[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3533021&w=425&h=350&fv=] The Chef clarifies that the joint LP deal with Ghost and Meth ain’t done. See, they’re both signed to Def Jam but he’s indy and would love for the treacherous three to own the final product. Still, he recognizes that the fans come first so as long as the paperwork’s right, Shallah’s on board. The only question I’m left with is what the fuck is up with this video’s distracting background music. SMH. I don’t wanna give Gasface, […]

“I was at a point where I felt like I needed a fresh start like A-Rod going to the Yankees.” Combs is still celebrating his latest record company powermove so he rang up AHH and told them how he escaped Lyor Cohen’s clutches. “I had started some previous business relationships with Jimmy Iovine. We had a great chemistry with each other. When I sat down with Julie [Greenwald, Atlantic COO] and told them that I had an interest to go […]

Truthfully: I don’t know much about this Gudda guy. But this two-part freestyle features Young Money boss, Lil Wayne so I say it’s worth a listen. Pardon the autotune, it’s a lyrical exercise. Ha! Props: K Civil

Jay-Z’s BFF phoned in to Peter Rosenberg’s Real Late show and reminisced on the 2003 blackout that prevented him and the rest of Hov’s squad from facing a Rucker b-ball battle with Fat Joe’s Terror Squad team. Later, to please PR, he recalls his favorite childhood wrestlers.

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3530318&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D6806254%26server%3Dvimeo.com%26autoplay%3D0%26fullscreen%3D1%26md5%3D0%26show_portrait%3D0%26show_title%3D0%26show_byline%3D0%26context%3Duser%3A1437584%26context_id%3D%26force_embed%3D0%26multimoog%3D%26color%3D00ADEF%26force_info%3Dundefined] It ain’t hard to tell, Ghostface has been on his super-promo grind in support of Wizard of Poetry (in stores today!). But this interview feels more like a real convo then someone peddling their latest product. Nuff respect to the folks at 247HH. In the clip above, Ghost drops an incredible gem when the subject of relevancy comes up. “I’m scared to be called a wack muthafucka. I’m afraid of that. I ask God, Please don’t let me […]

It’s not as bad as it sounds. Here Starks explains to Hot 97’s Angie Martinez how he had to resolve some family business. Hey, I can relate. YN keeps his lawyer on speed dial. Ha! Previously: GFK: Wizdom Of The Week #6 Related: The Abbott’s got a new book Update: Oh boy. Rakeem will appeal.

In his never-ending quest to be taken seriously as a rock star, Lil Wayne has locked down a Jermaine Dupri-produced collabo with LA rock band Weezer. Lead singer Rivers Cuomo explains this mess to MTV: “I reached out to some friends of mine in different genres: Jermaine Dupri, for example, king of R&B, I wrote a song with him called ‘Can’t Stop Partying.’ It was a real challenge for me, taking his ideas, which are very slick, R&B party [ideas], […]

Lady “Loose Lips” Gaga recently revealed what the “Fame Kills” tour name is all about. “The storyline is that Kanye is on one end of the stage and I’m on the other, and the whole show, we are trying to get to where each other is,” she said. “I want something that he has, which is the fame, and he wants something that I have, which is home, and my humble beginnings. So we battle each other throughout the entire […]

What’s overkill? Ha! Props: RealTalkNY Sidebar: Still don’t got the real scoop on “Empire” video. I’m slippin’.

Looks like Mr. Jean is gettin’ his Asher Roth Rodney D on. Show some respect! “I am enrolling in Berklee College in Boston to get my bachelor’s degree in music! That’s how important education is to me. I plan to work with Rev. Al Sharpton because that’s how important stressing the importance of education to children is to me,” the musician announced during the Congressional Black Caucus Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, DC on Saturday. Props: KC Sidebar: Wait, did […]