For the final tune of his impromptu set, Kanye rocked his current single to the crazed cheers of the intimate crowd. Shit, he even took care of Pusha T’s verse for good measure. Good times! Sidebar: Photos courtesy of Kirillwashere and Mel D. Cole

As stated earlier, Mr. West wasn’t the only surprise guest A-Trak had planned for his Fool’s Gold party at the Brooklyn Bowl. Witness the Wu Swordsman run through the title track from his classic second album and his tribute to ODB below. Clan in da front—forever.

CyHi took his leave and all hell broke loose as BK Bowl turned into Kanye West concert. Watch the soon-to-be crowned Hottest MC in the game (Yeah I said it) run through a couple of selections confirmed for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. A monstrous performance!

Sway might’ve ruined the surprise, but not the moment. In support of his G.O.O.D. Music artist, CyHi and his old tour DJ A-Trak, Kanye took over the Pitchfork-sponsored showcase at Brooklyn Bowl last night. Watch the duo run through “So Appalled” and look for mo’ footage from Mr. West and another surprise guest, The GZA later in the day.

Not only did the greatest rap radio show of the 90s return to WKCR last night, Stretch and Bob even went an extra hour past their old 1-5 am slot. Legendary! Stupid props to Altrap for rippin’ the whole damn thing. Full show link

Although “Big Pimpin’” was the first song highlighted in Jay-Z’s Decoded ad campaign with Bing, he admits to WSJ that the song is not his proudest lyrical moment. It’s Ok, Mr. Carter. Some [lyrics] become really profound when you see them in writing. Not “Big Pimpin.” That’s the exception. It was like, I can’t believe I said that. And kept saying it. What kind of animal would say this sort of thing? Reading it is really harsh. Ha! Peep an […]

Just Blaze took over the airwaves while overseas last night and, of course, he let some of his unreleased nuggets go. No rips of a new Freeway joint called “Early” and Joe Budden’s verse from that Em/Slaughterhouse collab yet, but we do have the last joint he played, an unreleased heatrock from my dudes from Queens. Look for a full download soon. Fingers crossed. dunnyy

[vodpod id=Video.4713872&w=425&h=350&fv=autoplay%3Dfalse%26amp%3Blocale%3Den_US] My dude Shaheem Reid, who recently left MTV News as the Hip Hop Editor, stopped by the RR Mansion yesterday to discuss this year’s controversial Hottest MCs List. B.Dot and I picked his brain about the reasoning behind the absence of Em from last year’s list and we attempt to put our own lists together of who we think is rockin’ the mike right in 2010. Pardon the technical difficulties in the first seven minutes and enjoy a […]

TMZ who are steady on “Kang Watch”, reported late last night that AXE body spray is considering separating themselves from the troubled rap star. What, a lil’ X in the whip is bad for their brand? Ha! Oh well, business is business and money is money. We’ll keep you posted if this becomes official. UPDATE: One month and 10 days later, it’s official. TMZ’s got the scoop here.

Mr. West claims the powers-that-be won’t allow this to be the cover image of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Back to the drawing board.