A Sunday can give me a chance to educate you snot-nosed youngsters. Here’s a good friend of mine, former Def Jam publicist Bill Adler recalling the drama back in 1989 that almost broke-up Public Enemy when a group member gave a very volatile interview to The Washington Times. Mo’ incredible tales can be found at Planet Ill. Spotted: Hattie C

The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul turns 39 tomorrow and was recently presented with a cake at a taping of the Ellen DeGeneres show. Best wishes to her highness. Spotted: Rap Up Sidebar: Wonder what Sean got her?

We miss you too, Albert.

West, West y’all. Sean The Robot

West, West y’all. Sean The Robot

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.4427040&w=425&h=350&fv=] Mega Montana sat with the Round Table and recalls the drama with Nas and the reason why he got the boot from Esco’s supergroup. Oh, what might have been.

Never thought I’d ever see this. These guys have come a long way. Ha. Dez’s Twitter

Never thought I’d ever see this. These guys have come a long way. Ha. Dez’s Twitter

Photo: 2008. Hov at a Packers-Cowboys game. The real pigskin season began today as the first two of four Wild Card games were played. Of course, plenty of hip-hop folks were on Twitter sharing their thoughts as they watched the games. At the end of the day, The Jets beat The Bengals 24-14 in Game One. Then later much to the chagrin of the Philly fanatics, The Cowboys whupped the Eagels 34-14. Their first playoff win in over a decade. […]

What’s up with all this diggin’ up your favorite rapper’s HS yearbook trend? This is why I never posed for mine. I always knew I’d be somebody. Ha. Props: HHNM

Need somethin’ to step to on your Saturday evening? Here’s a new one from the singer/producer/Harvard alum. This may or not be off his next album, Les Is More. Props: Illionaire

Never knew Dre sampled ?uestlove’s parents on one of the greatest rap records of all-time. Props: Ahmir’s SwiftFM channel Bonus: Put a shirt on Daz!

Reports are surfacing that Banks and four other men were arrested for assaulting road manager Chris Hines after a payment discrepancy following a concert Friday night in Canada. Spotted: SOHH via Def Sounds

Sorry I missed Mr. Smith’s born day bash at Santos last night. Heard it was big fun in the big town. Mel D Cole got mo’ photos comin’ soon. Props: Village Slum

Sorry I missed Mr. Smith’s born day bash at Santos last night. Heard it was big fun in the big town. Mel D Cole got mo’ photos comin’ soon. Props: Village Slum

In between tough talk tweets about who’s a better b-ball player, Da Capo revealed that he and Chuck Taylor are recording a sequel to their first big collabo. Remember how mad 50 was that Game gave his first video look to somebody’s else’s record? Let’s take ’em back. UPDATE: TMZ has Game gettin’ dunked on. Ouch. UPDATE 2: Another pushback? SMH.

In between tough talk tweets about who’s a better b-ball player, Da Capo revealed that he and Chuck Taylor are recording a sequel to their first big collabo. Remember how mad 50 was that Game gave his first video look to somebody’s else’s record? Let’s take ’em back. UPDATE: TMZ has Game gettin’ dunked on. Ouch. UPDATE 2: Another pushback? SMH.

Has Kimmy done anything significant since she got out of jail? SMH. Dancing With The Stars? Fuck outta here. Anyways, before partying it up with Funk Flex last night, the Queen Bee blessed Flex with her take on Ri-Ri’s latest. Take a deep breath before you click on the player and pray an MP3 never comes. Heads Up: HHNM

Damn, remember this story. Well Bishop Lamont finally admitted he’s no longer Aftermath on Shade 45’s The All Out Show. He also claims he was blessed to walk away with the rights to over 700 tracks. But are we really supposed to believe him? Ha. HHNM x Bishop-Lamont Sidebar: Whoo Kid has a new joint.

Grab your microscope lense if you wanna get an early peek at what Luda‘s cooked up. A Hustler’s Spirit mixtape drops next week. As for Battle Of The Sexes, keep holdin’ your breath.