Following Freddie that night, Donnis presented another new joint to the rowdy mass. Sounds good to me. We patiently wait for Fashionably Late. Previously: Donnis Debuts “Tonight”

Be clear Freddie Gibbs had more shows in Austin than Jamaicans got jobs. Here he was Friday night at the Mohawk runnin’ solo through his Pill collab and later he goes shirtless (pause) and blacks out on his true gangsta tale. That boy good. Just ask Rolling Stone.

No matter how big or small the crowd is, Yela sure does deliver a high octane performance. Peep him getting his Method Man on at a Karmaloop shindig in Austin. Hey man, watch them ‘bows.

A short time after that classsic tweet, Mr. Giles decided social networking wasn’t his thing and his account lay dormant for over a year. Well apparently, Cam had a change of heart. Today, he resurfaced under Mr_Camron and he’s already sent several updates. Hey, Oh says it’s real than that’s a verificiation in my book. Follow the Killa.

[vodpod id=Video.3308144&w=425&h=350&fv=width%3D461%26amp%3Bheight%3D259%26amp%3Bserver%3Drtmp%3A%2F%2Fflashplay.rbn.com%2Fa41%2Fd1%2Frstone%2Frstone%2F%26amp%3Bpath%3Ddownload%2Fflash%2FRSGG%2FJcoleOTR%26amp%3Bimageurl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fblog.rhapsody.com%2Fjcoless.jpg%26amp%3BautoPlay%3Dfalse] As part of Rhapsody‘s On The Record series where artists have 45 seconds to pay homage to their favorite album of all-time, Jermaine gives it up to Afeni’s baby boy. I remember us critics thought the Killuminati CD was trash when it first came out. Boy, were we wrong.

At the Levi’s/Fader Fort finale this past Saturday, Ohio’s own pay homage to the three deceased legends that they all had the pleasure of workin’ with. You cocker spaniel dogs, can’t fuck with their catalogue.

Back at the Respect The West ranch, David Blake presents one of his most raunchy classic tunes and then his everlasting collabo with Bay Area band Tony Toni Tone. Hittin’ you from every angle.

The Cocoa Brovaz, I mean Steele and Tek run through an arsenal of heat from their deadly Dah Shinin’ debut. Hey, I’ve been to the Doghillee. How many of you snot-nosed young punks can say the same? Ha!

I showed you Mel D. Cole‘s astounding flicks now here’s some video of the two Memphis-bred OGs taking us way back with a coupla classics off 1993’s Comin’ Out Hard album. This was one of my favorite moments down in Austin. The kids don’t know.

Here’s an unauthorized leak from apparently Da Snowman’s TM103 recording sessions. The NMC reasons this is a reference demo to a rumored collabo with Beyonce. Yup, this could use some assistance. Splash

[vodpod id=Video.3305995&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dinstance%3Dnews%26amp%3Bvid%3D496938] Diggy talks to Sway about deciding to go in over Nas’ “Made You Look” and reacts to Ye’s blog cosign. “Man it feels good. He’s definitely one of the best. He’s like one of the craziest wordsmiths. His verses are amazing and I look up to him in hip-hop, so that co-sign, definitely once they said it in perspective, it was like, ‘Wow.’“ Will Young Mr. Simmons be blessed with a track is the question?

Late last night while some of us were sleep, Mouse took to his social network device and expressed mo’ thoughts about the recent fuckery in his life and how he often feels misunderstood. Think I’m gonna give this guy a hug next time I see him. No homo.

One mo’ from the Grand Ole Party, as the headliners Free and Jake run through some hardbody heaters. No Raekwon. No Brother Ali. No problemo. The real hip-hop was over there.

At the big reunion show, Paul and Koop present their latest joint collabo and then later go back and please the masses with track 2 off Get Ya Mind Correct. Throwbacks FTW! And oh yeah, thanks for the drop, Wall.

Not to be confused with his performance with the funky drummer Travis Barker, Donnis rocked out his biggest hit again in Austin with Big Boi’s funk-rock band. All the way live, jive turkeys.

Despite the bizarre elevated stage, Mr. Rivers tore down his brief set during the Urb showcase in Tex. Here’s a couple of energetic performances of tracks 2 and 4 off that 4075: The Refill mixtape. If you still ain’t up on that yet, get the fuck up out this post. Ha!

Here’s my extensive chat with Alabama rap’s new sensation. Yellow Nigga and Yelawolf? It had to happen. Follow along as we build on his origin, influences, the pressure with being a white MC, and makin’ the right career moves once you gain a strong buzz. Peep dude on tour with Wiz Khalifa at a town near you. Hallerathim!

Meanwhile back at eskay and Gotty’s bash, light-skinned Jermaine goes in with a couple of his more soulful selections. Up top, The Warm Up‘s track 9 and below, his scene-stealing turn on the boy Wale’s banger. The Roc was in the building!

At the riveting Respect The West show, your host DJ Quik brought out some special guests from the Midwest. Shit, the Bone boys are proteges of the late great Eazy-E so it’s only right. Let’s crank up that welfare anthem!

The Internets favorite MC goes in with his toughest freestyle at the 15th anniversary bash in ATX. This is really dope! But you know who I feel. Sean Price is nice but Shawn Carter’s… Nevermind. Ha!