Eat your heart out, Kanye. Victor Santiago got a lot of rap friends too. Another powerful posse cut you didn’t see comin’. They did it for you, man. Ha! flex UPDATE: This nutcracker is dirty 57

My buddies, the Rosenthal Brothers along with their annoying host chop it up with Just Blaze for the seventh episode of their Hype Men podcast. This is rap nerdery at its finest as the super producer weighs in on a wide range of topics, past, present and future. Geek up!

This past Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the passing of legendary NYC radio pioneer, Mr. Magic, and Funkmaster Flex paid homage on his Hot 97 show. With Kool DJ Red Alert by his side, they tore through some 80s classics. Study your lessons, young buck. In Flex We Trust

[vodpod id=Video.4576377&w=425&h=350&fv=] “Shout-out to Barry. That’s my security guard” To get you ready for tonight, let’s take ’em back to this performance a few years back. Mr. West runs through two tracks from Graduation, “Champion” and “Everything I Am”. Fuck a flub, get your freestyle on, kid.

Kanye was a lil late in delivering this, but hey, he has an SNL performance to prepare for. Here’s another eclectic posse cut from Ye and company. Give the gift of free music. Ha! ku UPDATE: Now with an extended verse from MC R-Les

Here’s an early look at the upcoming Power 30 issue of The Source. The boss of CMB and YM grace the front page as we salute the publication’s new Executive Editor Bonsu Thompson. Good luck, Bezo!

Nas isn’t the only rapper that enlisted the assistance of Pete Rock. Soul Brother #1’s also featured on the upcoming Watch The Throne and tells Billboard about finally having Jay-Z on his track. “That came as a surprise to me because Jay-Z and I had never worked together.I used to go to Jay-Z sessions to hang out, and once he asked me to help clear a Nas sample, but other than that… When the engineer called and said, ‘Pete, I […]

After grounding the Internet on Thursday for a music leak, it appears Kanye’s had a change of heart. Yep, it’s all good!

Yesterday Justin Smith cleaned up nice to celebrate the official launch of his new studio home in good ole Harlem USA. Above he poses with Stadium Red owner, Claude Zdanow. We’ll always love Baseline but best of luck to Mr. Blaze at his new spot. Let’s get the joint finished already! Previously: Just Blaze Confirms He’s Headed To Harlem World Update: The Megatron Don speaks to VIBE about the making of Em’s “No Love”.

It’s her party and she can do what she wants too. Ha! Although Sade shys from collabos, last night, Alicia got to perform with one of her favorite artists of all-time. Of all-time. Nice work, ladies.