Super Duper Shout: The Fly Girl

I just ripped the packaging off my Ecstatic CD (Can you say the same?) and although I’m salty there’s no sample clearances listed, I thought I’d share Dante’s message to the good folks who put their money where their mouth is.

“Peace. Thank you for spending money & most importantly your time to be here. Your choice is never taken for granted and always deeply appreciated. Our greatest hope is that the works are a continued source of inspiration and positive motivation to you and yours whoever you are and wherever you may be. We come together to express truth, joy, and pure soul and love power. Our aim is to be of the best service to ourselves & our neighbors throughout creation. May the one who has created the all guide us & grant us success in our efforts. We hope that this work is a benefit to all & remains so. Amen. Peace.
—the author & associates”

I remember when this guy was the Joe Budden of the underground. Rawkus was really a movement. Crazy. 

*YN listens now* I fucks with “Priority”.

Legendary group hugs, son.

At the fancy L.A. Reid Def Jam bash I went to a few weeks ago, they played a new MC tune called “H-A-T-E U” which was turrible © Chuck Barkley. Glad they’re goin’ with something else for the first single.

 
Another loose Clifford track leaks from the mixtape above. Untagged and knockin’. Sounds like Trap Muzik Tip, but hopes it makes the Paper Trail re-release. If that actually ever really happens. Call me Sam cuz I’m still skeptical. 
 
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He the, he the best: Mr. X

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Guess a couple of guys are trying to holla at my Jewish partner:

“Hey, Eminem,” Method Man barked into our mic recently, giving a heads-up to Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards main act. “Fuck that. Yo, Paul! We’re on the tour, man!”

“Paul!” Redman chimed in, also addressing Em’s manager, Paul Rosenberg, directly. “Hey, Paul, we’re on the tour, baby!”

“You know my number,” Redman said to Rosenberg. “Yo, Eminem. Yo, Paul — we on the tour, man.” 

I didn’t even know there was a tour?! *YN adds call PR on his to-do list*