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If you’re confused like me about the status of Redman’s career, you are not alone. Reggie quietly dropped a few weeks ago and if you missed out, you aint missing nothing. After scrapping the Reggie Noble 9 1/2 concept, this album is an attempt to show EPMD’s protege’s growth and range. No “Sooperman Lover” tunes. No skits. But sadly, there’s very few good musical moments like the last song, “Tiger Style Crane”. The lyrical punchlines are mostly big misses. But […]

The legendary soul singer has passed away. 1956-2010. Rest In Peace, Lady T.

As extensive as my interview this morning was, Puff and his crew still have a statement to get off their chests concerning SoundScan. Hey, don’t ever underestimate a Bad Boy. Ha! Men lie, women lie… you know the rest. “On Monday, the ‘experts’ projected that our ‘Last Train To Paris’ album would move approximately 65k units in its first week. Well, they were wrong. With the help of our fans and the tremendous power of Twitter our debut album skyrocketed […]

Mr. Combs wasn’t the only legendary hip-hop figure to check into the Shade 45 Morning Show today. Mr. 5 Mics talks his favorite albums of 2010 and his Rice University teaching gig. Yup, YN believes in edutainment, my niggas. Ha! My laugh > Wiz’s.

Get your popcorn ready! Reek’s featured presentation features G-Unit’s Lloyd Banks and these two Big Apple MCs bring the pain. My new fave website? www.shitonniggas.com Ha! The Gift is two days away. Sidebar: Now with trailer.  

Here’s the cover art for Busta’s protege’s new project. The Gift drops the day before Xmas but check dude out on Shade 45 tomorrow along with guest co-host Joell Ortiz. Freestyle session is gonna be fire! Get your tape decks ready!

While out on tour in Nigeria, Bussa Bus sent this heat missile through my in-box. The Conglomerate crew is all here on this leak off Reek’s upcoming mixtape, The Gift, which drops a week from today. I’m gone. PEWMM! Ha!

Image: Anna Bauer Ok here’s the final feature, the fabolous fourth one that I did for the new issue of RESPECT. No one man should have to talk to Jay Elect as long as I did. Ha! Just playin’, 3 hour convos FTW. Now that’s Southern hospitality. Catch the droppin’ gems. Previously: Waka | J.Cole | B.o.B. Sidebar: The conclusion of my convo with our pal Al.

The remix to Nicki’s joint is still a work in progress but finally we get a taste of what the real Dungeon Dragon is cookin’. Damn, Busa-Busss. Ha! UPDATE: Full via Flex UPDATE 2: No tags courtesy of Splash Previously: Nicki Minaj Brings Out Busta Rhymes (Hammerstein, NYC)